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New Mercies

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Hi friends,  Happy Wednesday. Today I have the honor of fellow author and friend, Toni Shiloh, guest posting and it’s a lovely one. Enjoy!  As the year comes to an end, I’ve been in a reflective mood. This morning I was taking time to talk to God and think about His “new mercies.” Lamentations 3:22-23 tells us, “It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his … [Read more...]

What’s Your Word?

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Hi friends! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We spent it in Florida with our oldest daughter, her hubby, and our grandsons. It was wonderful, but crazily enough only 30 degrees. The coldest winter in decades. Go figure. Thankfully, it’s going to be mid-70s in a few days and I’m going to soak up that sun before returning to Maryland. I’d love to hear about your Christmas and … [Read more...]

Reader Resources

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Hi friends! Happy Wednesday. I hope your Christmas season is going wonderfully. We've got our tree up, the house all decorated, and presents bought. I'm also looking forward to continuing my tradition of taking the last two weeks of the month off social media. Don't get me wrong I love chatting with readers and sharing with them but taking those two weeks off helps me enjoy the stillness and being … [Read more...]

Writer & Reader Retreats

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! I can’t believe it’s nearly Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend ahead. Last weekend, I hosted a writing retreat for aspiring and newly published writers. It was so much fun. I knew three of the participants ahead of time, but everyone else was new to me, and most were new to each other. When you have a brand-new group, most who don’t … [Read more...]

Christmas Reading

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Excited to spend today with you. Can you believe we’re already into November? Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, which means Christmas tree decorating is right around the corner. We always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving and make a full day of it. We get Entenmann’s donuts, coffee (of course) hot cocoa, a handful of our favorite Christmas movies and … [Read more...]

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