Maybe it’s a small town phenomenon. Maybe it only happens in this small town. I don’t know, but my husband and I noticed the difference almost immediately after we moved here three months ago from the Chicago suburbs. The friendliness. The smiles. The way people take time to stop and chat to strangers like us. It began with the morning walks we take every day. The path that goes past our house to … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Brandilyn Collins
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. Brandilyn Collins is a best-selling novelist known for her trademark Seatbelt Suspense®. These harrowing crime thrillers have earned her the tagline Don't forget to b r e a t h e . . .® In addition, she has recently returned to writing … [Read more...]
All because two people fell in love
Today is my 40th wedding anniversary. (Not sure how that can be since I'm only 35, but it's true.) And oh how quickly those four decades have flown! It seems like just yesterday I was that wide-eyed nineteen-year-old heading down the aisle on my father's arm, wearing a dress my mom sewed—like she did all my clothes. At the end of that aisle was the man I loved more than life itself. I'm not sure … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Mindy Starns Clark
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. Mindy Starns Clark is the bestselling author of numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction, including perennial favorite The House That Cleans Itself and the Christy Award-winning The Amish Midwife. Mindy, husband … [Read more...]
The Power of an Idea + Dedication
When my husband and I were new new new newlyweds, he took a job as the Tennis Pro at Cap Juluca Resort on the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla. Mind you, we'd never heard of Anguilla before his company told us they were sending us there. We had to look it up on a map, and even when we did locate it on the map, we had to squint to see it. Anguilla has an area of just 35 square miles and a … [Read more...]
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