History, Real Life and Faith
The woman who teaches my exercise class had her eye on me yesterday. “You need to keep your mind engaged on what you’re doing here, not on what’s happening after you leave class,” she said. I laughed. I’m notorious for missing a step because while my body is dancing zumba, my mind is often elsewhere. I’ve written before about the…
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The Fourth of July Bride by Amanda Cabot is part of The 12 Brides of Summer Novella Collection, and includes romantic fireworks! A sequel to her The Christmas Star Bride, the new novella returns readers to Esther’s bakery –the site of Esther’s Christmas romance with Jeremy, a portrait painter. Amanda enjoyed coming up with a summer romance to match. “I had so much fun…
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Are you on Goodreads? How do you use it? Does it feel like just one. more. social media thing to keep track of in your free time? Or is it a helpful tool? I’m of mixed mind, but I do use it in four ways: 1. As a research tool While I was working on my World War I novel,…
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Maureen Lang’s The Summer Harvest Bride takes readers to a unique part of rural 1851 Illinois where a grist mill is being built. As included in The 12 Brides of Summer Collection, it’s a companion to her Christmas novella The Gift Wrapped Bride. Pretty Sally, the shy young girl who played Mary in the nativity pageant, has grown up in the intervening three…
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What is offensive prayer? Accent the first syllable, please. OFF-ensive. Like in football. Taking offensive action is to act in a positive direction toward your goal. I coined the phrase, I think, for myself a long time ago while in college. God showed his grace toward me by acting in a positive manner that I couldn’t manage myself–sort of like…
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What is offensive prayer? Accent the first syllable, please. OFF-ensive. Like in football. Taking offensive action is to act in a positive direction toward your goal. I coined the phrase, I think, for myself a long time ago while in college. God showed his grace toward me by acting in a positive manner that I couldn’t manage myself–sort of like…
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