Tracy Ruckman

I'm thrilled to announce the release of the #LeapFrogs travelogue, Go West, His Momma Said . The book is in full color, and has almost 400 photos of our cross country, tent-camping road trip. Here's the back cover blurb: “Only one question remained: Do we stay or do we go?” Faced with life-changing decisions, Tim and Tracy made the only choice they could—they went! Go West, His Momma Said chronicles the Ruckmans on their 189-day cross country road trip as they tent-camped their way from state to state. Piling into their SUV, loaded down with camping equipment and electronic gadgets, they determined to see as much of this land as they could. No set destination, no prepared plans, no schedule, but with a limited budget—the seniors explored and discovered as they went. They pulled out their bucket lists, then discovered they were adding just as many new dreams as they were checking off. Come join them during the first half of their journey as they explore parts of the...

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our contest last week, even with all the hiccups! This morning, I assembled all the entries from various social media outlets and ran a random number generator to choose all the winners. I'm still waiting on shipping addresses for some of the physical prizes and as soon as our book, Go West, His Momma Said , is ready, I'll contact those winners for current e-mail addresses. (Or feel free to send me your e-mail address now if your name is on the list.) Congratulations to: Annie Keys, winner of the Purple Water Lily Winner of the coffee, Twitter account @InDianesKitchen Winner of Peggy Cunningham's devotional, Shape Your Soul , and my book, My Prayer Journal , Twitter account @Norma_Gail Winner of the children's book bundle, Rachel Hartsfield Winners of Kindle versions of Go West, His Momma Said : @vbenchley, @SJB6991, @Spider_Gina, @TomvCS345, @twoshotgirl,...

Compiling our travel book is taking much longer than I'd originally hoped and planned, so in the meantime, we created a couple of new journals that we hope will be helpful. The Jot it Down Camping Journal offers a great way to record your camping trips. We checked our own notes from 189 days on the road, and compiled some quick fill-in-the-blank forms to help you keep track of your travels. We also included some handy checklists to help with planning and packing. Available on Amazon The State by State Prayer Journal provides a great way for you to document prayers for our country. Each state has four dedicated pages with prompts so you can list names or specific items in each area, and a lined note page for you to record specific prayers. Extra lined journal pages are included at the end. Available on Amazon Visit Tracy's Amazon Page for more journals and books!

I am a vivid dreamer, almost always in color. As a Christian, I believe God can speak to us through dreams, though not always. I trust the Holy Spirit to guide me when my dreams are vivid enough that I remember them when I wake up. Today, I have a new release! My Dream Journal: A Notebook for Tracking and Interpreting Dreams is a journal to keep at your bedside to record those dreams. If you're anything like me, once your brain kicks into gear for the day, the dreams vanish. I keep a notebook beside the bed to write down my dreams (and any book ideas that pop into my head just as I'm falling asleep). My Dream Journal now gives you space to explore those dreams, hunt for symbols, seek for meanings, and interpret the dreams. I'll share a recent dream so you can see how I use My Dream Journal. My most recent dream was a couple of days ago. I was in a huge, white room with florescent lights overhead. Lots of tables, lots of mess around, and I was trying to get it all org...