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A Month of Remembrance

October 13, 2014 By Deborah Raney

While October is one of my favorite months of the year, it is also a month of reflection and fond, but sad, remembrance. I'm the oldest of the five Teeter children, and growing up on a farm eight miles from our town, my favorite playmates (because they were my only playmates!) were my brother and three sisters. To this day, we remain dearest of friends. I think we are closer than … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Miralee Ferrell

October 12, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Miralee Ferrell and husband, Allen, live on eleven acres in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge in southern Washington State, where they love to garden, play with their dogs, and take walks. Miralee also rides her horse … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Shannon Ethridge

October 5, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Shannon Ethridge, author of To Know You says of her Texas garden, "Obviously we are flower gardeners, not vegetable gardeners!" Shannon is a million-copy best-selling author, international speaker, certified life coach, with a … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Sharon Dunn

September 28, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Sharon Dunn is the author of numerous novels for the Christian market. Her first book in the Ruby Taylor mystery series was a finalist for the Romantic Times Inspirational Book of the Year, the second book in that series … [Read more...]

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I brake for garage sales…

September 22, 2014 By Deborah Raney

I've decided I need one of those "I brake for garage sales" bumper stickers. And I'm blaming my husband. He made it his mission this past spring to find bicycles for our grandkids to ride when they come to visit Papa and Mimi. And he dragged me along to the garage sales and estate sales and flea markets as he searched for those treasures. He found them too! And not just bicycles, but golf clubs … [Read more...]

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