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A Visit to Fixer Upper’s Magnolia Market

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Are you a familiar with the show Fixer Upper on HGTV?  We're fans!  It's fun and inspiring to watch run-down houses renovated and decorated gorgeously.  Plus, the husband and wife team of Chip (contractor) and Joanna (interior designer) are wonderful together.  They're talented.  Funny.  Sweet to each other.  And their farm house and kids are adorable. The only liability of watching Fixer … [Read more...]

My last conference of the year but a good one–Novelists, Inc.

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By the time you read this I will be in beautiful St. Pete, Florida, attending the Novelists, Inc. Conference (NINC). This conference is different from most since it is all published authors and it focuses on business. Lots of business. NINC has become very relevant over the last few years, due to the Indie publishing explosion where authors publish their own books. Industry marketing and … [Read more...]

New bakeware (aka: cheap thrills)

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Y'all already know I love to bake. But I gotta tell ya… Since I moved to a low carb/gluten-free lifestyle, I am having a blast with baking with almond flour, coconut flour, coconut oil, flax seed meal, Swerve, and other ingredients I'd not used much before. If at all! Here are some of my recent LCGF yummies… Zoodles! (Zucchini Noodles) They are delicious! Especially with spicy marina … [Read more...]

Waves of Mercy

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Have you ever prayed about a decision but when you followed through on where God was leading, everything went wrong? You probably asked, “Did I really hear from God? How could He allow this to happen?” My newest novel, “Waves of Mercy,” (which releases on October 4) tells the true story of the Dutch immigrants who settled the town of Holland, Michigan in 1846. These faithful Christian men and … [Read more...]

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