Laughter and mourning…balancing life
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…
Tamera Alexander
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Coeur d’Alene Writers Retreat…22 years now in the books
Late last night, I returned from our annual Coeur d’Alene Retreat, a wonderful five-day weekend with a group of writers who have become so precious to me over the past…
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Snapshots
The pictures we take say something about us and our lives. For better or worse—and at the risk of oversharing—here are the last seven pics on my iPhone. : )…
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A 20th High School Reunion (but…not mine 👀)
Happy July 1st! 183 days are left in 2025. You’re welcome. When our daughter Kelsey asked if I wanted to travel with her to Colorado for her 20th high school…
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Someone should do something about this
Have you ever read a passage of Scripture or heard a sermon—and it just stays with you? This past Sunday’s lesson at Church of the City Franklin, where Joe and…
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Amazing Women in God’s Word
This weekend I had the amazing privilege of teaching at the Perinton Community Church’s Womens Retreat (Rochester, NY). What a fabulous group of women… We laughed, we cried, we shared…
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My last D was in QBA!
The last D I made was in college in QBA—Quantitative Business Analysis, and even then I think my Harding University professor (Dr. Priest) had mercy on me after so many…
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Books on my nightstand
Here are three books I’m currently reading and would highly recommend. And get ready, because I’d love to know what’s on your nightstand and if you’re enjoying the read! #1…
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From Start to Finish by (not Tamera) but Joe Alexander
A year ago, my husband, Joe, felt a strong nudge to begin writing down some of his—and our—family history for our grandchildren, Leo and Ari. As he wrote, he found…
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Ode to My Latest Amazon Finds
I got so tickled at Angie’s post yesterday when she wrote about her velveteen pants from Amazon. If you didn’t read her Ode to My Stretchy Velveteen Pants, please do!…
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A trip with the grands to the pumpkin patch
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,…
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Shhhh…. The “real” acceptance speech
In Deb’s post last week, she shared the story behind her accepting the Carol Award for my novel A Million Little Choices at this year’s ACFW Conference. But have you…