By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills First of all, a big THANK YOU to everyone who provided feedback and ideas in last week’s blog post comments. You are appreciated! Congratulations also to Frances from Canada who was randomly chosen from the entries and won a $35 e-gift card! CLICK HERE for a PDF preview sampler of my upcoming Fall 2020 release AIRBORNE. …
What Blog Post Topics Interest You?
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Friends, I’m in a dilemma, and I need your help. My blog is designed for you—readers. Because you are important to me, I want to ensure you receive the topics that interest you. My goal has been to mix humor, holidays, guest posts, recipes, life happenings, serious subjects, and whatever else seizes my attention that I …
Courage to Walk Through Self-Forgiveness
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Put on your rhino skin and lace up your courageous boots. The time has come to walk through self-forgiveness and enter the world of peace of mind. The journey may be rough. Tears may fall. A few scrapes and bruises might draw a gasp. But if we refuse to step into the mire, we’ll never experience …
I Gave My Son a Kidney
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Guest post by Brenda Gates @BrendaGates “Your son will need a kidney transplant by the time he weighs twenty pounds,” the pediatric nephrologist told me as I held my one-week-old son in my arms. I looked down at this child God had given us. Silver-blonde wisps of hair covered the dome of his head. Sky-blue eyes …
National Pancake Day – Tuesday, February 25
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills How do I love thee, dear pancake? Let me count the ways. Your fluffy texture and many toppings make my mouth water. Hot maple or sweet fruity syrup, and I’m blinded by the incredible taste treat. I so appreciate National Pancake Day. While I can head to my favorite restaurant for their breakfast specialty, I can …
Celebrating Leap Year 2020
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Every four years, February has an extra day known as Leap Year. Perhaps you’re considering how to uniquely celebrate February 29, 2020. I’ve found interesting and humorous information about Leap Year and wanted to share a few of those along with some party ideas. Facts and Fun Looking for the How and Why of Leap Year? …
February is National Library Lovers Month
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills Join me in celebrating February as National Library Lover’s Month. Our libraries offer a variety of media to improve, educate, and entertain their patrons, and the best part is libraries are free. These sources of information create community and encourage social interaction with those whom they serve. Types of Media Our libraries began as a collection …
Romantic Suspense A-Team Valentine Giveaway!
By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills I’m super excited to announce the Romantic Suspense A-Team—Janice Cantore, Lynette Eason, DiAnn Mills, and Dani Pettrey. The four of us have teamed up and invite you to join our private Facebook Group of best-selling, award-winning romantic suspense authors for book-talk, prizes, and fun. Our goal is to encourage readers to comment and pose questions about …
Meet My Dragons
By Helena Smrcek @DiAnnMills Guest blog post by Helena Smrcek @HelenaSmrcek Meet My Dragons Okay, they are not real dragons, but one look at my flowerbeds and anyone would understand why I would call them so. This all began with me telling my husband, some four years ago, that we needed a farm dog. The kind that lives in a …
Tough or Hard—The Choice is Yours
By Curt Iles @curtiles Thanks to guest blogger Curt Iles for a powerful life lesson. In front of me are three objects: a hammer, a brick, and a flat piece of leather. They make for a wonderful lesson we all can learn from. It’s amazing observing folks as they go through difficult times. Periods of trial, adversity, and sadness distill …