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Finding Hope in the Waiting

September 8, 2022 By Cara Putman

This week I'm in St. Louis for the ACFW conference and board meetings...It's been three years since we've been able to meet face to face and this is so fun. It's so good to be in the same space as my writing friends and able to meet so many new ones. There is an energy and power that comes from sharing space with other creatives. I love what I do in my day job, but it's different from hanging with … [Read more...]

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Bingeing all the Books

February 25, 2021 By Cara Putman

Last week, Indiana got enough snow that Purdue closed for a day. That may not seem significant, but I've lived near Purdue for twenty years, and this is only the third day that I remember the campus being closed. Needless to say, I was grateful to not do a snow dance to campus in my car, and it allowed me a bit of time to read. I adore reading. Y'all know that, and one of the books I read was … [Read more...]

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