Have you ever been excited to meet a friend for coffee and then when you got together, you couldn’t decide what to share first? Well, that’s me today.

I’ve got lots of quick things to share, but these things don’t really have a lot to do with each other. But they’re fun!

So here we go…

Last week I headed to Dallas to help kick off the year for a dear friend’s Bible Study group (hello Cindy Payne and all the wonderful ladies at Saturn Road Church of Christ!) and also to celebrate the release of With This Pledge, a Carnton novel. We had a blast!

A huge thank you goes out to Logos Bookstore (Thanks, Rick and Susan!) for having hot-off-the-press copies of With This Pledge available at both the morning and evening events. Y’all are wonderful to work with!

Any readers who may live in Dallas, please check out Logos Bookstore here. You’re gonna love this store!

Not only did I get to see and meet a ton of reader friends, I got to see a fellow Regina sister (fellow social club member from college days at Harding University) that I haven’t seen since we graduated. What a treat! Love you, Sharon (Healy Anderson). Thank you for coming and know that I’m holding you close in prayer.

Then guess who surprised me and showed up! Our own dear Becky Wade!

I was signing books Wednesday night after speaking, and I look up and who do I see… Judy Livsey Sparks! Judy and I used to carpool together in high school (Greater Atlanta Christian). She’s always had such a great laugh!

It’s such a treasure to see old friends—and to meet new ones. Thanks to everyone who attended, and I’m so grateful for your eagerness to read With This Pledge.

With This Pledge, my 16th novel, is extra special to me because this is the real love story of a Civil War Confederate sharpshooter and the governess he fell in love with following the Battle of Franklin. It’s brimming with real history and real love letters—and real issues of the times that, unfortunately, still resonate today.

More on With This Pledge here.

Next, I’ve found the yummiest low carb gluten free snack. It’s Keto Monkey Bread! And it’s to die for! Thanks, I Breathe I’m Hungry, for dreaming up this warm, sweet delectable treat!

Lastly, here’s a sneak peek at the “recently revealed” wooden floors in the grand salon at Belmont Mansion, the setting of my Belmont Mansion novels and the home of Adelicia Acklen, the richest woman in America in the 19th century.

THANK YOU, everyone, for your continued prayers for my sweet Dad. Here’s an update (since you’re so kind to ask). . . Dad has good days and bad days, but lately there have been more good ones. So thank you for your faithful prayers for him as he takes steps closer Home. I’m so grateful for him and this time together. Yes, dementia is a long goodbye, but with that comes time to share beautiful moments and cherished opportunities.

Finally… For all you ebook SALE lovers!

I told you…a bunch of odds & ins. Thanks for letting me prattle on. Now it’s your turn.

If we were grabbing coffee together today (I wish!), what are a couple of things you might share with me? I’m sitting here sipping . . . and waiting. ; )

Tammy