Did you ever play with those paper advent calendars as a kid? I used to love those things. Opening each door between December 1 - 24 until Christmas arrived. And no, I never cheated and looked at more than one hidden picture at a time. ;-) I actually like surprises. When my children were young, I invested in a wooden advent calendar. We would hang it on the wall, and each day, the kids and I … [Read more...]
Thankful for Readers! (And a giveaway)
One week from today, I'll be at my mom's house, surrounded by family, enjoying turkey, dressing, candied yams, cranberry sauce, and all the other wonderful dinner trimmings that go along with Thanksgiving. Besides all the usual things that I am thankful for, I wanted to take a moment to extend a special thank you to readers. Whether you read my books or not, I thank you for being a lover of the … [Read more...]
The building of a table–board by board
Hello! Thanksgiving is next week and I'm ready to celebrate. We won't have a large crowd. Our daughter and husband are in Japan. (Air Force) And our son is at college and probably won't make it here until Christmas. So it might be just the two of us. But ... my husband built a new dining table so at least we can eat "up front" and not in the breakfast room. Since I helped him stain and paint … [Read more...]
Happy November! Starts and Finishes!
Hello. I can't believe it's November! My summer and early fall went so fast! I just finished working on a book yesterday, over a month ahead of schedule. But I'll tweak it a bit more before I turn it in later. It's always a good feeling to finish a project early. Especially when you start with a blank page and create it with a lot of sweat and tears and joys and cheers. The End Yes, I did a … [Read more...]
Finding Our Communities
Last weekend, my family and I did one of those crazy road trips. We left Indiana at 10:30 in the morning and drove all day to Lincoln, Nebraska. There we spent time with family all with the excuse of a football game pulling us to town. Then Sunday morning the kids and I drove back while Eric stayed for work. Crazy. You can call us that. Surely at some point in time you've done something … [Read more...]
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