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Snippets from Thanksgiving

December 3, 2024 By Tamera Alexander

Hey friends, today is GRAND TUESDAY meaning we've got Leo and Ari today, and Leo is a sick little buddy. So I'm off to snuggle and comfort. But real quick... Some snippets from Thanksgiving, thanks to a video my daughter made. (Thanks, babe!) I hope you all had a wonderful time being grateful with (and for) family and friends, too, and that the depth of blessings in your life took your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship, House and home

Rendezvous Surprises

November 20, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

When my sister Debra retired from teaching in May, we wanted to plan a trip for just the two of us simply because we could. I brought up the Just Reads Rendezvous. Debra is a reader, too, and I’ve long wanted to introduce her in person to some of the wonderful authors whose books she has read. So we signed up, both of us attending as readers. When we discovered we could add on the Christy Awards … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Reading Tagged With: becky wade, God's encouragement, Just Reads Rendezvous, sisters

A trip with the grands to the pumpkin patch

November 19, 2024 By Tamera Alexander

The 3FarmGals (the name of the text thread that includes my daughter, my daughter-in-law, and me—story on that name below) took my two sweet grands to the pumpkin patch recently, and my daughter Kelsey made a quick video... That I may have already watched 247 times. 👀 If I haven't said it lately, I ADORE being Gram Tam to Leo and Ari. It's one of the biggest joys of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship, Nature Tagged With: Tamera Alexander

Our Gracious God

November 6, 2024 By D'Ann Mateer

Earlier this year, I read about Dani Pettrey’s Writers at the Well retreat in Texas, and my spirit stirred. My prayer for 2024 has been to establish myself in the writing community again. To renew old relationships and make new ones. I had already signed up for the ACFW Conference, but this was a more intimate setting, something usually better for me as an introvert.  However, committing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Writing Tagged With: Dani Pettrey, writer friends, writing retreat

Faith, Hope, & Love (and a giveaway)

October 3, 2024 By Karen Witemeyer

This past weekend proved to be a wonderful time of fellowship, learning, and mental and spiritual renewal. Writers need to get out of their offices every now and again, and a writer's conference is a great excuse to do so. Nearly 100 of us gathered in Phoenix for the Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers Conference. The picture above was taken on the first night when our very own Dani Pettrey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Writing Tagged With: Renewal, Writing Conferences

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