Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

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12 Ways to Survive Summer With Kids Underfoot

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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...]

It’s the People that Matter Most

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For my last few posts, I've shared photos of some favorite moments during a recent trip to England. As I mentioned, the memories that stand out most are not the many interesting sights we saw, but the people we connected with along the way. Like the reader, Katie, who took us horseback riding around her family’s stables, then to tea at her mother-in-law’s 500-year-old cottage. And like Linda, the … [Read more...]

A moving story

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In the past 15 months, between Ken and me, and my parents, we’ve made four moves, one that involved a farm auction. Uprooting and moving house at any age is not for the faint of heart! But especially at our age! And most especially at my parents' age. Add to that the fact that Ken and I had the bright idea (not!) to move in February in Kansas, from our small-town house into the "big" city. (If you … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens | Ruth Axtell

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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.   Ruth Axtell loves writing about the 19th century, whether it’s Regency or late Victorian England. Ruth studied comparative literature at Smith College, spending her junior year at the Sorbonne in Paris. After college, she … [Read more...]

Living With Chaos

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We're currently in the midst of having our kitchen renovated. For those of you who've gone through kitchen remodeling, I can hear your kind words of sympathy right now. Thank you. Please pass along your condolences. I need all I can get! :-) You know what it's like to have a kitchen that looks like this: You know what it's like to eat for a couple of weeks here: (in the … [Read more...]

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