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My Eulogy to Dad, Part 2

September 17, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

Two weeks ago—after receiving requests from several of you—I shared the eulogy I gave at Dad's funeral on August 21 in which I shared seven lessons I learned from my precious Dad, who truly modeled what it was like to be a man after God's own heart. But I shared an abridged version. Because, well, like my books the eulogy was a little long. #majorshocker #notapithywriter Anyway... I posted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family, Friendship, History, Inspired by Scripture Tagged With: Eulogy, Tamera Alexander

Win a Book for a Friend

July 18, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

Reading is usually a solitary endeavor. However, there is something special about sharing the experience with a friend. Being able to talk about favorite characters, debating plot twists, crying together over the sad moments, and celebrating the triumphs is a rare joy. As wonderful as books are for individuals, they can be even better when shared. That is why I wanted to try something a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading Tagged With: More Than Words Can Say, Reading with Friends

Finding a Merry Heart

June 5, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

My husband and I are both naturally serious people. Not that we don’t enjoy a good laugh. We do. But don’t tend to laugh together spontaneously. We usually need something to spark our laughter. This spring has proven to be a very stressful season in my husband’s job. He comes home at night needing to get his head out of his world of work. And so we’ve been looking for things that will bring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Movies & TV, Reading

Soul Care and a Free Ebook

February 14, 2019 By Cara Putman

I'm not very good at slowing down. I tend to push forward through exhaustion, writer's block, life obstacles. I'm a pretty determined person, so it's easy to just keep moving. This last weekend, I stepped out of life for 24 hours and spent it with two of my heart sisters. These are women who were my neighbors...and then they moved away. For at least seven years we talked about trying to connect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship

When Writers Retreat

February 7, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

I love to go on writing retreats . . . but not because of the actual writing. It's getting together with other writers that truly feeds my soul. Last year, I recruited a group of Texas authors and one adorable Okie to join me on a weekend retreat. We had so much fun, we decided to do it again. So for our second annual Winter Writers' Retreat, we rented a house in historic Jefferson, TX. And not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Writing Tagged With: Jefferson TX, Writers Retreats

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