Happy Thanksgiving!
It's here. The day of the big feast. I'm up early and hoping I can manage to get everything done that needs done before the family begins to arrive. I'm hosting our Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in four or five years. Since the last time, I've downsized my home, so we'll be a close bunch. But we love one another so it'll be fine. One of the best things for me about Thanksgiving is the tradition of the meal. The holiday to me means turkey and dressing, green bean casserole, a favorite-style Jello salad, rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy, deviled eggs, a relish tray, hot spiced cider, coffee with flavored creamers, and pies. Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Live Relationally, Live Deeply
Not Your Grandmother’s Bible Study I'm a big fan of Lenya Heitzig's and Penny Pierce Rose's Bible studies (I've used them in my personal study time as well as in the women's Bible study group I led 8 to 10 years ago), and I'm pleased to tell others about their Fresh Life Bible study series published by David C Cook. Perfect for every age, appropriate for groups or individual study, and intended for today’s on-the-go woman, the Fresh Life series requires just 20 minutes a day for a meaningful contemplation of God’s Word. The two most recent books in the series are

Writers need Editors & other thoughts on recent publishing news
I am currently deep in revisions of the book that will be my next release (A Matter of Character). But even I cannot ignore the firestorm that has been stirred up with the announcement of Harlequin Horizons, soon to have a name change because of the firestorm, I believe. If you've been living in a bubble or on a south seas island without Internet service, here it is in a nutshell: Both Thomas Nelson, using their Westbow imprint, and now Harlequin, calling it Harlequin Horizons, have opted to begin offering self-publishing

Peel a Potato without a Peeler
Holy cow! This is beyond cool. I'll be giving this a try before all the guests arrive at my house for Thanksgiving.~robin

This is how I feel about the new breast cancer guidelines
Thanks to Investors.com for this great cartoon! I have been getting mammograms every year since I turned 40. I have had two or three false positives. I've also discovered cysts that had to be drained. Yes, these caused me some level of anxiety. Two women in my family have had breast cancer, so I am on heightened alert. Nonetheless, I would much rather have a couple of days or even a couple of weeks of anxiety than to discover breast cancer t