Dogs, Puppies, and Lovin’

Andi’s Blog rarely posts about other animals besides horses (and maybe goats once in a while), but today we get to hear from a special guest blogger, who runs Kingdom Kenelz, and she and her sisters are Andi fans. So, I figure that qualifies, right?...

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Nov 07, 2025
How Pretty Are These?

One of our Andi fans, Ella P., has started her own business of hand-made (and very pretty) items. She asked if I’d give her a little shout out, and after looking over her site, I am delighted to do so! Here’s a quick introduction from Ella, and then...

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Oct 31, 2025
Author Visit: Rebekah Allgood + Winner

Sarah Miller is the lucky winner of Rebekah’s book, The Challenge Begins. Congrats, Sarah. Rebekah will contact you about getting your mailing address. The rest of you can get a copy of her book here > She offers her book as a print copy and as a...

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Oct 27, 2025
Our Favorite Things #20 – Seasons

Read other favorites in Our Favorite Things category 20. Our Favorite Seasons October 1882 Note: Thanks to “anonymous” in the first comment from the Highlighting the Past – October post a couple of weeks ago for this suggestion: Favorite Seasons. Mel...

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Oct 20, 2025
Highlighting the Past: October

OCTOBER HIGHLIGHT: “OUR FAVORITE THINGS” CATEGORY The blog category, Our Favorite Things, highlights all of Andi’s and Melinda’s (and sometimes Kate’s) favorite things. I dug back four years to find this one: OUR BROTHERS. Which is Andi’s favorite br...

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Oct 13, 2025
October What Am I Winner

Out of 185 responses/guesses (a record!) 167 guessed correctly. Random.org chose #161, Kelly VanDemark, as the winner, the prize chosen was the gold and fool’s gold. Kelly has 48 hours (from last night) to claim her prize. The mystery object is a BLU...

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Oct 07, 2025
Good News – Bad News

Good news first, friends. Drum roll. My publisher, Kregel, is contracting me for Book One, Trouble in Tacoma as well as Book Two [unnamed at this point]. I finished book one so I will be able to send the ms in by February 2026. Bad news: They do stuf...

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Oct 03, 2025
Photo Friday-Cover Playing

My publisher had their acquistions meeting yesterday, but I haven’t heard a thing! I did have good news about Christian Book. The Goldtown Adventures series–for the first time ever–was selected to go in their Christmas Fiction 2025 print catalog. Wit...

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Sep 26, 2025
Highlighting the Past: September

SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHT: “ANDI’s JOURNAL” CATEGORY The blog category, “Andi’s Journal,” highlights all kinds of happenings from Andi’s life both when she is young and after she is married to Riley. I dug deep (about four years ago, when I first moved thi...

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Sep 18, 2025
😱 Radio Interviews Are Scary! 😱

Okay, so here’s the thing about radio interviews: they scare me half to death. At least, they used to. Case in point: Time travel 15 years in the past to November 2010. Back in the day, my publisher, Kregel Publications, had a publicist. This person’...

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Sep 16, 2025