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Author Cheryl St. John Kicks Off--Yummy July Recipes

July is the heart of summer and the time when families get together for picnics and cookouts. All of July, I'll be posting time-tested summer recipes from authors and readers. If you have a favorite summer recipe, drop by my website and click Contact and email me your recipe and how you got it. At the end of the month, I'll have a free downloadable collection of Yummy July Recipes!

A longtime writing friend Cheryl St. John has sent me this amazing and E-Z recipe.
"Cheryl's Easy Strawberry Shortca

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Published on July 01, 2009 05:00

Author Bonnie Leon & God is Good All the Time

God is Good All the Time
I've known many courageous men and women. My father fought cancer with boldness and humor. My friend Julia lives with fibromyalgia, yet seizes life with joy. Joanna has spent most of her life in a wheel chair, but has lived as if she's never known a day of disability. These people and many others have taught me it's possible to confront challenges bravely, confident God will prevail. When tragedy barreled into my sister, her life became one more example of what

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Published on June 30, 2009 05:00

Book Monday-Author Ann Shorey & The Edge of Light

Today's book takes place in a less written about time antebellum America. Here's a preview of The Edge of Light.

"It's the summer of 1838 in St. Lawrenceville, Missouri, and Molly McGarvie's life is about to change forever. When her beloved Samuel succumbs to cholera, Molly is heartbroken but determined to take care of herself and her children. But when Samuel's unscrupulous brother takes over the family business and leaves Molly to fend for herself, she knows she must head out on

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Published on June 29, 2009 05:00

Author Tiffany Colter & Holding onto Victory

It's my pleasure to feature a new acquaintance, Author Tiffany Colter, who is a multi-faceted Christian woman. Here's Tiffany:

  "I am thrilled that Lyn gave me the opportunity to share my family’s testimony. Over the last five years our family has gone through the greatest trials I’ve ever experienced in my life. Beginning in 2004 when we began the process to adopt a special needs child, then to my husband’s cancer diagnosis, job loss and subsequent financial mess [that left us 10 days from

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Published on June 25, 2009 05:00

Author Charlene Baumbich & Don't Miss Your Life!

My guest today is Charlene Baumbich, a new writing friend who is from one of my home states, Illinois. Poor girl decided that getting food poisoning might be interesting. So she wrote this while suffering. Which tells me that her books are worth reading! If her writing it this good when she's feeling so miserable. Here's Charlene:

"I remember my mom sharing her memories of the way my grandmother cranked the engine on the front of their old car. Although I never witnessed such an event,

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Published on June 23, 2009 05:25

Book Monday & Author Patti Lacy's What the Bayou Saw

Here's the scoop about Patti Lacy's newest Christian novel.

"Since leaving Louisiana, Sally Stevens has held her childhood secrets at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband Sam, has heard the truth about what happened to her and her best friend, Ella Ward, when they were twelve years old. Now a teacher in Normal, Illinois, Sally has nearly forgotten her past.

Then Shamika, one of her students, is violently attacked, and memori

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Published on June 22, 2009 05:00

For Writers-Classic Romantic Conflicts

My first published article came in 1994 and it was published in Romance Writers Journal, the Romance Writers of America's publication for members. Many people dismiss romance as formulaic but in fact, the basic conflicts that romance portray are all about relationships and how a man and woman who merely from biology are completely different come together and create a new family. These are ancient stories which fascinated the Greeks and Romans and still capture our interest because life is about

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Published on June 19, 2009 07:26

Author Laurie Alice Eakes Honors Her Mom

Today's guest is a new acquaintance of mine, Author Laurie Alice Eakes. Here's Laurie:

"Many strong, courageous, and inspiring women have passed in and out of my life, from my mom, to teachers, to people I have known for mere moments on the subway or in a beauty shop. In these brief words, I wish to talk about one of these women, who inspired me to rise above adversity and move forward with life, with love, with strength of mind and spirit.

In her mid twenties, she found herself a

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Published on June 18, 2009 05:00

Author Terri Reed & Northwest Children’s Outreach

Today my guest is Love Inspired Romance Author Terri Reed. She has a special charity that she wants to tell about. Here's Terri:

"Northwest Children’s Outreach: Standing in the Gap for Children in Need

Our Mission

"We stand in the gap between poverty and caring agencies
with resources to help children."

This mission statement was inspired by Ezekiel 22:30 (NKJV):

"...I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land..."

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Published on June 16, 2009 05:00

Book Monday-Author Elizabeth White & Crescent City Courtship

Today's book is by a good friend Elizabeth White who lives in Mobile, Alabama. This is her latest Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical, Crescent City Courtship is a sequel to Redeeming Gabriel, my November release from Love Inspired Historical, but it is a stand-alone love story set in 1879 New Orleans.

Story: Abigail Neal dreams of someday escaping her life in the slums of New Orleans. But how can a woman alone and unprotected ever fulfill her dreams of becoming a doctor? Then young medical

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Published on June 15, 2009 05:00