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The Grumpy Bookpeddler

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After the first of the year, my family and I took a trip to Murfreesboro, TN for my nephew's wedding. My husband's brother (the father of the groom) had visited Abilene when our son married last May, but we hadn't seen the rest of the Tennessee Witemeyers since well before COVID. What a joy to spend time with family! We stayed up late each night playing card and board games, shared meals together, … [Read more...]

Playing by Heart Cover Reveal!

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When I rebranded in 2021 as the real me—D’Ann Mateer instead of Anne Mateer—I was able to get my rights back to my Bethany House novels in order to do this. Three of them are currently available—Wings of a Dream, At Every Turn, and A Home for My Heart.  Today I am excited to announce that the final book, Playing by Heart, will be available in early March! I love this book for so many … [Read more...]

Babies, Bible Studies & Books, oh my…

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Will you consider it overindulging if I share a couple of quick pics (or more) of Leo, our precious grandson? I hope not, because we are in absolute love with this little guy! Here are three pics from a recent photo shoot but let's count them as one since they're small and "tiled." : ) [Photo credit: Snaps by Sally] I just love Leo in this little burnt orange onesie (below)—and might … [Read more...]

What You Can’t See . . . Matters

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Two weeks before Christmas, the water meter reader left a note on my gate--"Meter is moving at 12:00 p.m.," it said. Apparently the meter reader is a man of few words, but I grasped his meaning--at a time when a house should be relatively free of running water, mine wasn't. So I went out to the street to look at the meter, and saw that the man was right--the little triangular symbol that … [Read more...]

A “Something Old, Something New” Writing Update

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Today on the blog, I'm answering two great questions I've been asked over the past few days since revealing information about my upcoming release. 1) Are you still writing Christian romance? 2) Are you self-publishing Memory Lane? If you've been following the blog, then you know I don't typically recycle information here. I hope you'll indulge me this time and allow me to blog here the answers … [Read more...]

New Mercies

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Hi friends,  Happy Wednesday. Today I have the honor of fellow author and friend, Toni Shiloh, guest posting and it’s a lovely one. Enjoy!  As the year comes to an end, I’ve been in a reflective mood. This morning I was taking time to talk to God and think about His “new mercies.” Lamentations 3:22-23 tells us, “It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his … [Read more...]

New Year, New Title

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Hello friends! I hope 2023 is off to a good start for you so far. I have barely left my house except for church this last week, daily working into the wee hours to hit my January deadline. Yesterday, I turned in Book Two in my new series, On Devonshire Shores. (Book One, The Sisters of Sea View, came out in December.) I know, I know, I should have worked harder over previous weeks to avoid the … [Read more...]

Unsifted

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Ken and I started a new "adventure" after Christmas. Maybe not as adventurous as moving to a new state or camping in the national parks, but an adventure nevertheless. We spent some Christmas money on a flour mill and bread machine and started milling wheatberries and baking our own bread. I say "we" even though Ken's main contribution has been as cheerleader, critic, and taste-tester. But hey, … [Read more...]

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