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Amish Women and Their Industries ~ excerpt and giveaway
As the Christmas season approaches, many of us are brainstorming on what to do about gifts for family and friends. Today, I’d like to share with you again about a store that belongs to my Amish friend:...
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Cooking with a Toddler, Soft Pretzel Recipe, and a Giveaway
Hello, readers! This is Erin, Cindy’s daughter-in-law. Since she doesn’t have a staff, I try to help her when I can with behind-the-scenes stuff such as addressing problems readers might have with the...
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7 Tips for Celebrating Christmas Like the Amish
Update: This giveaway is over. The winner is Fraulein Adkins. Congratulations, Fraulein, you have won a framed print of an Amish painting from Rachel’s Country Store! It’s December and reminders of...
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Special Christmas Giveaway!
I hope you are staying warm and safe during this very cold December! For this week’s blog giveaway, I’m going to draw TWO winners, each will receive a three-book set of my hardback Christmas novellas!...
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Dreams by author Cara Putman
Hello, readers! I hope you have enjoyed your Christmas and New Year holidays! This week’s blog is a guest post from writer friend Cara Putman. Cara is the author of 17 Christian fiction books,...
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Kitchen Tables, Recipe, and Four-book Giveaway!
Kitchen Tables ~ Almost all of us have some type of kitchen table. I picked out my first kitchen table over thirty-five years ago. As a young married woman with no children, I thought the style and...
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Kitchen Tables Part 2 and Four-book Giveaway!
Last week I shared about kitchen tables I’ve had since I was a young married woman. I gave away a set of all four books in the Amish Vines and Orchards series. The winner of that giveaway was Robin of...
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Fun on the Farm by author Katie Ganshert
Dear Readers, I have a treat in store for you. Today’s guest blogger is Katie Ganshert! She’s a wife, mom, and an award winning author whose first book came out in 2012. She and I share the same...
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Amish and Bible Study, and a Giveaway
A question I’m often asked is whether the Old Order Amish are allowed to have private Bible study or group devotionals outside of church. The Amish community is quite diverse throughout the states...
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Banana Friendship Bread
Today’s post is by Melissa K. Norris, author of Pioneering Today: Faith and Home the Old-Fashioned Way. Melissa is sharing her favorite banana bread recipe with us today. I love banana bread! After her...
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Giveaway and Celebration!
Seasons of Tomorrow releases NEXT WEEK, Tuesday, April 15! In an early celebration, I’m offering a special giveaway! Romantic Times gave Seasons of Tomorrow four stars: Wonderful fourth...
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Seasons of Tomorrow Release Day Contest!
I’m so excited to announce that the last book in my Amish Vines and Orchards series, Seasons of Tomorrow is out! It is available TODAY in stores and online! Thank you so much to all my readers who...
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Beauty from Brokenness by Katie Ganshert
Today’s guest blogger is Katie Ganshert! She’s been a guest here on the blog before, but in case you don’t know her, allow me to introduce Katie. She is a wife, mom, and an award winning author whose...
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Amish Lifestyle, Food Preparation, and a Giveaway
A couple of questions I’ve fielded numerous times are: why do the Amish use prepackaged foods in their recipes? Don’t they care about their health and that of their families? Is it authentic for a...
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A Love Undone Giveaway
*A Love Undone Releases September 9, 2014! My desire to write what I used to call “Andy’s Story” had been building for years, and before the time to write it drew near, I felt the story wash over me,...
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Giveaway and a Great Deal
A Love Undone, releasing September 9, is a fictionalized account taken from some events that happened within the Amish community. It’s a story of good people living by faith and love, but they are...
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Party, Sharing, and Win an Amish-made Wall Hanging . . .
Join me TUESDAY for a Facebook party to celebrate the release of A LOVE UNDONE! I’ll chat with you live on video, and you’ll be able to ask me questions in real-time as well as talk with other readers...
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Hope Crossing Giveaway
One sunny spring day, my husband and I were welcomed into the home of an Old Order Amish woman. Her old brick farmhouse was filled with her people, except for my husband and me. They talked among...
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Amish Words, Pronunciation, and a Giveaway
When I’m writing a novel, one of my goals is to put enough Pennsylvania Dutch into the books that readers get the feel of the language as well as a sense of being inside the Amish world. A few readers...
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FIVE Book Giveaway for 21 Days of Grace!
Congratulations to our FIVE winners! Thank you to everyone who participated and left wonderful and encouraging comments! You’re the best! Our grand-prize winner is Mary Gail, and she’ll receive five...
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