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January 15, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

Have you ever been excited to meet a friend for coffee and then when you got together, you couldn't decide what to share first? Well, that's me today. I've got lots of quick things to share, but these things don't really have a lot to do with each other. But they're fun! So here we go... Last week I headed to Dallas to help kick off the year for a dear friend's Bible Study group (hello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, History, Reading, Recipes

Beginnings

January 1, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

I love beginnings. I love fresh starts. I've long been drawn to "path pictures" because they represent these beginnings and fresh starts. A chance to (as the Apostle Paul says) forget what is behind and press forward to what lies ahead. Of course, we don't truly "forget" the past in the sense that what's behind us is forgotten. Rather, with determination, we choose not to dwell on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: God Steps, historical fiction, new release

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year . . . Really?

December 18, 2018 By Tamera Alexander

Don't get me wrong. I love Christmas. I eagerly await and cherish family time and cooking and sharing meals together. I even enjoy shopping for presents—as long as I don't have to step one foot inside a mall and can accomplish most (if not all) of my gift giving online. Either that or via baking something yummy. ; )  But the best thing about the holidays is spending time with family. … [Read more...]

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Southern Mansion Reader Weekend

December 4, 2018 By Tamera Alexander

Hey friends! I'm in ATL with Dad right now so this will be brief—and mainly a sharing of pictures from this weekend's Southern Mansion Reader Weekend! #SMRW2018     First, an update on Dad. He continues to decline. Sadly. But I'm soaking up every moment with him. We went out yesterday morning and got him a shave and a haircut (how many of you just silently said "two … [Read more...]

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When Fiction Takes On Real Life

November 20, 2018 By Tamera Alexander

I often wonder how Captain Roland Ward Jones and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Clouston—real people who lived in the 19th century—would feel knowing that their lives and love letters are the inspiration for a 21st century novel. Captain Roland Jones and Lizzie Clouston are the real life hero and heroine in With This Pledge who met and fell in love at Carnton in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War, … [Read more...]

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