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Pumpkin, Spice, and Everything Nice (including wiggly toes!)

First, the Pumpkin and Spice: My husband and I have discovered the British Baking Show. It’s one of our favorite “stay-at-home dates.” However, it normally…

joyclevelandOctober 21, 2025

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“I Picked the Right One”

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you…

joyclevelandSeptember 15, 2025

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Read Sample: To Call My Own

Prologue May 7, 2002 AN EERIE, FINGERLIKE MIST rose from the lake, luring Karis to the water’s edge. She stepped off the trail, shivering in…

joyclevelandJune 3, 2025

From My Heart to Yours: 40 Years of Marriage & a Romance Book Giveaway

Forty years ago , I said “I do” and married my husband Mark. He is my real-life romance, and you’ll find bits and pieces of…

joyclevelandMay 2, 2025

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The Little Story That Could

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, winter officially ended at 5:00 a.m. on March 20th, and spring arrived at 5:01 a.m.! I woke up at…

joyclevelandApril 10, 2025

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A Wing and a Prayer

“I told Momma not to plant that elderberry bush, but she wouldn’t listen to me.” Lindsey’s voice carried a note of hysteria. “And now this.”…

joyclevelandJanuary 12, 2025

A Short Christmas Tale to Warm Your Sweet Heart

Little Hands, Little Feet

Christmas was only a day away and the adults in the house were tripping over each other. The turkey was still frozen, the dog…

joyclevelandDecember 19, 2024

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The Day In-Between

I imagine the women of the Easter story were like women of today. They probably got tired of cooking, doing laundry, cleaning up messes, weeding…

joyclevelandMarch 31, 2024

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Petals and Ashes

On a recent spring day, I walked to the woods behind my house. The sun shown brilliantly, and a robust wind blew the mostly-barren limbs…

joyclevelandMay 2, 2023

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