Giving!

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I love giving. Itโ€™s such an amazing gift to humanity. A picture of Godโ€™s generous heart. Nothing is gained by being stingy, clinging to our hearts, our money, our โ€œstuff.โ€ Yea, I like my stuff. I like things. But Iโ€™ve found such a freedom and joy in giving. Especially giving of words. Encouraging others, praising others, esteeming others higher than โ€ฆ

And we have a winner!

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Iโ€™m so honored and humbled by all who participated in the Dining with Joy Nook give-away. The voice and influence of others is so critical to an authorโ€™s success these days. Thank you! The winner of the Nook from this grand campaign isโ€ฆ.. (drums rolling) Sherrie Maner! Congratulations! Letโ€™s all give a shout out to this winner and join with โ€ฆ

And the winner isโ€ฆ.

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Crystal Laine Miller! Her name was drawn at random by Thomas Nelson to win the KitchenAid mixer and a signed copy of Dining with Joy. Congratulations to the runners-up, who are being contacted privately. Thank you all so much for participating and spreading the word about the contest and the book. What a blessing! Hereโ€™s Crystalโ€™s post about her cooking โ€ฆ

Dining With Joy Release Day November 16th

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The big day is finally here. The third in the Lowcountry Romance novels, Dining with Joy. This is a fun book with serious undertones about a cooking show host who canโ€™t cook. In the video below, I talk how I came up with this concept and the process of writing the book. Thomas Nelson is partnering with me to host โ€ฆ

All for the Love of Jesus

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Thereโ€™s a great post over on @stickyjesus today about living out the love of Christ online. Isnโ€™t this a great battle for us โ€œoff lineโ€ too? As a writer, I struggle to keep a balance between my real life, my online life, and the โ€œlifeโ€ of me that comes out on the pages of my novels. I have to speak โ€ฆ