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Happy Bookish New Year!

January 1, 2026 By Karen Witemeyer

Happy New Year! Were you awake for the arrival of 2026? We have an annual New Year's Eve party at church filled with board games, so we managed to see the clock strike midnight. Then we headed home to bed. Except . . . on the way way I realized that my blog post was due TODAY! Yikes! So, here I am at 12:54 in my pajamas writing a blog post. Guess I'm keeping it authentic. Ha! One of my … [Read more...]

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Favorite Christmas Carols

December 18, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

I adore Christmas carols. In fact, for years I harbored a secret fantasy of having my three children and husband join me in full Victorian costume to sing carols for Christmas parties and events. Complete with lamppost! We are actually a very musical family and could easily pull this off, but none of the others seemed quite as enamored by the idea as their mother. Sigh. Such a missed … [Read more...]

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Advent Calendar Goodies for You

December 4, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved Advent calendars. My mom used to buy me those paper ones where you could open a new door each day and see a Christmas character or message. Being patient was so hard. I wanted to open all the doors! When my kids were young, we had a wooden Advent calendar that hung on the wall. Each day, one of them would open a door and reveal a wooden character on a … [Read more...]

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Audiobook Giveaway (11/24-11/30)

November 24, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

Do you enjoy listening to auiobooks? If so, this is the giveaway for you! Three winners will receive ten or more audiobooks from some of today's top Christian fiction authors. From romantic suspense to historicals, to contemporary rom coms, to women's fiction, this giveaway has something for everyone. . Bonus Giveaway I'm joining forces with several talented Christian romance authors … [Read more...]

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Fall Fun & Goodies for You

November 20, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

We don't get to see many fall colors in West Texas, where I live. So when my hubby and I traveled to Missouri at the start of this month, we soaked in as many fall colors as we could. The highways showed off their deep red vegetation and patchwork trees. So beautiful! One of the last places we visited before heading into St. Louis for the Redezvous event was Top of the Rock, just south of … [Read more...]

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