The first time I traveled to Israel and visited Bethlehem, I expected to feel a sense of the beauty and simplicity of the much-loved Christmas story: a crude stable, the holy family, shepherds, wise men, and the Son of God in the manger. I was sadly disappointed. The traditional site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem is inside the Church of the Nativity—a truly ancient church built in 565 … [Read more...]
Digital Stocking Stuffers
COVID has changed the way we do a lot of things this year, including giving gifts. Instead of baking goodies and mailing out packages, I find that I'm giving a lot of digital gifts this year. If you're in the same boat, how about giving a digital book? All you need is an email address to gift an e-book to a friend or family member. And there just happen to be some great sales going on right … [Read more...]
December celebrations—keeping it in the family
36 years ago today, Joe and I got married. And a little over a week ago, on December 6th, our son and his wife Kellie were married! CONGRATULATIONS to Kurt and Kellie (Fuselier) Alexander, our son and his beautiful new bride who we absolutely adore. WHAT a fabulous weekend of celebration it was! First, a few more pics from the wedding... At the rehearsal dinner, a group of … [Read more...]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas at our house
I always drag my heels a little when it's time to put up the Christmas decorations at our house, but once I get started, I enjoy it a lot. And once it's finished, I LOVE it! There's just something about twinkly lights and candles and Christmas music and everything else that goes with our traditional celebrations of the most wonderful event in the history of the world. The birth of Jesus...the … [Read more...]
Book Pairings
In my opinion, a book makes a wonderful present in and of itself. But I also love the idea of "book parings". In other words, a book paired with a gift that corresponds to the novel. Recently, eighteen romance author friends and I who are all members of the A Most Storied Romance Facebook group (which we'd love for you to join) created a Holiday Gift Guide of book pairings. I was so charmed … [Read more...]
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