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March 21, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

Much of family life happens around food. Special occasions are celebrated with a favorite meal followed by a yummy dessert. People connect as they chat around the dinner table. Difficult problems are hashed out over a cup of tea or a shared pot of coffee. Illness is battled with chicken soup and a sympathetic touch. It can be the same in fictional worlds. So, when my characters share a meal, I try … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading, Recipes Tagged With: Book Excerpt, If the Boot Fits

Guess who’s walking . . . and I have a question!

March 19, 2024 By Tamera Alexander

Well, he's finally doing it. Our little Leo is walking! It's still that drunken sailor sort of gait, but we'll take it. Naturally, he's into everything—and has also taken several falls. All part of learning to walk. But it's such a sweet time. Meanwhile little sister Ari is still getting adjusted to her new world and is a precious little bundle of snuggles. And spit up. : ) I just love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Books, Family Tagged With: Tamera Alexander

How are you spending your weekend?

March 15, 2024 By Robin Lee Hatcher

At the time I prepared this post on Wednesday, Cara had nothing scheduled for Thursday, so I wrote about the hunt. When her post came out yesterday afternoon, it was too late for me to write a different post as other things were on my schedule. So here you go. A second reminder to join the hunt. Yesterday, the Spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt kicked off. Several of the Inspired by Life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Writing

If the Boot Fits – Coming Soon!

March 7, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

Book 2 in my Texas Ever After series releases in just 5 days! I'm so excited to share this story with you. Reimagining the Cinderella fairy tale in an 1800's Texas setting has been so much fun. I was inspired by the classic line from Woody in Toy Story 2 – If the boot fits. What could be a more perfect premise for a western Cinderella, than to replace the glass slipper with a cowboy boot? That … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Behind the Book, If the Boot Fits, New Releases

Books I want to re-read

March 6, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

While cataloging and arranging my home library recently, I ran across several books I haven’t read in a long while. Of course, that’s the majority of them, right? But a few I marked as ones I want to re-read.  But first, why re-read? Because yes, I have sooooo many books waiting to be read for the first time! 1, I re-read for the sake of nostalgia. This happens when I rediscover a book that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: children's classic books, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Madeleine L'Engle, old books

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