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A Million Little Choices, coming November 7

March 21, 2023 By Tamera Alexander

New novel. New story. New look. You may ask, "Why the different look from my previous 17 novels?" Because A Million Little Choices is my first contemporary. It's a dual timeline story which has been living inside me for over 15 years, and I'm beyond excited to finally share Claire and Stephen's journey with you on November 7! I know November seems far away, but I promise I've worked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Books, Family, Inspired by Scripture Tagged With: A Million Little Choices, Dual Timeline, Infidelity, marriage, Southern History

The Reality of Romance

September 10, 2020 By Cara Putman

Romance is hard work. In our novels, we often stop at the point that a couple is discovering and leaning into their new love -- unless it's a marriage of convenience, and then they have to learn to love each other as newly married strangers. They go through struggles to reach that point, real barriers, but then the book closes with an acknowledgment that life won't necessarily be easy, but as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: marriage, romance

She said, “Yes!”

July 21, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Fun family news! This past weekend our son Kurt asked his girlfriend Kellie Fusilier to marry him—and she said, "YES!" Unbeknownst to Kellie, Kurt had been in cahoots with her family and they drove from Louisiana to be with us at the lake this weekend. How it played out...  Kurt and Kellie were camping with friends on a nearby island and after he proposed, he sent us a quick text … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Family, God Steps, marriage, Tamera Alexander

In a cathedral in Europe my daughter said I DO!

June 3, 2015 By Tricia Goyer

Saturday, May 23 was like something out of a movie. My son Nathan (21) walked me down the aisle of a European cathedral built in the 12th century. The sun shone down through stained glass windows, causing the elaborate interior to glimmer and glow. It was my daughter's wedding. My husband was waiting to walk her down the aisle minutes after my entrance. She wore a beautiful gown, and a handsome … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: faithfulness, Family, marriage, missionary, wedding

Indiana Jones + Indiana Josephine: When Love Becomes an Adventure

February 18, 2015 By Tricia Goyer

  Last week John and I celebrated our 25th Anniversary. I knew when I married John that life would be an adventure, and it has been, but when I let him plan our anniversary I had no idea what I was getting into ... This is John and I on the second longest zip line in Central America. 1900 ft long with a 300 ft drop. (It was one of 10 zip lines we went on that day, and it was actually a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: adventure, Anniversary, author, Indiana Jones, love, marriage

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