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Passing it on...

What an encouraging story!

Is it HOT in here, or is it just me?

Imagine my surprise when I went looking for a remedy for hot flashes recently––strictly for historical research, of course––and I ran across this:



Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound


As it turns out, Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was the mother of all patent medicines in the 19th century. And in the 1880s, Lydia Pinkham was a household name. The ingredients in her famous vegetable

Could you?

My husband forwarded me some "interior design" pictures the other day and they got to me thinking... Could I do this? Take a look and then tell me...could you?


This is a picture of a public toilet in Houston. The woman is getting ready to enter.




Now THIS is the toilet from the inside...



It's made entirely of one-way glass.
No one can see you from the outside, but you can see everyone and

Great song by Brandon Heath

Tracie Peterson posted today on Writes of Passage about an experience she had this week, then she shared a song I'd never heard before. It really spoke to me so I thought I'd share it here.






I'm back from a few days with the family in very chilly Hilton Head, South Carolina (read more and see some pics from my Tuesday post on Writes of Passage), and I'm diving back into finishing Within My

Pics from Christmas

Here are some quick glimpses of our Christmas last week...

My sweet Dad (who's coming to live with us soon) with Kelsey on Christmas Eve


Kelsey and Kurt


Me and Kurt


Joe and Jack
(Jack's not asleep, he's chewing on the Christmas wrappings)


Kurt opening Rock Band, a gift from Kelsey
(and can you tell how excited she is?!)


Our family recently visited Gattistown, where my dad's ancestors

Keepin' it real (as my daughter would say)

My husband was watching this clip from Charlie Brown the other night and it brought back fun memories from childhood when we'd race home after Sunday night church service in order to see our favorite Christmas shows. There were no video recorders in those days so if you missed the TV show, you had to wait until next year.

Watch and see if you remember this one--




Watching that clip with Linus

Author's Christmas Home Tour

Would you like to see how authors Angela Hunt and Robin Lee Hatcher celebrate Christmas? Or maybe catch a glimpse of how Karen Ball and Deborah Raney decorate for the holidays? Perhaps you'd like to know what these authors wish for you this Christmas season...

If yes, then welcome to our Author's Christmas Home Tour!

Several of my writing buddies and I have recorded video clips and pictures,

Christmas Blog Tour coming this Tuesday!

Some of your favorite Christian novelists would like to welcome you to our homes this Christmas. The tour begins December 15th, 2009!

Guest blogging at Seekerville.com

Come join me today over at Seekerville where I'm guest blogging on the Editor/Author relationship! Leave a comment on that specific blog post (must be left today, 12/11/09), and your name will be entered into a drawing for a copy of Beyond This Moment.

Ready for Christmas!

Well, not really. I still have shopping and more decorating to do. But at least after being groomed this morning, Jack's ready!