Amish Christmas at North Star Giveaway!
Hello, Reader Friends ~ I’m so excited to share with you about a latest release–Amish Christmas at North Star. It’s my first fiction compilation book and it’s now out! It was an honor to write on this...
View ArticleA Late Start to a New Beginning
A month ago, we entered a new year. The wonderful thing about beginning a new year is that we put certain events of the past year in a file inside our minds and hearts—whether the events were...
View ArticlePenguin Random House Book Fair!
What: Penguin Random House Book Fair! Where: Carroll Community College (Westminster, Maryland) When: Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, 2016 There will be a lot of great stuff happening for...
View ArticleLittle Cooks in the Kitchen ~ Recipe and Christmas Novella Giveaway
*Winners of the giveaway are Louise start of e-mail address is edl…) and Juanita (start of e-mail address is ser…). Ladies, you should’ve received an e-mail from me already. I look forward to hearing...
View ArticleThree Places I’d Like to Be ~ Annual Quilt Giveaway
Update: We have a winner of an autographed copy of “The Angel of Forest Hill” and of the Amish-made quilt. Congrats to Donna K of North Carolina! And to all of you . . . thank you so much for...
View ArticleRaising Awareness in October (and a giveaway)
October is “awareness month” for many important things: breast cancer, liver cancer, Down syndrome, pregnancy and infant loss, and domestic violence are just a few that I know about. But I want to talk...
View ArticleChristian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #5
Update: THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT!! It was my first time to participate, and all of you made it so much fun! Winner of the Amish-made wall hanging is Bonnie of York,...
View ArticleDogs I Have Loved ~ Dog Cookie Recipe and Giveaway
My house is a house of dog lovers. Maybe more of us would be cat lovers if my husband wasn’t allergic. (My granddaughter Lucy LOVES cats and dogs. Here she is with the world’s most tolerant tabby,...
View ArticleSilas is Born and It is Well ~ Guest Post with Giveaway
This is a guest post by Erin Woodsmall, Cindy’s daughter-in-law. Like many people, when I enter the New Year, I often look back on the year I have just completed, marveling at the journey. All the good...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month One and Giveaway
Blue skies, smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blues skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothin’ but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shinin’ so bright Never saw things lookin’ so right Noticin’...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Two
Ah, the kitchen. Often the heart of the household. When children are small, it seems like Mom (and many times Dad) often spend a large portion of the day in the kitchen, either preparing meals,...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Three and Giveaway
Guest Post by Erin Woodsmall “I wanted to do that! Mommy, you’ve made this the worstest day EVER!” My crime? Rolling out a pie crust for the fresh strawberry pie my five-year-old wanted me to make....
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies Month Four and Giveaway
The Tide I recently went on a week-long trip to the Georgia coast with my middle son, daughter-in-law, and three of my grandchildren. It’s hard to get a picture of the vastness of the sand and water....
View ArticleGuest Post ~ Tomatoes: A Guide to Growing the Healthiest of Foods
Today, I have a guest post from a reader named Jackie. It is all about growing tomatoes. Even if the Amish don’t farm vegetables for profit, most have a garden to feed their family. This information...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Five and Giveaway
The pile of dirty dishes is mocking me from its home in the sink. A handle to a spoon is sticking out, as if waving and saying, “Hi, I’m still here!” I sigh. Fifteen years ago I washed dishes as...
View ArticleGiveaway! Release day for “Gathering the Threads!”
Gathering the Threads, the third and final book in the Amish of Summer Grove series, releases TODAY! To view the series on Amazon, click HERE. Amish of Summer Grove series Book one is Ties That Bind...
View ArticleFun Giveaway from WaterBrook & Multnomah
I wanted to share with my blog readers a fun giveaway from my publisher, WaterBrook & Multnomah. They are giving away a full set of my latest series, The Amish of Summer Grove, as well as an “Out...
View ArticleThe Gift of Christmas Past Release Giveaway
Hello, Readers, I am so excited to share with you that my Southern Romance Christmas novella, The Gift of Christmas Past, is now available in stores and online! This story is very special to me and was...
View ArticleFall 2017 Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #20
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 25 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of...
View ArticleTwelve Months of Blue Skies ~ Month Three and Giveaway
Winner -Terri Guest Post by Erin Woodsmall “I wanted to do that! Mommy, you’ve made this the worstest day EVER!” My crime? Rolling out a pie crust for the fresh strawberry pie my five-year-old...
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