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33 Years and Counting . . .

June 5, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer 26 Comments

Today is my 33rd wedding anniversary. What a wonderful ride Wes and I have had together so far. From college sweethearts to empty nesters, the Lord has blessed us with tremendous love, laughter, and friendship. We have always supported each other's interests. Wes has never read any of my books, but he talks about them to everyone, and he eagerly joins me on writing trips and book signings. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: True Life Romance, Wedding Anniversary

The Cheer Squad

May 7, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

This story started months ago. My daughter had several friends from church running a half marathon in Maine in May. She decided she wanted to try it, despite never running in her life!  My sister, who ran a couple of half marathons in her 20s, decided she wanted to do it with my daughter.  My daughter-in-law, who is a strength and conditioning coach and has run several half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: daughter, daughter-in-law, half marathon, Maine

April in Texas = Bluebonnets

April 17, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

When late March arrives, I start looking for bluebonnets. Where I live in Abilene, we don't get the dramatic fields of flowers that you see in the Hill Country. Our bluebonnets come later in the spring and are harder to find, but you'll hear me cry, "Bluebonnets!" and point out the car window whenever I happen to drive past a patch. In fact, last week I did precisely that when in the car with my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Nature Tagged With: Bluebonnets, Texas Wildflowers

Guest Post: Crystal Caudill

April 16, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

Hey y'all! My friend Crystal is posting for me today. If you haven't read her historical romance/mystery books, you should! Now here's Crystal: There is Only One Way to Do It If we’ve not met, you probably don’t know that in addition to being the author of “Dangerously Good Historical Romance,” I am a full-time caregiver for my mother-in-love. As the only child of his legally blind mom, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family, Writing Tagged With: Crystal Caudill

Are you ready for some baseball?

April 2, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I enjoy Major League Baseball. I’ve followed the Texas Rangers since around the time the franchise began in the spring of 1972. I was five. So many memories surround outings to games—from my younger years sweating in the bleachers with our cooler of food and drinks brought from home (you could do that then!) to listening to games on the radio during elementary school to celebrating my parents’ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: baseball

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