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Christmas Blessings, Pay It Forward

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Last year, twelve authors joined together for a giveaway that asked only one thing of the entrants. To pay a blessing forward during the Christmas season. It was great fun reading all of the 1200+ comments that were left. A blessing to see how everyone loved the idea and were thinking of ways they could bless others. Well, we're back with another Christmas Blessing Giveaway. Twelve authors … [Read more...]

Grateful

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I hope you all had a wonderful week of Thanksgiving with those you love. Until we moved to Missouri three years ago, we were rarely able to be with our kids for Thanksgiving, since they all lived far away and planned to come home for Christmas. And if we had to choose, we would rather have them for Christmas. But we're grateful that this year we got to spend the holiday with all but one of our … [Read more...]

Attending the Christy Awards

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I recently had the privilege of attending the Christy Awards in Nashville, TN. The Christy Awards honor excellence in Christian Fiction and were named after Catherine Marshall’s classic book, Christy. (Have you read it or seen the television series?) My recent book, Shadows of Swanford Abbey was a finalist in the Historical Romance category. I have won in the past, but it has been several … [Read more...]

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