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Step Right Up!

We have three winners! Allison O., Jenna V., and Brenda S. have each one a petite copy of Act Two! Congrats, girls. May this small win bring a bit of comfort in this bleak midwinter. Listen, people, I love this kind of thing. So stay tuned. I'm going to be giving away stuff pretty darn often around here. Get ready!I hope the sun shines wherever you are today. (Can you believe how long humans can

Free Stuff, Part One

This is how I imagine winter to be at the beginning of the season:(Photo by ulife.vpul.upenn.edu)Think hot cider, a walk through woods, a new pair of mittens, Marc remarking on how very luminous I appear against the falling snow. Turns out, I'm not luminous. I'm pale. And getting a little cranky. I feel the doldrums of January call for giveaways. So let the merriment begin! Deal of the moment:

Say A Prayer

One thing they don't tell you when you sign up to write books is that you should be ready to get your Paris Hilton on. You know Paris, right?The Queen of Self Promotion? I don't tote around my own Chihuahua, though I do carry a 20-pound toddler with a runny nose. And I don't own hotels. Not even one. However, I am expected to self promote when it comes to book selling. Operation Bonnet comes out

A Midnight Clear

Merry Christmas, dear ones!I hope this day is full of great joy, sweet peace, and coveted rest.Here are sweet words written by someone much more poetic than I:O ye beneath life's crushing load,Whose forms are bending low,Who toil along the climbing wayWith painful steps and slow;Look now, for glad and golden hoursCome swiftly on the wing;Oh rest beside the weary roadAnd hear the angels sing.My

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

I'm well aware I'm not Oprah, though I'd appreciate it if people started referring to me only by my first name. Madonna, Cher, Oprah, Kimberly. No, you know, that doesn't work, does it? I need a name that's a bit more unique. Like....Gaga only more wholesome. Gigi?GooGoo?GeeGee?GollyGolly?Think about that, will you, and get back to me in 2011? In the meantime, I, like Oprah, have some favorite

Happy Thanksgiving!

Did you eat your weight in turkey? Are you still feeling grateful? Or just bloated?I feel full, and not just because of the gorgonzola smashed potatoes. Or the cornbread stuffing. Or the pecan pie. Ahem. I'm full of gratitude to God for many reasons this year, one of which is that Operation Bonnet was just picked up by Wal-Mart! Some sweet person of influence found my book, read it, loved it and

Playing Dress-Up

Happy Most Uncomfortable Holiday! I try every year to get excited about Halloween and I just can't muster up the enthusiasm. For one thing, what and who looks good in orange and black? Don't say that you do because I assure you, you don't. Your friends just don't feel like they can be honest with you like I can.Then there's the candy. My children would prefer to hook themselves up to a