Tammy Borden
Look Past the "Old"
A lot of tears have been shed these past couple weeks as I've gotten messages of encouragement over my dear Mutti's story. It’s nice to...
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Tammy Borden
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Press Release: New Novel by Wisconsin Author
Press release - New Novel by Wisconsin author, Tammy Borden: Waltraud — A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany
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Tammy Borden
- Jul 12
- 2 min
The Year Was 1937. What Happens Nearly 80 Years Later is Priceless.
If you've read the opening chapter of my new novel, Waltraud — A True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany, you know this story. And now...
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Tammy Borden
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Each Season's Cathedral — A Poem About Nature
I'm not a fan of winter. In fact, my feeling borders on disdain. I've got a friend who loves winter. He takes the most beautiful photos...
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Tammy Borden
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Jesus & Politics — A Clash of Two Kingdoms
Politics and policies will never transform a heart or bring our nation to its knees. It takes a far higher power.
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Tammy Borden
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min
A Time of Solitude & Gratitude
As a gardener, can you even imagine? What if this time of social isolation and confinement began during January’s cold, desolate grip? As...
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Tammy Borden
- Aug 11, 2019
- 6 min
How to Explain the Bible to Beginners
It’s been a tough year. My dear mother had a heart procedure on Valentines Day which resulted in many complications and subsequent...
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Tammy Borden
- Jul 13, 2019
- 3 min
The Weeds of Life
I hate weeds, which means I have a lot to hate about my lawn and garden. But I have vowed to keep fighting despite a losing battle. Let’s...
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Tammy Borden
- May 18, 2019
- 2 min
A Story in the Stones
The neighbors must have wondered why a stranger in her Sunday best was picking through the rubble where a barn once stood. Weeds and tree...
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Tammy Borden
- Apr 20, 2019
- 2 min
What Adele Taught Me About God
Have you seen it? It was all over social media a few years ago — the video of Adele impersonating Adele among a bunch of other Adeles?...
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Tammy Borden
- Mar 16, 2019
- 2 min
They Will Know
What are we doing?!?! And by "we," I mean the collective "we" as Christians. Me included. Now, I’m no biblical scholar. I'm no prophet....
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Tammy Borden
- Feb 16, 2019
- 3 min
Pruning Isn't Pretty — Garden Life Lessons
When my husband and I bought our first home many years ago, it needed a lot of attention in the landscaping department. One area that...
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Tammy Borden
- Dec 22, 2018
- 3 min
Christmas Angels — Big Whoopin' Deal
In the Christmas story, Jesus doesn’t exactly come on the scene with megaphoned announcers, lights blazing, and cheering crowds. He...
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Tammy Borden
- Nov 17, 2018
- 2 min
Finding Baby Jesus — A Christmas Poem
I've had some time on my hands to do some pretty major cleaning around the house, including going through old photos, birthday cards,...
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Tammy Borden
- Oct 20, 2018
- 3 min
Another Year Older — If People Only Knew
I crossed over to the second half of my first centennial last year — I turned 50 in October 2017. The years have brought with them some...
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Tammy Borden
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
A Season of Change
It’s autumn. In nature, that means some pretty drastic changes. Leaves erupt in the colors of campfire embers and then dance through the...
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Tammy Borden
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
Beauty Multiplies Through the Years
They’re not the latest fancy hybridized variety and you won’t find them featured on the cover of the latest gardening magazine. But there...
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Tammy Borden
- Jul 21, 2018
- 1 min
It Won't Be By — A Poem
It won’t be by our well-said prayers And cleverly crafted speech How well we recite scripture Or the message that we preach It won’t be...
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Tammy Borden
- Apr 18, 2016
- 1 min
This Has Been a Lifelong Dream...
… and it’s finally come true. I’ve written and published a book and I hope you’ll consider reading it. “A Perennial Life — Finding...
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