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Christmas Lessons From Where I Sit

Christmas Lessons From Where I Sit

 

When my son was in the third grade, he had to memorize the second chapter of Luke.  In fact, his whole class had to learn it.  All these children, eight and nine years of age, were telling the Biblical account of Christmas.  From memory.

It was awesome.

Now here we are, five years later, and I'll bet those kids have all forgotten most of the chapter.  They've learned a lot of new things since then.  History.  Scie...

Christmas with E.A. West

 

As you may know, I love Christmas.  L. O. V. E.  I'm a little over-the-top about it, too.  I'm in good company, though!  I found some fantastic authors who've written Christmas-themed books to share my blog with this year.  Enjoy!

Today, I'm turning my blog over to E.A. West.  Please give her a warm welcome, enjoy her post, and feel free to ask questions or leave comments.  We'd love to hear anything you have...

Nell Dixon - The Cinderella Substitute

 

As you may know, I love Christmas.  L. O. V. E.  I'm a little over-the-top about it, too.  I'm in good company, though!  I found some fantastic authors who've written Christmas-themed books to share my blog with this year.   Enjoy!

Today, I'm turning my blog over to Nell Dixon.  Please give her a warm welcome, enjoy her post, and feel free to leave a kazillion comments.  Or more.  I'm willing to negot...

Patricia Kiyono - Christmas Dinner

 

As you may know, I love Christmas.  L. O. V. E.  I'm a little over-the-top about it, too.  I'm in good company, though!  I found some fantastic authors who've written Christmas-themed books to share my blog with this year.   Enjoy!

Please welcome Patricia Kiyono, author of a wide range of novels, including the Bestselling Christmas Regency Romance, Partridge and the Peartree.  Give her a warm welcome, enjoy he...

Book Spotlight: Marry me

In The Spotlight:  Marry Me by Kristin Wallace

 

Tagline:  She'd vowed never to fall in love...

Genre:  Contemporary Inspirational Romance

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Julia Richardson is no fan of weddings. A lifetime of watching her parents treat relationships like the flavor of the month has taught her that love is for fools and faith is for naïve. She’s always put her faith in her career. Then her life is thrown into a tailspin. First, she loses her job. Then she gets...

Book Spotlight: Beyond a Doubt

In The Spotlight:  Beyond A Doubt by Felicia Rogers

(The Renaissance Heart Series, Book Four)

Tagline:  The end is finally here...

Genre:  Historical Romance

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Bryce Cameron is finally going home. Years spent away have him longing for the craggy landscapes from his childhood.

Lucy Lombard is on a mission. The mantel she carries was never meant for her possession yet it has been passed to her anyway. Alone and in danger, Lucy stumbles onto her greatest find...

Book Spotlight: Ten Million Reasons

In The Spotlight:  Ten Million Reasons

 

Please enjoy the following excerpt from Chapter Six of Ten Million Reasons.  Prior to this scene, Richard asked Genevieve something important, but he told her to take some time and think it over.  He waited as long as he could stand it, and this is the scene where he comes calling to learn her answer.

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 Friday morning came, and Genevieve got dressed for a jog. She stepped out her front door and began walking towa...

Book Spotlight: The Love Programme

In The Spotlight:  The Love Program by Zanna Mackenzie

Tagline:  Lucy escapes her past, but where does her future lie?

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

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Thanks to an embarrassing incident involving a wedding and her ex-boyfriend Marcus, Lucy has to leave her home town in a hurry and needs a place to escape to for a while.

Best friend Fiona is convinced now would be a good time for Lucy to get herself a new life with some potential for romance thrown in. Fate seems...

Remembering, Part Three

Wise Words

 

We all know that staring directly into the sun is both painful and harmful.

There were a lot of good speakers at the remembrance ceremony.  The older brother of a young boy that had died.  The sister of another.  The father of a young girl gone too soon.  And a doctor.  There's always a doctor that speaks.  This year it was a doctor I knew, one of the intensivists from the PICU where my daughter spent so many months.  I'm sure all his word...

Book Spotlight: Ten Million Reasons

In The Spotlight:  Ten Million Reasons

 

Please enjoy the following excerpt from Chapter Four of Ten Million Reasons.  This is a little peek into Genevieve's relationship with Jake, her brother.  Though you don't meet him in this scene, her nephew Max is mentioned as well.

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She slept through most of Wednesday, waking up barely in time to shower, get a bite to eat, and head to evening church. Wednesday was their big night for children’s ministries and she was...