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What are you listening to?

February 19, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

While I love to read, I don't always have the time to cozy up in a big comfy chair with a cup of warm, foamy espresso and savor the written page. I listen on the fly as I'm running errands or, most often, traveling back and forth between Nashville and Atlanta visiting my sweet dad. I'm currently finishing the audio version of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate and oh, it's been such an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, History, Reading, Social Media

A Step Forward…and Backward

February 5, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

I am a history nerd. I admit it. I happily own it. I love antebellum homes, old 18th century log cabins, European castles, walking through cemeteries, and generally stepping back in time. I love diving into history and resurfacing again with unique and wonderful treasures from the past that I then weave into "true" fiction. My sixteenth historical novel, With This Pledge, released last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History, Reading Tagged With: A Lasting Impression, Belmont Mansion, Carnton, With This Pledge

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 21, 2019 By Lynn Austin

I was seven or eight years old, growing up in a village in rural New York State, when I learned my first lesson about racism. My mom, my two sisters, and I had traveled to a nearby city on a shopping trip. For a treat, we went to the lunch counter at the dime store for grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries. That’s where I saw the two signs, one labeled ‘Whites Only,’ the other ‘Coloreds.’ I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, History, Reading

Odds & Ins

January 15, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

Have you ever been excited to meet a friend for coffee and then when you got together, you couldn't decide what to share first? Well, that's me today. I've got lots of quick things to share, but these things don't really have a lot to do with each other. But they're fun! So here we go... Last week I headed to Dallas to help kick off the year for a dear friend's Bible Study group (hello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, History, Reading, Recipes

An Unexpected Visit

September 4, 2018 By Tamera Alexander

I've recently been going through the last few boxes of stuff we inherited when Mom passed in 2009. It's been a lengthy process of holding onto stuff then learning to let go—I know you know what I mean. And in the process, I came across a slew of old pics.   This is from early high school years. And to think...back then I really loved this dress!! Seeing that side table reminds me of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family, History

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