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    Exciting News … And An Invitation To You!

    I have exciting news to share … and an invitation to you! But first, congratulations to Dorothy B.! Dorothy won Terri Blackstock’s book Catching Christmas in my giveaway for National Book Lovers Day. Hope you enjoy the book, Dorothy! And now, on to the news! My first devotional, You Are Not Alone: 40 Devotions Embracing God’s Nearness, will be released in 6 weeks, on September 29th! I wrote this book especially for women, to remind them how deeply God loves them and how He desires to walk them through every circumstance of life. But in order to reach as many women as possible with the reminder of God’s amazing love,…

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    My Swedish Ivy

    The kitchen windowsill holds several treasures I’ve collected over time. One, a birthday gift from my Aunt Ann, is a small white vase etched with a garden scene. Usually a pink camellia or a few pansies fill the vase, but today it’s home to my Swedish ivy. This isn’t just any Swedish ivy, by the way. The plant from which this cutting grew graces the mantle of the White House Oval Office. So how did someone without a green thumb acquire this distinguished ivy? My son, Corban, received a cutting from a work colleague, and Corban’s talented mother-in-law, who does have a green thumb, rooted the ivy and gave everyone…