Local author Mary DeMuth’s latest book, Worth Living, releases May 3

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 23, 2016) Prolific writer and veteran author Mary DeMuth, of Rockwall, exposes the truth of where self-worth really comes from in her latest book, Worth Living: How God’s Wild Love for You Makes You Worthy (Baker Books, May 2016). DeMuth has overcome a difficult childhood of neglect and abuse and has […]

Discover your child’s unique gifts

(May, 2013) “Mommy, when I grow up, I’m going to be a meat catcher,” my daughter Julia told me at age seven. I had no idea what she meant. Would she be a hunter? A butcher? This didn’t seem to make sense since she loved animals with a passion. “What does a meat catcher do?” […]

Sunshine, signatures at Chic Fest

Sunshine, signatures at Chic Fest

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Blue Ribbon News booth during Chic Fest at The Harbor on Saturday, May 5. We enjoyed meeting so many Blue Ribbon News fans face-to-face and making new friends, too. We are drawing names of several prize winners today from among those who dropped their business cards in the […]

Book signing at Blue Ribbon News Chic Fest booth

Join Blue Ribbon News at Chic Fest, a shopping, dining and entertainment extravaganza designed to “celebrate the chic in you” – with fashions, jewelry, makeup, music, and more. Chic Fest will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at The Harbor in Rockwall. Bring your girlfriends – or the whole family – to enjoy […]

Beautiful Battle: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare

   Non-fiction book by Mary E. DeMuth; review by Patti Richter Mary DeMuth is an organized thinker and writer. The staff at Harvest House Publisher likely knew this before hearing—and accepting—her idea to write a book about spiritual warfare. How many women write books about spiritual warfare? Probably not many, especially the stay-at home kind. Theologians […]

Mothers find joy, strength and humor in ‘Scrapbook of Motherhood Firsts’

Rockwall resident releases traditionally published book for moms From a child’s first steps to the day grown children are sent off to college, motherhood is full of memories and milestones. Many of these memorable moments can be found in the heartwarming giftbook, A Scrapbook of Motherhood Firsts: Stories to Celebrate Wisdom and Bless Moms, which […]

‘150 Quick Questions to Get Your Kids Talking’

‘150 Quick Questions to Get Your Kids Talking’

Non-Fiction Review by Patti Richter 150 Quick Questions to Get Your Kids Talking Written by Mary E. DeMuth Trying to get our children to open up and talk often proves futile. Seemingly overnight they can go from endless chatter and questioning to quiet reserve and disinterest in parental perspectives. How do we share our values […]

Just look at what you’ve done

Perhaps the fact that North Texans have been sweltering in triple digit heat for the past 62 days has something to do with why we’ve had such an overwhelming response at our newly launched DFW news site.  After all, folks are looking forward to Labor Day concerts, football games and tailgate parties, fall festivals and holiday craft fairs […]