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Things I Didn’t Know I Needed

September 17, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I’m here today to tell you about five things you might not yet have, but you might need. At least they were things I didn’t know I needed! 😂       A friend of mine highlighted these on the last Amazon Prime Days, I immediately ordered them! And I have not been disappointed. So far, I have stuck these flexible cord wraps to my Instant Pot, my blender, my toaster, my mixer, and my coffee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Reading, Technology Tagged With: air fryer, apple pencil, ipad, organizing, page turn remote

Laughter and mourning…balancing life

September 16, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

Last Tuesday, the wonderful Karen Watson (Tyndale Publishers) and I had dinner before attending Michelle Shocklee's book signing in downtown Franklin. The evening was pure pleasure—catching up with Karen and supporting and celebrating Michelle and her new book. The Women of Oak Ridge is out in the world and is truly a must read for historical fiction lovers—the real history of Oak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Family, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Michelle Shocklee, Tamera Alexander

You’re Invited

September 4, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

I've participated in several large-scale reader retreats over the last few years, but I've been cultivating the idea of putting together something more intimate. A relaxing weekend with just me and up to 30 of my readers. In an effort to plan ahead, I'm making reservations now for a spring retreat in April 2027. I know that's quite a ways into the future, but the retreat center I found is already … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading Tagged With: Karen Witemeyer, Reader Retreat

Choosing Your Next Read

September 3, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I know many of you, like me, have an overflowing TBR (to-be-read) pile.  Lately, I’ve been struggling with choosing my next read.  For the most part, I’m a mood reader, so I choose based on how I’m feeling. However, I also enjoy reading books from different genres simultaneously, so if I finish one genre, I pick something else from the same genre, as I likely have other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: tbr pile

Hold the Onions

September 2, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

While I'm still basking in the thrill—but mostly tremendous relief—of turning in yet another tome of a novel, I asked my husband Joe if I could share one of his life lessons from his book From Start to Finish that released earlier this year. He said, "As long as you choose it." 🤣 More about the bookAvailable on Kindle Unlimited So I chose the following lesson about always giving our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Faith, Family, Inspired by Scripture, Reading

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