Day 4. The Letter D. The annual picture of Daddy and “the girls” “In the game of pitch, you can shoot the moon with only an ace and a deuce – providing it’s the first hand of a new game.” This is the kind of wisdom I learned from Daddy – the object of today’s thirty days of gratitude. Home-spun …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Three
Day 3. The letter C. Have I got a surprise for you today! But first – a little thanksgiving dance for my favorite “C” word – coffee! Anyone who has known me for more than five minutes knows I LOVE coffee, the nectar of heaven. Thank you, Jesus, for that little burst of caffeine that gets me going in the …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day Two
Day Two. The letter B. Brett, happy at sea As fate would have it, on the second day of thankfulness, our second-born son’s name appears in the alphabet. Brett. He’s one-half of a matched set – twins born nineteen months after our first son. Can you say harried mom? Scott, his other half will have to wait until his turn …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day One
Today I’m starting something new here at the Cafe – Thirty days of being thankful. If you’re anything like me, you’re thankful every day for God’s gifts and His blessings. Mine tend to be generic more often than not, so as I’ve seen others do, I’m devoting November – the month of Thanksgiving – to being intentionally thankful every day. …
Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend Coming in January
Today I’m the guest blogger on The Pulpwood Queens Blog. With over 500 chapters, this bookclub rocks! And nothing is more fun than spending a weekend with readers. Check out the details and schedule for Girlfriend Weekend – January 12 – 15, 2012. 2011 Author Dinner
Inspire a Fire Update
Inspire a Fire has been up and running several weeks now. I hope you’ve been able to read some of the inspirational posts there. Some have made me cry, others have given me goosebumps, all have given me determination to be a better person, to pursue with greater fervor my walk with Christ. I’m really glad for the small part …
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin on CFBA
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wonderland Creek Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Lynn Austin ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For many years, Lynn Austin nurtured a desire to write but frequent travels and the demands of her growing family postponed her career. When her husband’s work took Lynn to Bogota, Colombia, for two years, she used the …
Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist on CFBA
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Love on the Line Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Deeanne Gist ABOUT THE AUTHOR: After a short career in elementary education, Deeanne Gist retired to raise her four children. Over the course of the next fifteen years, she ran a home accessory and antique business, became a member of the …
Reclaiming Lily by Patti Lacy on CFBA
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Reclaiming Lily Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Patti Lacy ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Patti Lacy, Baylor graduate, taught community college humanities until God called her to span seas and secrets in her novels, An Irishwoman’s Tale and What the Bayou Saw. The secrets women keep and why they keep them continue …
>An Evening at the Harwelden
>The Harwelden mansion is home to the Tulsa Arts and Humanities Council and is lovely. Rich wood and great slabs of stone in this Collegiate Gothic-English Tudor home speak in hushed tones of a grand era. Indeed, the home is located on the famed Black Gold Row among rolling hills, lush greenery, and overlooks the Arkansas River. It’s one of …