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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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March Promptlies >> Week 3 Wrap-Up!

Today wraps up the third week of my link-up! 
This week's prompt was definitely more difficult for me than the previous two. But I enjoyed the brainstorming it caused me to do, and because of that I now have a new(ish) WIP to work on for Camp NaNo!  {Are you joining Camp this April??}

I posted my…
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June Promptlies >> Week 1

Welcome, WELCOME, dear beans & book-dragons & nerd-faeries and all those in between!

By the way, I apologize! I would have had this up WAYYYY earlier, but we've been all over the place this weekend, and my photos wouldn't upload. . . GRRRR.  But at last!

Today marks Week 1 of my writ…
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June Promptlies >> Week 3 Wrap-up

Hullo, my lovelies!  It's the weekend! And it's officially Summertime! Though to be honest, I think our summers here in the South begin in MAY. . .
Anywho, just popping in for a quick wrap-up.

SO. It's TERRIBLE when the actual hostess of a linkup fails to share a post herself to said linkup…
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Marcus >> June Promptlies Week 4

Happy Friday! It's Week 2 of my June Promptlies Link-up! ClickHEREfor the info.  :]
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I had loads of fun penning this little tale. Read my short story below!

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Enjoy!

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“On a scale of one to Austral…
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June Promptlies >> Week 4

Welcome, WELCOME! Today marks the fourth & FINAL week of my writerly link-up!

This is a writerly link-up---and by that I mean it's geared towards hobby writers, storytellers, & aspiring authors (as well as published ones!)---but it's ABSOLUTELY open to EVERYONE.

For the lovely month o…
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June Promptlies >> Week 2

Welcome, WELCOME, one & all! Today marks Week 2 of my writerly link-up!
Posting this late. . . But here we are!

This is a writerly link-up---and by that I mean it's geared towards hobby writers, storytellers, & aspiring authors (as well as published ones!)---but it's ABSOLUTELY open t…
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June Promptlies >> Week 3

Welcome, WELCOME, one & all! Today begins Week 3 of my writerly link-up!
I know it's Monday.  But yesterday I woke up a bit under the weather & with no energy to get this post up yesterday. . . So here we are! 
My usual Name post will be up tomorrow! never fear. :]

This is a writerly link…
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Hullooo? Anybody there??

SO. I did not mean to have blogger silence for nearly TWO WHOLE WEEKS.
I would get on to start my usual posts, then get distracted or just sit there staring blankly at the screen. . . Normally, missing my blog days ruffles my feathers & bothers me until I end up finally scratching up a post at 1…
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Happy Weekend! + Announcement

By the time I find myself typing this, Friday has basically ended & so begins the weekend.  :] Got any fun plans for the next few it's-practically-Summer-now days?
I was planning a writerly post today, but it still needs work, so I shall save it for now.  Here, you see me popping in for a fe…
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Gemma >> June Promptlies #1

Happy Friday!!! It's Week 1 of my June Promptlies Link-up! ClickHEREfor the info.  :]
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So.  I had this brilliant story idea pop into my head last week & absolutely REFUSE to leave.Seriously.  That's all I did one morning after Gabe went down…
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Lizzie (& Griff) >> June Promptlies #2

Happy Friday!!! It's Week 2 of my June Promptlies Link-up! ClickHEREfor the info.  :]
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Soooooo. . . I did a thing.  AGAIN.Yeah.  I kinda brainstormed another story idea---which kinda is an old story I'd thought up a year or two ago but never rea…
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