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Making Books a Part of Your Holiday Traditions

December 15, 2017 By Jody Hedlund

Christmas traditions. We all have traditions of one kind or another including baking, caroling, decorating, family gatherings, special outings, and more. As I was thinking of some of the Christmas traditions in my family, I realized that books have had (and continue to have) a special place in our Christmas traditions. One way I incorporated book into the holidays was by making Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Reading Tagged With: books, Christmas Traditions, Jody Hedlund

The Joy of the Season

December 7, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

I love music. I played in school bands through college and sang in choir through graduate school and even for a few years as an adult when my kids were small. My husband and son both lead singing at our church, and all three kids play instruments. One of the ladies from church who babysat for us one summer called us the Family von Trapp. LOL. During the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: Carols, Christmas Music, Christmas Videos

Thanks a Lot!

November 20, 2017 By Lynn Austin

Two more chapters to write and I will be able to type those wonderful words—THE END. The novel I’ve been laboring on for nearly a year is almost finished. Maybe I’ll be able to enjoy the Christmas season with my family this year without stressing over my deadline. But when I tried to start my computer yesterday morning, eager to make the final sprint to the finish line, I discovered that it had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Technology, Writing

It’s a Puzzling Giveaway

November 16, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some Witemeyer family traditions. Well, actually, this particular tradition is a Gaskin family tradition that married into the Witemeyer clan. (Gaskin is my maiden name, and yes, I thought it was really cool when I was a young girl to find it in the dictionary as part of a horse's leg! I was destined to write westerns, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: books, giveaway, Puzzle

Spending Time With My Peeps

October 5, 2017 By Karen Witemeyer

The American Christian Fiction Writers conference took place the weekend before last, and for the first time since 2005, I was not there. Well, not technically. I love this conference. I wouldn't be published today without the connections I've made there. But this year, it just wasn't feasible for me to go. At least not to the official event. The conference was in Dallas, which is only a 3-hour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Friendship, Writing Tagged With: ACFW, bethany house, friends

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