Merry Christmas! Peace on Earth! "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Luke 2: 11 ESV … [Read more...]

Joe and I are proud parents! This past weekend our son Kurt graduated with his MBA from Belmont University—where my husband is Associate Dean of the Massey School of Business, and where both of our children did their undergrad, and where the Belmont Mansion is located...we really are a Belmont family! My dad, who's the last of Joe's and my parents still with us on earth, came from Atlanta with … [Read more...]

My husband Ken had a best friend growing up named Charlie. In a time when kids rode bicycles all over town, explored down by the creek, and played outside until the stars came out, Ken and Charlie did it all together. They were in the same Cub Scout Troop, attended the same elementary school, built model cars together. When Ken’s dad took him fishing and on overnight camping trips in the woods, … [Read more...]

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Two other Inspired by Life and Fiction Authors have posted photo-tours (here and here) of their festively decorated houses that are beautiful and deserve to be printed in glossy magazines. In case that makes you feel inadequate, here are a few photos from my house to make you feel better. I don't have a Martha Stewart bone in my body. Zero knack for decorating. Plus, I'm on deadline, so... I'm … [Read more...]