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My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: May 23, 2012

I read a decent amount of contemporary fiction, but it mostly falls in the realm of  Women's Fiction and Mystery/Suspense titles. I rarely read contemporary romance. Enter a serious of events that led me to discover that a …

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Love’s Sacred Song by Mesu Andrews

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: May 7, 2012

I read somewhere that Mesu Andrews was first a student and teacher of the Bible before her foray into Biblical fiction. That piqued my interest. Then this book, Love's Sacred Song, was a novel based on Song of Solomon. …

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A Scrapbook of Motherhood Firsts

In: Life, Reading, Uncategorized on: May 3, 2012

Yes, you get a bonus post this week! Aren't you excited? Yesterday, I highlighted my critique partner Mary's book. Our other critique partner is Leslie Wilson. She, along with Trish Berg, Terra Hangen, Cathy Messecar, and …

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Beautiful Battle by Mary DeMuth

In: Faith, Reading, Uncategorized on: May 2, 2012

I usually try to re-read my critique partners' books before I post about them. Partly to refresh myself, since it has usually been a year since I've read it (and I've read a lot of other stuff since then!) and partly because …

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Just a Bit of Freshening Up (and a Giveaway!)

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: April 25, 2012

Hey y'all-- It was time for a bit of a makeover on the website, thanks to Ashely and George Weis at Author Lab at Tekeme Studios! Didn't they do a great job? Of course I'll be adding some widgets and things here and there, …

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Professor Horner’s Bible Reading System

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: April 23, 2012

You know I’m a reader. Years ago, when I picked up and read my Bible from beginning to end, just like I would any other book, my love of Scripture went from a bud to full bloom. My favorite way to read the Bible is still …

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Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland by Roseanna M. White

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: April 20, 2012

On Christmas Day, I spent one of my two Amazon gift cards. One of the books I purchased was Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland by Roseanna M. White. Now I confess, this book got kind of lost in my to be read tower, given …

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Off My Desk

In: Reading, Uncategorized, Writing on: April 13, 2012

Since you are all probably sick of me complaining about how book #3 has eaten my lunch in the writing of it, you’ll all be glad to know that I got it off my desk on Wednesday. Yes, I finally hit send. I know it isn’t perfect, …

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The Mother Road by Jennifer AlLee

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: April 11, 2012

What do I love about Jennifer AlLee’s books? Her characters are so real. First The Pastor’s Wife. Now, The Mother Road. (And coming in the fall, A Wild Goose Chase Christmas.) The Mother Road is the story of two …

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Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke

In: Reading, Uncategorized on: April 2, 2012

Long ago, at the ACFW conference in 2008, I met Cathy Gohlke. She found me in a dark moment, full of tears. The Lord used her to encourage and comfort my heart—and also to change my direction back to writing the historical …

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