Cooking with Kids: Pretzels

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 Le’ts face it…many of us are still under shelter-in-place orders, and it’s getting hard. What started as an annoyance in March is getting long seven weeks in. I’m so proud of my kids. They have been amazing humans as we’ve walked this road together. I think our summer in Germany followed by two more in Italy has helped tremendously in …

Books, Edits, & Thanks, Oh My

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Very early Wednesday morning, I turned in the macro or substantive edit for my next book, Lethal Intent. With this book I spent a lot of time on the hero and heroine because I wanted to make them deep. And that meant lots of flow charts and things. In my office I have a blank wall right next to my …

What made Joshua and Caleb different?

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I’ve been thinking about this as I read/listened to the book of Joshua again this week. There was a significant difference in the way that Joshua and Caleb approached life and uncertainty than the other Israelite spies and the population as a whole. We have the opportunity to exercise a different mentality right now as we experience the uncertainty of COVID-19 and quarantines.

Leadership Books I Recommend

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Here is my gift to business students the world over who aren’t quite sure how their classes are going to go. It’s also a gift to business pros who want to read a book that will build their skills while working from home. It’s my hit list of favorite business books, the ones I recommend to everyone. Literally. @cara_putman shares …

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #5 (& Bonus Giveaway!)

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Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! • The hunt BEGINS on 3/12 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com. • Hunt through our loop using …