This week I learned that Shadowed by Grace finaled in Christian Retailing's BEST Awards in the historical category. This is quite a thrill because there was a journey to Shadowed by Grace getting published. As any author can tell you, each story has it's own road filled with twists and turns. [Tweet "4 things "they" don't tell us about chasing #dreams from @cara_putman."] There are so many … [Read more...]
Heads Up for a Great New Giveaway
First, oops! I didn't get this posted at the usual time. I am writing to meet a deadline plus packing for a quick weekend driving trip to celebrate a special event with a friend, and I just plain forgot. But I want all of our readers to know that another Scavenger Hunt is coming. It begins next week, and you are not going to want to miss it. We've changed it up a bit. This time there will be … [Read more...]
Crashing can be such fun (much like giveaways)!
I crashed a book club last week, and oh what fun it was! I was supposed to Skype with this group of sweet gals at 7PM but since the hostess didn't live that far from me, I decided to surprise them instead. So I parked down the street and called in at 7PM as planned—as I was walking up the sidewalk to the house. The husband answered the door, and I put my hand over the phone and asked him … [Read more...]
A Parable
I just drove down to the post office to mail an old, worn-out pair of shoelaces to a cat! It had to be one of the weirdest packages I’ve ever sent. But Dexter, who is my “grand-cat,” was lost without those shoelaces and overjoyed to have them back. Before you think I’ve gone off the deep end, here’s the story. I’ve written about Dexter before—how he was a homeless, rescue cat that no one wanted. … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Susan Meissner
Wishing all our readers a blessed Easter! Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Susan Meissner is a former newspaper editor and the author of numerous novels, including The Shape of Mercy, Lady in Waiting, A Window to the World (named one of the Top Ten Christian Novels of 2005 by Booklist … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Sacrifice
In all my historical research, I'm always stumbling upon accounts of people sacrificing for others. I really love those kind of stories. Stories like Harriet Tubman risking her life to return to the South to help free other slaves. Or Corrie ten Boon who risked her life to hide Jews after the Nazi invasion of Holland. I even like reading about modern day heroes such as the one during the crash … [Read more...]
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt (April 16 thru 19)
Five of the Inspired by Life and Fiction authors (Jody, Becky, Robin, Tamera, and Deborah) are participating in the Spring 2015 Scavenger Hunt, along with close to 30 other authors. Participants in the hunt can complete the Pink Team's group of 17 authors for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite and all 17 of the authors' new books. And/or they can complete the Purple Team's group of 17 authors … [Read more...]
Do You Believe?
Last Friday, a group of women from our church got together for a movie night where we went to see Do You Believe? the latest release from the Christian production company, Pure Flix. My daughter and I were among the attendees, and I must say, we had a wonderful time. The message of the film was inspiring and convicting, and I immediately found myself praying for the courage to be bolder in living … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Life of a Reader
I remember the first Christian novel I ever read. It was Love Comes Softly by Jeanette Oke. I was in high school, and my spiritual life was a mess. Around this time I was also reading things like The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and Pet Cemetery by Steven King—books that truly vexed my soul. Reading Love Comes Softly was like finding a cool spring of fresh water in a blazing hot desert. I … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Vickie McDonough
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Bestselling author Vickie McDonough grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead married a computer geek who is scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams in her fictional stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, and others in the Old … [Read more...]
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