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Texas Writes – Loving on Libraries

December 15, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

On December 3rd, I had the honor of participating in a fabulous program called Texas Writes. The Writer's League of Texas, supported by a grant from the Tocker Foundation, established the Texas Writes program in 2013. Their mission is to bring accomplished authors into rural libraries for half-day workshops and panel discussions on writing. Each event is free and open to the public. The program … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Jodi Thomas, libraries, Texas Writes

The Story of the Advent Calendar

December 1, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

Did you ever play with those paper advent calendars as a kid? I used to love those things. Opening each door between December 1 - 24 until Christmas arrived. And no, I never cheated and looked at more than one hidden picture at a time. ;-) I actually like surprises. When my children were young, I invested in a wooden advent calendar. We would hang it on the wall, and each day, the kids and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family Tagged With: Advent Calendars

Thankful for Readers! (And a giveaway)

November 17, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

One week from today, I'll be at my mom's house, surrounded by family, enjoying turkey, dressing, candied yams, cranberry sauce, and all the other wonderful dinner trimmings that go along with Thanksgiving. Besides all the usual things that I am thankful for, I wanted to take a moment to extend a special thank you to readers. Whether you read my books or not, I thank you for being a lover of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Reading, Recipes Tagged With: giveaway, Sweet Potato Casserole, Thanksgiving

Taking Time to Dance with Monarchs

November 3, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

Don't you love that definition? Even though our Declaration of Independence imbues us with the inalienable right to pursue happiness, I think too often we get stuck in the pursuit phase and never sit down to enjoy the blessings our Creator surrounds us with every day. If I just get this new job, I'll be happy. If I just hit the bestseller list, I'll be happy. If my ill child will get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Nature Tagged With: Butterflies, Thinking on what is lovely

Love My Readers Giveaway

October 20, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

When schedules get incredibly hectic, sometimes I need an excuse to just relax. This week has been one of those weeks. My rewrites for my latest novel were due, I'm still writing a novella to conclude my Ladies of Harper's Station series, and on Monday night, I Skyped with some author friends to brainstorm ideas for another novella collection. Not to mention the full-length novel that I need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith Tagged With: giveaway, Time with God

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