Well, Friday sort of snuck up on me, and just as quickly went away. Not completely here in NE Texas, but in other parts of the country, and the world, it’s already Saturday. Still, I want to do Friday Reads and Friday Fun to kick off the weekend for the rest of us who still […]
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In addition to working on the fourth book in the Seasons Mystery Series, I’ve been writing a new nonfiction book, The Many Faces of Grief. Back when the hardback version of my suspense novel One Small Victory was in pre-publication production at Five Star Cengage, I wrote a blog with the same title as this new
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It’s been seven years since my husband died on this date. It was a Thursday in 2013, and after a lingering breakfast during which we had one of the best talks we’d had in some time, he left to do his volunteer stint at the Winnsboro Center For the Arts. There, he had a heart
THE GULAG P-PA DIARIES A Bittersweet Memoir of Grandparenting by PRESTON LEWIS Genre: Memoir / Christian / Humor / Grandparenting / Family Publisher: CKN Christian Publishing Date of Publication: April 22, 2020 Number of Pages: 268 Scroll down for the giveaway! As new empty-nesters, Harriet and Preston next looked forward to becoming grandparents. Their journey to
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Wildflowers have been blooming all over East Texas, and these little white ones have been popping up since late January. Now unmowed yards are full of them, and I’m glad that some folks haven’t cranked up the old mower yet this Spring. Author Kristen Lamb writes a terrific blog, offering advice, humor, and inspiration to
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We had a tragedy in our little town last night when a vibrant member of our arts community was struck by a car and killed. That happened in the midst of the last Monday Night Live event that takes place once a month with live music, food, dancing in the street, and artists of all
One year ago on this date my husband died. We had just celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary and were so hoping we would make it to 50. Since his health had been so fragile for a year or more, we both knew that was a real long-shot, but we hoped nonetheless. That’s what people do,
First I want to wish all the fathers a Happy Father’s Day. I know it is not until tomorrow, but I am doing posts early for the weekend, then I won’t be online much. This is an especially difficult Father’s Day for me and my kids as it is the first without my husband being
The Year AfterAshley WarnerFile Size: 699 KBPrint Length: 351 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 1489557822Publisher: Ashley Warner (December 9, 2013)Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00H9T3V3S “With unflinching honesty and unsinkable spirit, The Year After offers a rare and intimate portrait of trauma. …. the daily challenges of recovery from rape at the restless age
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Earlier this month I posted that there was a death in my family and that is why I would not be blogging very much. I was a bit circumspect – as that is my way – and I was not sure I would actually publicly say who died. Many of my cyber friends do know