Yummy Holiday Recipes

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills This is the season to prepare favorite Christmas recipes for family and friends. I enjoy exploring new recipes. If the ingredients look yummy, I’ll try it. This year, I tried three new recipes! This first one is Buttermilk Blueberry Puff, and the author is Joanna Gaines. This sweet treat bursts with flavor. Just the right amount …

How to Keep the Christmas Spirit

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills ‘Tis the Christmas season, and with all the hustle and bustle, we sometimes lose our Christmas spirit. When moments of irritation and frustration threaten your joy, look at these ten ways to bring hope back into your Christmas. Change your music selections to Christmas carols. As you sing along to the familiar classics, think about the …

Ready for an Enchanting Christmas Novella?

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills It’s never too early to get in the Christmas spirit. DREAMS AND SECRETS is an Enchanting Christmas Novella that will transport you back near Philadelphia in the 1850s. Great early gift for readers who love a historical Christmas-time clean romance. DREAMS AND SECRETS by DiAnn Mills tells of the tender romance between Emma Leigh Carter and …

7 Ways to Give a Gift of the Heart

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Christmas is a time of love and giving. We want our loved ones to have the perfect gift that they will remember and treasure. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the money needed to purchase what we think is the best item. But there are ways we can offer a token of our heart. Remember to practice …

The Boy Who Cried Christmas

DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Guest Post by Dennis Bailey @DennisBailey Hello, I’m Dennis Bailey and I’m the author of The Boy Who Cried Christmas. I’d like to thank DiAnn for inviting me to be a guest on her blog and for giving me this opportunity to spotlight my latest Christmas novel. It’s the story of a skeptical young boy swept back …

Christmas Movie Recommendations from Writers

By DiAnnMills @DiAnnMills Make way for Christmas movies! That time of year is here again, and I inquired of my writer friends their go-to movies that make this season special for them. Maybe some of these are your favorites too. Lynn Blackburn White Christmas – Favorite! I watch it every year while I put up decorations. 🙂 Elf – a …

Straight from God

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Guest Post by Mary Alford @MaryAlford Sometimes something will happen in your life and you just know it comes straight from God. Almost like a smack to the head saying, “Hey you, this is what I want you to do! Now do it.” That about sums up how I became a published author six years ago …

Tempting Recipes for a Yummy Christmas Celebration

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills If you’re like me, I’m scrambling for Christmas recipes. I’m pulling out tried and true recipes while looking for a new tempting taste treat. Over the years, I’ve saved yummy how-to dishes for appetizers, salads, soups, vegetables, main courses, and of course desserts. Below are a few favorites that might be suitable for your Christmas feast. …

7 Things to Remember about the Approaching Holidays

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills The holidays are approaching like a jet on a mission—fast and filled with activities. Some of us love this time of year. The colors of gold, orange, and scarlet with a crisp feel of lower temps can be an emotional high—it is for me! The sweet scent and taste treats of apples, cinnamon, and pumpkin are …

Merry Mayhem

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills This week’s blog is a short story I wrote – My Christmas gift to you. Click on cover/link below or scan code from your mobile device, for free PDF download and enjoy my fiction short story during this Christmas season. http://bitly.com/2AHwQyb   Thanks for following my weekly blog and sharing your comments. Merry Christmas!   DiAnn’s …