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.
Prolific author Melody Carlson and her husband, Chris, are in the process of packing up for a move, but while we wait for garden photos of their new home, here’s a last view of their cozy cabin-style home in the beautiful Cascade Mountain area of the Pacific Northwest. Nearby, the Carlsons’ grown sons and a granddaughter, along with two “re-homed” pets (a yellow Labrador retriever Audrey and a Maine coon cat named Harry) keep life interesting. Melody’s writing studio is in a separate building next to the courtyard (a garden area that’s off limits to the voracious deer). The window behind her desk looks out into the ponderosa pine forest, where she sees deer, squirrels, rabbits, and an occasional raccoon. The courtyard is frequented by numerous hummingbirds in the summertime. More about Melody at www.melodycarlson.com.
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| A corner of Melody’s cozy writing studio. |
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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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Such beautiful rich colours in Melody’s garden and I love the garden design.
With the forest behind and nature at the back door(so to speak) makes for great inspiration and creates a feeling of tranquility.
I imagine it would be very hard to leave such beauty behind but would like to see the pictures of the new garden posted as well.:)
Good luck with your move Melody.:)