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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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The Plot Thickens | Melanie Dobson

September 21, 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. Melanie Dobson's first novel was published in 2006, and she has now authored both contemporary and historical novels, including two ACFW Carol Award winners. She and her husband, Jon, met in Colorado Springs and have since relocated … [Read more...]

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Cherished Memories and Prayers for Weed, CA

September 17, 2014 By Tricia Goyer

What do you think about when you think of childhood Christmases? I think of thick, fat snowflakes falling down. Driving to my grandparents' mobile home. Sitting by the woodstove, eating homemade enchiladas, and opening a large pile of presents. I grew up in a small, mill town of Weed, California. All my favorite childhood memories are centered there. Why am I thinking about Christmas in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family Tagged With: California, cara putman, Christmas, destruction, fire, photos, sarah sundin, Tricia Goyer, Weed, Where Treetops Glisten, WWII novella

Hot Off the Press

September 15, 2014 By Lynn Austin

There’s nothing quite like opening that first box of books, hot off the press. Keepers of the Covenant may be book #22 for me but I still feel a thrill of accomplishment each time I see my novel for the first time. Back in 1995 when my very first novel, The Lord is My Strength, arrived in the mail, I carried it everywhere with me for two or three days. I even laid it on my bedside table at night … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Megan DiMaria

September 14, 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. Megan DiMaria shares the same garden and patio as Linda Revere, the character in her novels Searching for Spice and Out of Her Hands. As far as Megan is concerned, a perfect summer weekend includes some hang time in her garden hammock. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: author gardens

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