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Southern through and through

July 21, 2015 By Tamera Alexander

I love the South. I'm Southern by birth and appreciate the food, the people, the history, the literature, and all most (LOL) of the idiosyncrasies that come with being Southern. So when I was approached about writing yet another Southern love story—this time a novella—I said, "Where and when?" And writing with author friends Shelley Shepard Gray, Dorothy Love, and Elizabeth Musser only made … [Read more...]

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A Quiet Faith

July 20, 2015 By Lynn Austin

When I think of the many Christian women who’ve inspired me, I always think of my paternal grandmother. I used to spend a week or two with her during summer vacations when I was a girl, and even though we were both eager to start each day together, Grandma always spent time with God first, reading her well-worn Bible and praying. Her faithfulness made a deep impression on me. Sunday was the … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Sharon K. Souza

July 19, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Sharon K. Souza is the author of Every Good & Perfect Gift and Lying on Sunday, both contemporary women's novels. She and her husband, Rick, became engaged 15 days after meeting (!) and have been married more than forty years. They have three grown … [Read more...]

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The Wild West Lives On

July 16, 2015 By Karen Witemeyer

About this time last year, I was down in San Antonio, Texas for the Romance Writers of America national convention. I don't attend every year, but since it was in Texas, I stole my husband away with me for a little mini-vacation. This was the first time my hubby tagged along at one of these conferences, so he and I had a lot of fun exploring in the evenings. The River Walk was gorgeous, of course, … [Read more...]

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Searching for Pitcher Plants

July 15, 2015 By Lenora Worth

Happy Wednesday. I've had a quirky week so I thought I'd just take a little vacation with all of you before I head out on a road trip to the RWA (Romance Writers of America) Conference. Let's start with a nice image of a peaceful place. This was taken on a river near where we live in Florida. Quite and beautiful and out in the middle of nowhere. My husband wanted to find some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Nature Tagged With: adventure, Lenora Worth, Love Inspired, Pitcher plants, RWA, Searching, travel

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