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

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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...]

The Gift

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Last week at our Ladies’ Christmas Tea, a woman who enjoys reading my books said to me, “God has given you a wonderful gift.” Maybe it’s the season of the year, but instead of hearing “gift” the way I usually do, as a talent or ability, I immediately pictured a beautifully wrapped present. A gift! I did nothing to earn it or deserve it. Unlike Santa Claus, God doesn’t give gifts to “nice” … [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...]

Christmas Heirlooms (and a giveaway!)

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In The Christmas Heirloom novella collection, all four of the stories are linked by an heirloom "Luckenbooth" brooch (a traditional Scottish love token) that's passed from mother to daughter through the generations.  In the novellas, we also describe an embroidered brooch bag, stitched with a bouquet of lavender on one side and the names of the women who owned the brooch on the other. Kristi … [Read more...]

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