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A Visit to Brontë Country

September 11, 2018 By Julie Klassen

My  husband and I recently took our first trip as empty-nesters. We traveled to Scotland, and then ventured down into England again. One of the highlights for me was visiting the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire. This is the house where the Brontë sisters—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—lived and wrote most of their famous works while their father was parson at the adjacent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing

Flying The Nest

August 28, 2018 By Julie Klassen

My family has "taken off" in recent days: After back-to-school shopping with his brother and me, our oldest son packed up a very full car and headed back for his 3rd year at university. A few days later, our youngest son also flew the nest for the first time, moving 4.5 hours away to begin his freshman year at college. I delivered him safely to his empty, rather bleak dorm room and was … [Read more...]

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Transition Time

August 14, 2018 By Julie Klassen

The end of summer is known for transitions: back-to-school, back to a regular schedule, back on track. Here are a few transitions going on in my life right now: I completed my first ever series. The Bride of Ivy Green, Book 3 in the Tales of Ivy Hill series, is finished. I have proofed the final galleys and the next time I see those pages, they will be inside a printed book (December). I know … [Read more...]

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Fellowship and Inspiration

July 24, 2018 By Julie Klassen

Writing is often a solitary profession. I actually enjoy spending quiet hours alone in my writing cave, just me, myself, and my cats. But it's fun to come out sometimes, too, to fellowship with fellow (sister) authors, to serve younger writers, and be inspired. I had a couple of wonderful opportunities to do all three in the last few weeks and thought I'd share a few highlights with … [Read more...]

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Moms, Fear Not

July 10, 2018 By Julie Klassen

I confess I am a worrier. I know we are not supposed to worry. That we are supposed to pray and trust. But that's difficult to do I think, especially as Moms. I thought things would be easier now that our sons are both over 18, but there always seems to be something new to worry about. Some new problem, some new situation, some new risk. I remind myself that I gave my parents plenty to worry about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family

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