For the next month my husband and I are traveling on booktour. For the details of where I’ll be and when – go to my website www.traciepeterson.com and click on EVENTS. Anyway, I wanted to share some of the wonderful things we’ll be doing. Today we plan to tour the Chateau De Mores and I thought you might like to …

We all have those things we want to try our hand at – one of mine was driving a stagecoach. So on the 23rd of April, my dream came true. 🙂 The hardest part was climbing up into the driver’s seat. You can see in this photo that the wagon wheel was nearly as tall as me. I’m standing there …

This week I’m happy to introduce a guest blogger. Angie and I met a while back and she has helped me with research on a book coming out in the fall. I hope you enjoy getting to know Angie Breidenbach and her new book Gems of Wisdom. Take it away, Angie!! So How Do You Pray Anyway? I used to …

Good Friday (which some believe was originally called God Friday) is a day that we are given to reflect on Jesus and His death on the cross. Some folks think this is gruesome and depressing. After all, Jesus was hideously beaten and abused, betrayed and cruelly ridiculed, and put to an ugly death for sins He did not commit. It’s …

Last week I was at the Women of Faith event in Billings, Montana. It was, as I expected, incredible! Patsy Claremont was an absolute delight. She had us laughing so hard most of the time that we couldn’t help but feel the joy of the Lord. Andy Andrews also spoke and he was fantastic. He had so many tidbits of …

By the time you read this, I will be in Billings, Montana attending my fourth or is it fifth? Women of Faith Conference. I love these things. I always enjoying attending with the gals from my church, and I love being in an arena full of women who are seeking to be closer to God. You can check out Women …

I’ve been reading and watching a bunch of different books and movies of late. A few I wanted to recommend. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL is a book by Todd Burpo and deals with a 4 year old’s experience with a near death experience. It’s a quick read that offers a picture of heaven. During the book they mention a wonderful …

In Montana you can gauge the seasons by the animals. The other day I went for a drive with my hubby and we saw probably some 200 deer in a variety of fields just grazing and enjoying the fading light of evening. Then of course there’s the craziness of our weather. Do you know how you can tell it’s spring …

I’ve been battling Shingles for the last couple of weeks. For those who aren’t familiar – it’s a pretty frustrating disease. First of all – if you’ve had chicken pox then you can get shingles. If you get shingles – you can give other folks the chicken pox. It’s a vicious cycle. Shingles is a herpes virus that lies dormant …

While researching I came across some rules of Victorian etiquette and thought to myself how happy I am to live in this day and age. Of course we have our own rules of etiquette. First in line seems to be – “There are no rules.” But that aside, I wanted to share a few rules our Victorian ancestors had to …