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Early Christmas Decorating

November 19, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I did a thing this weekend—I decorated for Christmas!  Now, mind you, I have never, ever decorated this early before, mostly because I usually wait until after Jeff’s birthday in early December. But since he’s out of town on a mission trip right now, and when he returns, we only have a couple of days to get ready for a trip with our kids over Thanksgiving, and then there is a weekend full … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, House and home Tagged With: Christmas

Why I Read Widely

November 5, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

There are so many things in our Christian walk that are guided by the Holy Spirit and not by “commands” from scripture. And I’ve found over many years of walking with Christ, that those things don’t always align from Christian to Christian. It’s one of the causes of division in the body of Christ—that we too often turn, like Peter, and look at our brothers and sisters and say to Jesus, “But what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: Christian fiction, general market reading

My local Barnes and Noble

October 15, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

When the rumor of a Barnes and Noble coming to our town first started circulating, I was hopeful but not confident it was true.  Guess what? It was!  Our local Barnes and Noble—just a five-minute drive from my house!—opened the end of August, while we were away on vacation. Since then, I just haven’t had the opportunity to get up there. But Jeff and I remedied that this past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Barnes and Noble, Bookstores

The Reagan Ranch

October 1, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

Over the past thirty-five years, my husband's work positions have created opportunities for us to experience some amazing things. But this one might have topped them all.  Last week, we were in Santa Barbara, where my husband was speaking. One of the things you must understand about us is that we love Presidential libraries and homes. We knew the Regan Ranch was near Santa Barbara, but we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Presidential homes, Ronald Reagan

Things I Didn’t Know I Needed

September 17, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I’m here today to tell you about five things you might not yet have, but you might need. At least they were things I didn’t know I needed! 😂       A friend of mine highlighted these on the last Amazon Prime Days, I immediately ordered them! And I have not been disappointed. So far, I have stuck these flexible cord wraps to my Instant Pot, my blender, my toaster, my mixer, and my coffee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Reading, Technology Tagged With: air fryer, apple pencil, ipad, organizing, page turn remote

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