Lyn Cote's Blog, page 134
September 28, 2009
Author Erin Rainwater & Her Mother's Love
My guest today is Author Erin Rainwater, who tells us a story that is very close to something that just happened in my family too. Here's Erin:
"I always thought of my mom as a strong woman. Widowed at 42, she was left with five children ages two to ten. I was the two year old. Mom took a streetcar to work every day in a time when single-parenting was uncommon. She saw to it that all five of us kids got college degrees. But it wasn't until nine months before she died—at the age of 93—that I...
September 25, 2009
Author Debbie Fuller Thomas & Her Mother
My guest today is Author Debbie Fuller Thomas who has gotten off to a great start with her writing career. Here's Debbie:
"Growing up, I always knew my mother was the self-sufficient type. She could wield a hammer as well as sew all our clothes (including my father's suits) and can or freeze every vegetable in our garden so we could enjoy summer in the midst of winter. If she had a problem with the house, she saw no reason why she should wait until my father got home when she could...
Author Debbie Fuller Thomas & Her Mother
My guest today is Author Debbie Fuller Thomas who has gotten off to a great start with her writing career. Here's Debbie:
"Growing up, I always knew my mother was the self-sufficient type. She could wield a hammer as well as sew all our clothes (including my father's suits) and can or freeze every vegetable in our garden so we could enjoy summer in the midst of winter. If she had a problem with the house, she saw no reason why she should wait until my father got home when she could figure it...
September 24, 2009
Author Birdie Etchison & Her Mother's Advice
My guest today is a Heartsong Presents Author Birdie Etchison and she has a story we can all identify with. Here's Birdie:
"My mother was a heroine in many ways, but I tended to forget that as we fought like crazy during my growing up years. Determined to be right, we clashed visibly and often.
My little sister, always the peacemaker, disliked conflict and suggested ways to solve our differences. As I grew older, I realized I thrived on conflict. It was a way of getting attention.
So...
September 22, 2009
Author Leanna Ellis & Her "Tea Bag" Aunts
My guest today is Author Leanna Ellis. I had the pleasure of having breakfast with her in Dallas in March. And it was fun! Here's Leanna:
"Since I write for women, I like to contemplate the unique pressures, stresses, obstacles and joys women face. One of my favorite quotes that I've had for many, many years is by Nancy Reagan who said, "A woman is like a tea bag, you never know her strength till you drop her in hot water." As a writer, I like to put my characters in hot water a...
September 21, 2009
Book Monday-Author Terri Blackstock & Intervention
My guest today is Best-Selling Author Terri Blackstock and her latest title-Intevention.
"It was her last hope—and the beginning of a new nightmare.Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction, by staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment—and her interventionist is found dead at the airport—Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all.Barbara and her son set out to find Emily before Detective Kent...
September 17, 2009
Author Irene Hannon & Her Unmarried "Grandmother"
My guest today is Irene Hannon, a longtime Love Inspired author who is now also writing for Revell. Irene today tells a family story of faithfulness in the face of unfaithfulness. Here's Irene:
"Today I'd like to pay tribute to a woman I never met but who I suspect had a tremendous influence on my life.
Her name was Catherine Hannon, and she was born in Ireland more than 100 years ago. Still single as she approached 40, she was drafted by her newly widowed brother to take...
September 15, 2009
Author Linda Ford & Her Mother's Example
My guest today is Linda Ford, a Canadian author who has written for Heartstong Presents and now Love Inspired Historicals. She's a sweet lady who has a story of true love. Here's Linda:
"My mother was a writer. She wrote hundreds of articles, stories and puzzles for Sunday School papers. (One of my goals is to create a collection of some of these into a keepsake book for family members.)
More than that, my mother was one of the strongest women I know. I confess I failed to recognize this until ...
September 14, 2009
Book Monday--Author Roxanne Rustand & Final Exposure
My good friend, Roxanne Rustand, is the author of today's featured book, Final Exposure. I always enjoy her books and think you should give her a try!
Blurb: "Safety. Serenity. That's what Jack Matthews wants, and what he seeks in Lost Falls, Montana. A quiet retreat is just what Jack and his orphaned nephew, Max, need—especially with gentle, beautiful Erin Cole as their host. But when sirens in the night leave Max screaming, Jack's faced with the harsh truth. They're not safe—not him, not Ma...
September 10, 2009
Author Marta Perry & Her Grandmother Mattie
My guest today is a longtime friend Author Marta Perry. She is a prolific writer and a good one too. Here's Marta:
"One of the strongest women I ever knew was my grandmother, Mattie Dovenbarger, but I didn't realize that until long after her death. I was only eight when Grandma Mattie died. I remember being taken to see her during her last days, at the home of my aunt, and hearing my mother and aunt assure me that Grandma was slipping away into the arms of Jesus. Since she'd often spoken ...
