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Alexander Family Addition

February 6, 2024 By Tamera Alexander

On January 19, the Alexander family grew by one more very little precious one. Meet Ari Rose, our first granddaughter. . . Ari (pronounced Ari as in "safari") is little sister to Leo who is 13 months and a “chonk” as we call him… As we tell Kurt and Kellie, Ari and Leo's parents, they make cute kids! ;) Leo is the spitting image of Kurt as a baby, and Ari looks just like Kellie. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: Family, Grandchildren, New Releases, Tamera Alexander, The Chosen

Two MUST SEES on the Big Screen

December 7, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

Yesterday Joe and I had a mini-date and went to see Christmas with The Chosen, and oh... I cannot recommend it highly enough. If it's in a theater near you (click the image to find out) and you have time to go, please do. Not only to support the series but because it is phenomenal! I loved every minute and am eager to see it again. The movie is doing REALLY well in the theaters too, which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, Movies & TV, Reading, Recipes Tagged With: Francine Rivers, recipes, Redeeming Love, Tamera Alexander, The Chosen

Fishing for sharks . . . and men

June 1, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

Last week Joe and I got away to Sarasota, Florida with some dear friends and went deep-sea fishing. Talk about fun! The first day we fished for shark and the second day for yellow fin, amber jack, and barracuda. Though we didn't catch a ton of fish, three of us caught sharks the first day! Joe and I usually practice "catch and release," but Captain Brian took these bad boys home to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship Tagged With: Summer Trips, Tamera Alexander, The Chosen

FUN NEWS & a GIVEAWAY (for The Chosen novelization by Jerry B. Jenkins)

February 16, 2021 By Tamera Alexander

Happy Tuesday from ICY Nashville, Tennessee! I don't know what the weather is like in your corner of the world but Nashville is slip slidin' away! Give me snow any day over treacherous black ice. Our lovely city is pretty much closed down at present, but the hope of warmer temps springs eternal. As does the hope for Spring itself! Just as I love the changing of seasons in nature, I'm finding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Faith, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Book Giveaway, Carnton, Focus on the Family, Tamera Alexander, The Chosen

What’s your “book-to-movie” wish?

August 18, 2020 By Tamera Alexander

Do you have a "book-to-movie" wish? A book you've treasured forever, that you've read several times through the years, and that you'd LOVE to see made into a movie? Well, I have several. But one of my all-time favorite book-to-movie wishes is coming true! By now I'm betting you know that Francine Rivers' bestselling novel Redeeming Love is being made into a movie. Or has been made. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Catherine Marshall, Christy Awards, Francine Rivers, Kathryn Stockett, Redeeming Love, Tamera Alexander, Tamera Alexander Carnton, The Bible, The Chosen, The Help

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