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Yes. Some of these are repeats from last year ;). Here’s praying this year goes a bit better :D. 1. Do my Bible study every day by the end of the year. With the kids, too. 2. Blog.  Three times a week.  Every week.  Or at least a note why I won’t be blogging that day. 3. Go to ACFW‘s conference in Dallas this September.  Meet more people. Meet online friends for real. Watch LOST with my LOSTies Kristy Read more

How’d I do on last year’s goals? Overall… not terrible, but could be better… 1. Do my Bible study every day by the end of the year. Doing better. But not daily. But did get the kids Bible study stuff too. I know C and Em especially will need help with theirs. Is it the same? No. Is it better than nothing? Yep. 2. Blog.  Three times a week.  Every week.  Or at least a note Read more

The Merchant’s Daughter and The Healer’s Apprentice are currently available for 1.99 on Kindle and Nook! Merchant’s Daughter: Kindle       Nook Healer’s Apprentice:   Kindle       Nook  First, I do need to say that Mellie* is a friend of mine. I adore her and am so very, very glad we got to meet at conference a few months ago!  She is a wonderful encourager and has been a great help in Read more

Thanks to Gail for doing this! And look! I get to be featured with LOST/Once Upon a Time buddy, Jess!!!! Thank you to our blog alliance partners Jessica Keller works from an office her husband set up for her in their Chicago home. Using a bright orange laptop she posts five days a week. She blogged big-time in college, garnering a huge following. She says, “It got to the point where people I didn’t know would Read more

Merry almost Christmas!!! I’m setting a fairly ambitious goal for myself this week. Five, yes, five, book reviews!!! I’ve already read two of them… maybe 3… and one more nearly done. One of my goals for Christmas break [I have a MONTH!!!] is to get caught up on my influencer stack of books. And maybe even read one or two FOR FUN!!! Or just for fun rather, because I don’t often volunteer to influence for Read more

So I was at school today giving finals. Had printed off the first 25 pages of Finding Mr. Write and the edits suggested by a new critter. And this is what it looked like: Cuttin’ and pastin’ old school :D!! And by the time I was done with those two pages they looked like this: Cutting and pasting the file is going to be… Fun. I have to keep telling myself that ;). But hey! Read more

I didn’t write this. Donna is my… second cousin? Something like that. Our dads are cousins if I remember the family tree correctly. But I may not. She may be my dads cousin. Regardless, my point is that I know this story is true, because I know her.  What a testament to the true meaning of Christmas. I left their request for funds for this year’s toy drive at the bottom, but know that this Read more

Good Sunday morning to y’all! How’s that for an Ozarkian hello? 😉 So yesterday I was emailing with a dear writer friend – Mellie Dickerson. Apparently, I’m the only one who calls her Mellie. I could have sworn I read people calling her that, but I guess not ;). She said it was okay though :D. Makes me feel special. So we were talking about a bunch of writerly stuff as well as life in Read more

Lauren Tarshis has been so incredibly gracious with Maggie and Jadyn [Maggie’s BFF]! She agreed to let them send her ten questions, she answered them with wonderful answers and sent them back. And she had lovely things to say about them! She has been wonderful to work with. Her latest book is I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 so today, in honor of Pearl Harbor Day, we posted their interview. You can find it Read more