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The Story Behind A Christmas Carol

Last year I wrote a piece for the Arkansas Women Bloggers web site that told the story of the writing of one of Charles Dickens' most treasured classics, A Christmas Carol. This ghost story has survived all these years for good...

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Island Dreaming {Wordless Wednesday}

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When Seasons Collide {Wordless Wednesday}

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Will You Buy a Hot Dog? {#GivingTuesday}

Today is #GivingTuesday. Surely, you’ve heard or read about that by now so I won’t go into those details except to say that it’s not always about dollars and cents. Sometimes it’s about time. Or skills. Or maybe it’s...

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And the Winner Is…

Thanks so much to all of you who dropped by to visit during the giveaway "festival" for the signed copy of The Pioneer Woman's A Year Of Holidays. I just wish I had enough copies to pass out to all of you who would like to...

Debbie

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A Year of Holidays Giveaway

I hope by now that you have chosen to enter the giveaway for a signed copy of The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook, A Year of Holidays. It was a real “adventure” standing in line for several hours at the book signing in northwest Arkansas...

Debbie

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Putting the Thanks Back in Thanksgiving

This year I have been reading my way through a devotional book entitled Moments Together for Couples by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Friends from college, Dennis is the president, CEO and founder of Family Life, a division of Campus...

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