Whoosh! Why everybody waits until the last few hours of the last day of a contest is a mystery to me! I’ve spent my day (a good portion of it, anyway) reading, reading, and reading. I tell you, I’ve had a tearful moment (good) and broke into chuckles...

I thought it would be fun to show you the “then and now” pictures of Jem Coulter from the new books. Levi on the cover of the new books is almost thirteen, Jem is actually 13 in Valley and Ocean (going on 14) but I figured it’s close enough. Here are...

I think the image says it all. A lot of great entries are coming in, so I need to know what you all want me to do. Vote in the comments to help me out. I have not made up my mind on whether each judge from each age category should simply come up with...

The weather in north Texas is very different from the weather in Andi Country (i.e. California foothills). From hot and humid to roaring thunder and pouring rain, most often all in one day. A huge storm was predicted for one evening/night last week,...

Check out the other What Am I games >> Sadly, the original winner, Kaitlyn, did not claim her prize (she had 48 hours, and it’s been an extra day past that). So, Random.org chose another winner. DORCAS! (#7). The scary thing is . . . that I alm...

Mrs. M and Kregel Publications are excited to announce the release of the final two books, Valley of Treasure and Ocean of No Escape, in the Goldtown Adventures series for ages 9-13. The books release on April 16, so this is a fun way to win a sneak...

Check out the other What Am I games >> Wow! We set another record. 149 entries. Of those, 148 guessed correctly that it is a spider web. KAITLYN is the winner. I emailed her, so if there is another Kaitlyn, look for an email. If you do not rece...

I am cleaning out old blogs and posts and came upon this old fan story (seven years old) in the Andi’s Journal category. If you haven’t read it, here’s your chance. I put it up on the Circle C stories Blogger site. If you have read it already, great!...

It’s been a very, very long week, and since Mrs. M had no “back up” posts that could be posted automatically, I’m afraid I’ve about run out. However, all is not lost. For some of you, yes, it’s probably a ho-hum “been there done that” moment, but I t...

It’s been awhile since I hosted a story-writing contest. Since I have backed away from the intense, Annual Writing Contest, you all know I’m focusing on quarterly opportunities. However, life snuck up on me, so instead of a winter contest, this one i...