When my husband and I were new new new newlyweds, he took a job as the Tennis Pro at Cap Juluca Resort on the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla. Mind you, we'd never heard of Anguilla before his company told us they were sending us there. We had to look it up on a map, and even when we did locate it on the map, we had to squint to see it. Anguilla has an area of just 35 square miles and a … [Read more...]
Fiction Inspired by Real Life Love
It's a treat to introduce you to my author friend, Hillary Manton Lodge, who is guest-blogging at Inspired by Life..and Fiction today. Her latest novel, A Table by the Window, has garnered rave reviews. Here's just a sampling of what readers are saying: "Sumptuous women's fiction with a foodie twist," and, "I love reading books about travel, food, and romance. This book was all of that and … [Read more...]
Food Connecting Generations
Happy summer, everyone! The Wades have been traveling! In June our entire family went to California to see my parents, my sister's crew, and extended family. We came home from California, unpacked, did laundry, packed, and left again for Florida to mooch off of spend time with my other sister and her family at the beach house they … [Read more...]
My Most Inspiring Couple
Happy Friday, my dear Inspired by Life... and Fiction readers! It's my pleasure to introduce you to my friend Melissa Tagg, who is guest-posting here today. Melissa writes charming, funny, sweet, and wonderful contemporary Christian romances. If you haven't read her books yet, you're in for a treat! Thanks for joining us, Melissa! -Becky One of the things I love about … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Survive Summer With Kids Underfoot
Summer has reached the Wade house! Boy, we really limped and crawled our way through those final few weeks of the school year. Last Wednesday I had nothing to pack in my son's lunch except almonds and potato chips. His Highness had to make an emergency mercy trip to the grocery store, then dash to the school to add a few more items to his lunchbox. Somehow, some way, I got my manuscript … [Read more...]