God delights in you

I love the image (#Snapit: a Big God) this verse portrays. First we are told: God is with us. That’s what we celebrate at Christmas time – Emmanuel, God with us. Jesus came in a form we could relate to and confined Himself to our limitations. However, the verse goes on to remind us that…

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Blog Tour for the Kathi Macias 12 Days of Christmas

In preparation for the official launch of the Kathi Macias 12 Days of Christmas paperback on Thursday, May 29th, many of the 12 authors are participating in a blog tour. I invite you to come along as we get to know other authors who participated in the collection. Here is the blog tour schedule, along…

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Guest Post – How Veggie Tales Inspired a Biblical Novella

Today I’m featuring a guest post by author Amber Schamel. Amber Schamel is a multi-published author of Christian Historical Fiction. Her passion for history and culture has led her to travel extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and the Holy Land. Amber is actively involved in her church and enjoys volunteer work and music ministry. …

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Christmas Is . . .

Last Sunday we were sitting in church with our five not-so-angels. As you mothers know, Sunday morning can turn from peaceful worship preparation to frantic survival mode in less than a second. This particular Sunday had more trigger points than usual: It was Christmas program day. Not only that, but it was also last minute…

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Guest Post: All I Want for Christmas Is

Today my friend and fellow author, Janice Dick, joins me on my blog. Janice Dick writes historical and contemporary fiction, inspirational articles, blogs and book reviews. She also edits and presents writing workshops. Website:  www.janicedick.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janice.dick.56 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaniceDick54 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jldwriter/boards/ Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/12780648 Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/janicedick Google+: google.com/+JaniceLDick All I Want for Christmas Is . . .…

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Guest Post – Making Peace with Christmas

Today I’m sharing a guest post by Sheila Seiler Lagrand: Sheila Seiler Lagrand, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. As an undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego, she studied anthropology and literature with an emphasis in writing. Currently she blogs at sheilalagrand.com. Sheila is a member…

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Announcing: Cecile’s Christmas Miracle

Today is the day Cecile’s Christmas Miracle becomes available! You can download your copy from: Amazon.ca Amazon.com Kobo Barnes & Noble At this point, the story is only available in e-book format. Keep your eyes and ears open for releases in print format in 2014. Synopsis: It’s Christmas time, but Cecile is surrounded by heat,…

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Guest Post – Reaching out at Christmas

Today I’m pleased to welcome Kathi Macias to my blog. I’ve enjoyed reading some of Kathi’s books and in August Kathi invited me to join her as an author in her Kathi Macias 12 Days of Christmas Series. Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored nearly 40 books and ghostwritten several others.…

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The Essence of Christmas

Writers are challenged to condense each story down to a one or two sentence tag line. What would be your “tagline” for Christmas? In other words, what does Christmas mean to you? If the pretty lights, snow, times with family and friends, baking, tasty treats, and frantic shopping disappeared, would it still be Christmas? This…

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Guest Post – Rejoicing in the Present

Today I’m happy to welcome my friend, Marcia Lee Laycock, as my guest. For more of Marcia’s writing go to http://marcialeelaycock.com/ Marcia says: For the past thirty some years, I’ve been a pastor’s wife, mother of three girls, caretaker of two dogs, two cats and sundry fish, and oh, yes, a freelance writer. The writing began…

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