Yes, it was right in the middle of a busy season, but frankly….I needed it, so I basically packed my spray tan and took a vaction. I flew down to Isla Mujeres (off the coast of Cancun) with my hubby and my brother and his wife for a week. Oh, to dig my toes into the creamy white sand,
Win a FLIP HD Camcorder in the Letters From Home Contest!
The blog tour for Nightingale is under way – check out what the reviewers and saying here!
Nightingale is about letters, the power of written correspondence to convey thoughts and emotions to those far away. And sometimes near. Letters are forever, they are something we savor and pull out to read again and again.
The grand finale
Football season is over.
I think we need to pause here for a moment of silence, of mourning…of WARMTH.
It was getting COLD sitting out there in the stands.
But my boys are worth it.
However, it was with great sadness that I couldn’t attend the final game of the season – the first playoff game.
The Movies and Memories Giveaway – enter today!
Sarah Sundin presents The Movies and Memories Giveaway in honor of book 2 in the Wings of Glory series. A Memory Between Us is available for purchase wherever fine books are sold. From the English countryside to the perilous skies over France, A Memory Between Us takes you on a journey through love,
Double Teamed!
So, after my terrible Football Mom showing a couple weeks ago, I put in the effort to up my game the following week. I was feeling pretty fine with my Vikings Football Jacket, my hat with my son’s number, and my football pin.
Fragrance of Grace…
Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance the perfume.
Ever wonder if what you do makes a difference? If the words you say to your children or the small acts of kindness they never notice,
ACFW announces 2010 ACFW Carol Awards
ACFW has just announced the finalists for the 2010 ACFW Carol Awards (formerly Book of the Year). These awards recognize excellence in Christian fiction in a variety of categories, and represent fiction titles released in 2009. Totally honored to have a double nomination!
Here are this year’s finalists:
Debut Author
Bonnie Grove –
I have a complaint.
See, I’ve been traveling this past month – quite a lot (hello Louisiana, and Oklahoma and Portland!) And I was thrilled when I was able to work in a quick trip down to Minneapolis to see my newborn niece, Ellie Lund. She’s adorable!
However….
Well, I’m not sure what’s going on here but….
The Bean.
My daughter is a junior in high school, so we’ve begun the college search. Although I’ve been on the road for a few weeks, to such places as Sioux Falls, SD, Fargo, ND, Fosston, MN, and even Monroe, Louisiana – I squeezed in a quick trip to Chicago to visit North Park University.
We went there because my daughter loves schools with columns.
Back in the Day!
Pops had big hands.(Picture is of Pops, and my mother in front, and her youngest brother,
John behind her. ) Wide and strong and they would sweep me up and hold me over his head. His silver gray hair was always Bryl-creamed back. He had eyes that twinkled when his granddaughter walked into the room.