Moving to Weebly!

It's been fun on Blogger, but I wanted to revamp my website into something that looked a bit more professional. There will still be a blog on my new website, and this old blog will still be around for you to enjoy.
Check out my new blog at the same address this blog used to be: www.danalockhart.com. This blog will now be www.authordanalockhart.com, and will no longer be updated.

Thanks for moving with me!

-Dana Lockhart

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