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Merry Christmas

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Hi friends!  I’m honored to wish you all a wonderful Christmas full of joy and praise for our Savior.  I wanted to send a few of our favorite things your way so you might find something new to add to your traditions, or I’d love it if you’d share one of your favorite traditions with me.  Christmas music starts on Thanksgiving Day in our family, thanks to our Christmas elf … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas Eve!

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Goodness, it's a busy time of year, and a very busy week for me and I'm guessing for most of you as well. My Christmas will be a simple one, due to multiple deadlines. I haven't yet baked a single cookie or wrapped a present, but will be busy today, trying to catch up! Still, I wanted to pause a moment and wish a Merry and Blessed Christmas to all the Inspired by Life and Fiction readers and … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas!

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We are in Texas this week to meet our brand new grandson, #14 for us, and he may be the cutest one yet! (I say that every time. ;) ) Our little guy is our oldest son's baby and gave us quite a scare. He had to have surgery a few hours after he was born, but came through with flying colors and he's doing just great now. We are so grateful. We're enjoying time with our other Texas grandkids, … [Read more...]

Who loves you?

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This time of year can make lots of people feel left out, alone, unwanted. Have you ever wondered if anybody truly loves you? Well, Christmas is God’s resounding YES! May you know that truth deep in your heart in these final days leading up to Christmas. Father God, we are in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas Season. As believers, we love to celebrate the birth of our Savior. … [Read more...]

Cloaked in Beauty is Available!

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I'm so excited to share the third book in my Texas Ever After series with you! It was such fun reimagining two classic stories in one novel. Little Read Riding Hood meets Sleeping Beauty in this adventure-filled road trip romance. Raised in isolation with only her grandmother and her pet wolf for company, Letty Hood must learn to trust the Pinkerton agent tasked with her protection as she … [Read more...]

Have you reached your 2024 reading goal?

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Do you do the reading challenge on Goodreads? I confess I love picking the number of books I want to read for the coming year and then trying to reach that goal.  Of course, I’ve been keeping spreadsheets for years that include “books read” column which I tally up at the end of the year.  I went back to see if the numbers for the past few years of Goodreads challenge compare to the … [Read more...]

Doing life with these amazing people

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Happy Tuesday evening, friends. Sorry for my lateness in posting. The past few days have been an absolute blur of gatherings, birthday parties, neighborhood parties, Christmas parties, and a family wedding. Such rich time with family and friends! Here are some quick glimpses... My attempt at the themed cake Kellie wanted. I made the wrong kind of fondant, though. Marshmallow fondant, … [Read more...]

Peace on Earth This Christmas

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As I type this, my mailbox has filled with emails warning me of death and destruction, disruptions and decimations all over the world. Those who claim humans are evolving toward betterment don't read much, do they? No, the nature of the humankind is to destroy. Even the second law of thermodynamics says that things break down, they don't improve themselves. Energy dissipates. So at Christmas … [Read more...]

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