Tamera Alexander's Blog, page 40

Christmas Bundles--and scents!

Saw this video this morning and it gave me a smile. Makes me want to go hug Jack!

So…are any of you expecting––or giving ––a Christmas bundle like this this year? So fun!

I'm busy writing today, working toward "The End" of the first draft of my next novel. Still a long ways to go but I'm getting there. It's an overcast, chilly day here in Nashville, the house is quiet, and I'm off to build a

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Great, now I have that song stuck in my head! : )

Hope everyone's enjoying a great start to their week and that you're ready for a very Merry Christmas. But ready or not, here it comes, huh? 
I just finished wrapping some last minute gifts and tucked them under the tree so, in that regard, I'm almost ready. More than anything though, I'm looking forward to the Christmas Eve service on Saturday

Barren No More

About a month ago, Shannon Milholland of the blog Jesus and My Orange Juice (really insightful and welcoming place) asked if I'd be interested in writing about how a certain Biblical character speaks into my own personal Christmas story this year. 




Shannon gave me a brief list of names and my eye went to one.


Elizabeth.


The account about Elizabeth in Luke chapter one is brief, but

Bottoms up!

Look at what arrived in the mail yesterday from a sweet, sweet friend! Oh my goodness!




I just love wine glasses (never mind that I'm not that crazy about wine, go figure) and drink from them all day long. Sweet Southern Iced Tea never tasted so good as it does in a fancy wine glass. I say every day is a celebration so break out the fancy stuff and enjoy!

Within five minutes, I had those

Forging Right Ahead

I love the historical research involved in writing the novels I write. Yesterday, as I was looking up a recent site I'd bookmarked on thoroughbreds, I came across another site I'd visited earlier this year on art forgeries.

In A Lasting Impression, the female protagonist, Claire Laurent, is an art forger, and the story unfolds as Claire seeks to leave behind the "falseness" in her life and

Time to head home

As I mentioned on Monday, I've been "tucked away" all week long writing, writing, writing and have had a very productive week. I actually managed to get away this time, and Joe came along with me. It's been a definite working/writing getaway, but we've also managed to sneak in some fun during the past few days. Now it's time to head home, though, and as great as this has been, we're both ready

The Help, I'm so there!

The Help comes out on DVD today! Woohoo!! Wish we could have a party (with Deb Raney's bread from yesterday's post, or better  yet Minnie's Caramel  Cake, Mmmmm...) and watch it together tonight.

I posted over at Writes of Passage today, so join us if you can!

Blessings on your Tuesday,
Tammy

P.S. If you haven't listened to the book on audiobook yet, you haven't lived! ;) Marvelous!

Deb Raney's French Bread...oh yum!

I'm currently tucked away for a week of intense writing so I'll be a tad quieter this week than usual, but I'm still around and still reading. Just not commenting as much. But I wanted to share a bread recipe that Deb Raney shared with me recently. It's as heavenly to make as it is to eat.

I love making bread. It's an entire sensory experience. As Barney Fife used to say, "It's therapetic!" : )

Burning brightly once again

As most of you may know, my precious mom went Home in August 2009 after a brief battle with gallbladder cancer. God blessed us with some amazing last days here together that I treasure and that I'll always carry with me.

My mom gave me her wedding ring before she passed, and that's something I wear everyday, and that I look at often as I remember her. Something else that I got when Mom passed

A Taste of Heaven in the Shadowlands

I posted today over at Writes of Passage and I'm giving away four worship CDs. Won't you join us?