A Season of Thanksgiving

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Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. (William Arthur Ward) I do feel thankful that I have been blessed in so many ways throughout my life. At our church Sunday, we had the opportunity to speak up and name some of our blessings and reasons for thanksgiving. Many of us could have …

New Book – Freak of the Week

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Books come in all sizes for all types of readers. I’ve jumped around in some of those types. I’ve written for the general market and the Christian market. I’ve written for young adults and for middle readers. I’ve even written a picture book that hasn’t made it out to readers yet. I’ve written historical romance, mysteries, Shaker stories and family …

Thanksgiving Feasts and Recipes

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Thanksgiving is coming. Just a week away. How that’s possible, I don’t know. 2016 just flew by. And now here we are on the doorstep of holiday time. Christmas trees. Presents. Snow. But first we pause to count our blessings on Thanksgiving. One of those blessings might be a sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner with plenty of favorite foods. What are some …

Winning Books Can Be Fun

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My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water. ~Mark Twain I love books. I’ve had a love affair with books ever since I learned to read and even more so, after I learned to write. Well, I’m not sure I ever actually learned to write. I just started putting one word after …

Caption Giveaway Contest Picture 3

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Thank you all so much for playing my caption game. It’s fun to read all your imagined captions. Ola and Kathleen nailed what really happened on the day I took that picture with their spider captions. That’s what really happened. Her sister on the couch beside her has just pointed out that a spider was on her skirt. Now, it’s …

A Journal Entry in The Gifted

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Do you like to e-read? Well, maybe you’re like me and enjoy the physical feel of the book in your hands better, but then sometimes an attractive price will convince me to read on my iPad. Especially if it’s a book I’ve heard about or an author I want to give a try. That’s what the publishers are hoping when …