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Feeding our History-loving Hearts

September 1, 2021 By D'Ann Mateer

Jeff and I went to Boston to visit our daughter a couple of weekends ago. Which was so fun. But in spite of all the history in and around Boston, that is not the focus of today’s post! Instead, I want to tell you about the few days we tacked on to the end of our trip just for us.  It’s been a crazy almost 11 months and we were exhausted. (Well, really it was crazy for 5 years, bu the last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, History

Becoming a Warrior

August 25, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Hope you’re having a wonderful week. I always look forward to spending it with you. A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned on social media how my daughter Ty took Little Man to a Ninja gym and he had a blast! It was so fun seeing him enjoying the obstacle, parkour course, especially because we’ve been huge fans of the show Ninja Warrior for years now. While we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: goals

Brainstorming & Birthdays

August 17, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

I love brainstorming books. I love the endless possibilities at the outset, all the combinations of what ifs, and the "Oh, have you ever thought about trying this?" suggestions. Brainstorming is definitely one of my favorite stages of the writing process. That, and discovering who the characters are as I write and rewrite, digging deeper with each pass. Part of our brainstorming … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship, Writing Tagged With: birthdays, Brainstorming, Tamera Alexander

Coeur d’Alene #18 is in the books!

August 3, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

Late last night I returned from my 18th annual writers retreat in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where, each July, I meet with ten other women to plot, to play, and to pray. What a precious time we had together this weekend. Although we dearly missed three of our number who couldn't make it this year. Sniff, sniff. This year actually should have been our 19th retreat. But due to Covid, we didn't meet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family, Friendship, Reading, Writing

Summer Memories

August 2, 2021 By Lynn Austin

For the past week, our new ten-year-old grandson, Aiden, stayed with us while his parents were away on their honeymoon. He came into our life after our son married his mom last weekend, and having grandparents was a new experience for him. We are his first and only ones. I think he had a great time with us, biking the nearby trails on his new bicycle, going boating, learning how to find geocaches, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family

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