Each Sunday “Inspired by Life…and Fiction” shares a Christian novelist’s newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration.
After spending years clearing sagebrush and wrestling wind and rattlesnakes on their ranch in a remote part of Oregon, Willa Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick and her husband Jerry are back in central Oregon. Jane has brought some reminders of her homesteading days to the new place she calls home, including the beautiful garden stones in the photo below. Jane’s newest novel is Where Lilacs Still Bloom. You can find out more about Jane and her many novels at www.jkbooks.com.
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| These are lilacs from the story of Where Lilacs Still Bloom. |
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DEBORAH RANEY's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title and launched Deb’s writing career. Forty books later, she's still creating stories that touch hearts and lives. Her novels have won RWA's RITA Award, the ACFW Carol Award, the National Readers Choice Award, and the HOLT Medallion. She is also a three-time Christy Award finalist. Deb is on faculty for several national writers’ conferences and served on the executive board of the 2,500-member American Christian Fiction Writers organization for 18 years before retiring in 2022. She is a recent transplant to Missouri, having moved with her husband, Ken Raney, from their native Kansas to be closer to kids and grandkids. They love road trips, e-biking, Friday garage sale dates, and breakfast on the screened porch overlooking their wooded backyard.
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Your landscaping is beautiful. I too love lilacs. White lilacs are somewhat rare are they not? I have 3 bushes of the purple shade. Where lilacs bloom sounds like a book I should read.
Shirley
What a wonderful garden to escape to. It’s lovely, but I know it didn’t just happen. The work and love that went into it show.
I highly recommend Jane’s books!