Writer’s Desk with Tracy Fredrychowski Tracy Fredrychowski is a country girl, author, homesteader, and everything simple living. She has a passion for writing about the simpler side of life, much like the life she lived growing up in rural Pennsylvania. Her life has always been intertwined with the Amish, and it’s only fitting that she… [Continue Reading]
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First Chapter Friday | Seeds of Love {+ a giveaway}
Join me every Friday where I’ll share chapter one from one of my books! There will also be a fun giveaway and some Instagram posts you can save and share! This week I’m sharing chapter one of the first book, Seeds of Love, a novella in the An Amish Garden collection! Don’t forget to enter to… [Continue Reading]
First Chapter Friday | The Memory Jar {+ Giveaway}
Join me every Friday where I’ll share chapter one from one of my books! There will also be a fun giveaway and some Instagram posts you can save and share! This week I’m sharing chapter one of the first book, The Memory Jar, in my Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series! Don’t forget to enter to… [Continue Reading]
Free Amish Paper Dolls Printable!
Last month, I had a new novel release: Sewn with Joy! It’s a story about an Amish woman who was asked to sew for a new Amish TV show but before she knows it they’re asking her to get in front of the camera, too! This novel was fun to write, but it also is very heart-tugging…. [Continue Reading]
How to Balance Growing Your Dreams While Tending Your Kids
Dreams Do you have dreams and talents that you’d like to see develop? Have you always wanted to write a book, or host radio show, or run your own business but you are waiting until “after”? After the kids start school. After the youngest graduates. After life slows down. Dreams fulfilled all start with seeds,… [Continue Reading]
Made with Love Excerpt | Could the Kind Amish Bachelor Be Falling in Love?
Love is in the air as a handsome Amish carpenter helps a young Amish woman fulfill her dream of owning a pie shop. But will his past and her family keep love from fully blooming? Enjoy this excerpt from Made with Love by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore! “I’m going to do my best to… [Continue Reading]
Planted with Hope Release Day!
Happy day! Planted with Hope, book two of The Pinecraft Pie Shop series, releases TODAY! Here’s a little bit about the book: When Hope Miller is offered the plot of land behind the Me, Myself, and Pie shop to start a garden, she jumps at the chance. Finally—some space away from her four sisters! But everyone… [Continue Reading]
The Lasting Impact of an Idyllic Childhood | Leslie Gould {Plus a Giveaway!}
One of my favorite childhood memories is singing “Blueberry Hill” with my friend Diana on a little rise (it couldn’t be called a hill!) on the Forest Service Ranger Station in Bly, Oregon where we lived as pre-schoolers. Our fathers both worked for the Forest Service and our families lived in adjacent stone houses…. [Continue Reading]
Walmart iSpy Contest!
In An Amish Second Christmas, I was one of four authors who was able to share a unique story about Second Christmas. What is Second Christmas? The Amish Christmas is a simple holiday. Families spend time together, but usually only the children receive presents. (One small present per child.) They do not decorate their homes like most… [Continue Reading]
Congrats to the Winners of The Kissing Bridge Giveaway
Congrats to the Winners of The Kissing Bridge Giveaway Thank you to everyone who entered my “Beautiful Bridges and Special Kisses” giveaway. I loved reading about your favorite bridge and your most special kiss, both on your blogs and in your comments! The five winners of a collection of ten Amish novels are . . . Amy… [Continue Reading]
Go Behind-the-Scenes of ‘A Christmas Gift for Rose’ Brunch
This past holiday season, fifty of my friends and readers across the country held a brunch and book-club meeting for A Christmas Gift for Rose! I’ve loved getting emails with responses both from hosts and participants either who were introduced to the first book they’ve read by me or who loved the twentieth book they’ve read… [Continue Reading]