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Back to Being Back to School

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Some years ago, I attended a college graduation ceremony (remember when they had those in a normal fashion?), and while sitting in the bleachers, I had an epiphany. I’d always said I was going to get a college degree (something I didn’t do at the usual age) “when I had the time.” And sitting in those bleachers I realized, as with anything else, I would never have the time. If this was something I … [Read more...]

POPPING IN ON A SATURDAY (and a giveaway)

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Hi, friends. Remember me? Last year, when I took a step back from writing bi-weekly blog posts for Inspired by Life and Fiction, I never dreamed I would let so much time pass before I took advantage of my “Bonus Days” status. Because 2019 was a rough year for me personally, I was looking forward to turning the calendar to a new year and a fresh leaf. My word for 2020 is “Revelation” and … [Read more...]

Top 2019 Reads Thus Far

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I haven't been blogging much this year. Life has a way of "happening," and I've been concentrating on lots of other things besides blog posts (including writing my next book). Some of my life's happenings have been joyous ones, as in the arrival of the newest member of my family, Adaline Jo. Here she is at a month old all dressed up for her uncle's wedding. She's in my arms (I'm her Grandy), … [Read more...]

Looking Back at 2018 and My Word for 2019

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Can you believe it's that time again? Time to say farewell to an old year and to welcome a new one. I am not big on New Year's Resolutions, but I do love reflecting on the year just passed and then to look forward with my new word for the year. My word for the past year: My word for 2018 was Grace. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift … [Read more...]

New Book: Who I Am with You

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It’s here at last! The release of Who I Am with You. I have been eagerly awaiting this day for what seems forever. In 2017, after turning in the manuscript for You’re Gonna Love Me, I was reading my long-used (over 20 years), well-loved Bible which is full of highlights as well as notes and dates in the margins. Suddenly I wondered what this Bible might mean to members of my family after I'm … [Read more...]

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