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Fall Fun & Goodies for You

November 20, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

We don't get to see many fall colors in West Texas, where I live. So when my hubby and I traveled to Missouri at the start of this month, we soaked in as many fall colors as we could. The highways showed off their deep red vegetation and patchwork trees. So beautiful! One of the last places we visited before heading into St. Louis for the Redezvous event was Top of the Rock, just south of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Family, Nature

Early Christmas Decorating

November 19, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I did a thing this weekend—I decorated for Christmas!  Now, mind you, I have never, ever decorated this early before, mostly because I usually wait until after Jeff’s birthday in early December. But since he’s out of town on a mission trip right now, and when he returns, we only have a couple of days to get ready for a trip with our kids over Thanksgiving, and then there is a weekend full … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, House and home Tagged With: Christmas

Anchored in Gratitude, Rooted in Hope

November 18, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

When Tyndale invited me to blog about the upcoming holidays for Francine Rivers' Insider newsletter, at first I wasn't certain what to write about. Then the following thoughts just bubbled up. If you're a "Frani Insider," you likely saw this in your Inbox last week. If not, I'd love to share it with you now... Fall is my absolute favorite season of the year—the changing of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family Tagged With: Christmas, Francine Rivers, Tamera Alexander, Thanksgiving

Laughter and mourning…balancing life

September 16, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

Last Tuesday, the wonderful Karen Watson (Tyndale Publishers) and I had dinner before attending Michelle Shocklee's book signing in downtown Franklin. The evening was pure pleasure—catching up with Karen and supporting and celebrating Michelle and her new book. The Women of Oak Ridge is out in the world and is truly a must read for historical fiction lovers—the real history of Oak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Michelle Shocklee, Tamera Alexander

Hold the Onions

September 2, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

While I'm still basking in the thrill—but mostly tremendous relief—of turning in yet another tome of a novel, I asked my husband Joe if I could share one of his life lessons from his book From Start to Finish that released earlier this year. He said, "As long as you choose it." 🤣 More about the bookAvailable on Kindle Unlimited So I chose the following lesson about always giving our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Faith, Family, Inspired by Scripture, Reading

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