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Readers, Recipes, and Releases

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I recently received this lovely note from Ruthi, a reader friend... Our Divine Divas Book Club read A Beauty So Rare and we met to discuss it last evening. We all loved it so much and we had a great discussion. We also made Eleanor's Quiche and Buttermilk pie. Both were a success!" Don't you love the name Divine Divas! Getting reader notes like this is always such a JOY! First, … [Read more...]

Being Angry

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Because I've been writing my heart out this week, I drew a blank when I sat down to write this blog post. So I visited the archives--this post is from 2012. Be sure to read the postscript so you can see how it all turned out. :-) "Be angry, and sin not." Ephesians 4:26. I don't know if you ever watched "Hard Core Pawn" when it used to be on TV--it was a reality show about a pawn shop in … [Read more...]

The Hard Sting of Adversity

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Hi friends and happy Wednesday!  Today I’m writing on a hard topic. Well, at least it’s a hard one for me. Adversity comes in so many areas of life. At times, it feels non-stop. Not just in my own life, but in that of some dear friends and fellow authors. Those I know well and others I’ve only met a few times, but my heart aches for their losses. For the adversity they face.  I looked … [Read more...]

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