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Wendy & Her Mom

Here's a story from another reader who wanted to honor her mother. Here's Wendy:

"At 19 my mom found herself pregnant. She waited until Christmas to tell her parents, and I was born barely a month later. They welcomed me with open arms. We lived with my grandparents. I guess I need to add that during this time my mom helped to raise my Aunt's kids as well. She has 6 kids and had an abusive husband, so the kids always came to my mom for things. When I was only a few years old my grandfather le

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Published on May 27, 2009 05:00

Author Ramona Richards Didn't Know the Challenge Love Would Bring

Love Inspired Author Ramona Richards didn't know how strong she was until she became a mother herself. Here's Ramona:

"I come from a long line of strong women. A healer and a midwife. The wife of a tenant farmer who raised her own siblings after her mother died. A musician whose shop-keeper husband lost his business during the Depression. My own mother married an over-the-road truck driver, which meant she spent much of her adult life raising two kids on her own.

I, on the other hand, was t

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Published on May 26, 2009 05:00

Book Monday--Author Linda Hall & Shadows on the River

Today's book is by my friend Linda Hall who writes compelling suspense spiced with a great romance.

"SHADOWS ON THE RIVER is the story of Ally Roarke. When she was a young teenager she saw her best friend pushed to her death. Here are Ally's own words: "I was only fourteen when I witnessed a murder on the riverbank. A murder that went unpunished. Unless you count what happened to my family. We were forced out of town by the teenage killer's prominent parents. And the murder was forgotten—by e

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Published on May 25, 2009 05:00

Reader Edna T Praises her mother

Throughout this month, I have been touched by the stories from readers about the strong women in their lives. Today, Edna T shares about her mother.
Here's Edna T:

"The woman that I respect the most was my Mama. She was born 1898 and lost her mom when she was four at the birth of her sister. Her dad let some of the relatives raise the sister but mom had to stay and do work that any 4 year old should never have to do. Then her dad remarried and the step-mother was not good to her, but she su

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Published on May 23, 2009 05:00

Kara Lynn Russell & "Millions of Cats"

Today another Wisconsin author, Kara Lynn Russell is sharing the story of a woman who never married but was willing to "mother" her young siblings in hard times.
Here's Kara:

"Before I wrote romance, I was a children’s librarian and I truly enjoy children’s literature. I also enjoy finding out the story behind the story. For example, did you know that author L. Frank Baum was attempting to create a truly American fairy tale when he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

One figure in children’s liter

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Published on May 22, 2009 05:00

Love Inspired Author Missy Tippens Honors her grandmother

Today, Missy Tippens, a newer Love Inspired Author, guests and tells a precious story of love and family. Here's Missy:

"Lyn, thank you so much for having me today. I wanted to share with all of you a little about one of the strongest women I’ve known. My grandmother.

Nanny was born in 1900, and I remember being enthralled to hear about all the changes that took place in her lifetime--the airplane, TV, computers, microwave ovens (which she refused to use!). But in some ways, she was a woman b

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Published on May 21, 2009 05:00

Another Reader Darcie's Mother-A Southern Country Woman

I'm truly inspired by the stories of Mothers that have been posted. Here is Darcie's tribute:

 "My mother was a simple southern country woman who was loved by everyone in the community. We were poor and she worked very hard in the fields growing produce to sell as well as to can and feed us and anyone else that needed food. She often plowed a mule as we kids sewed the seed or as we chopped the weeds. She was known as "Big Mama" to the kids in the neighborhood, I guess cause she was 6

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Published on May 20, 2009 05:00

Author Roxanne Rustand Praises Her Mom

Roxanne Rustand is back today to tell us about her mom whom I also love. After all, she loves my books! Here's Roxanne:

"Strong women, brave stories. What a wonderful theme Lyn has, to carry through all of her novels! I love her books for that very reason--along with the wonderful writing, of course. I think so often of my own mother and grandmother, when I see Lyn's brand. My mom grew up during hard times, as everyone of that generation did. When the depression hit, her family lost the

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Published on May 19, 2009 05:58

Book Monday-Love Inspired Author, Roxanne Rustand newest Suspense

Today it's my pleasure to feature, Deadly Competition, the seventeenth book by a dear friend, Roxanne Rustand. She writes romances with suspense and yet a quirky sense of humor and a love of animals. Which pretty much describes her personality. Right now she owns 3 horses, 2 dogs, 8 barn cats and that's after all her children have left home. I don't want to tell you about her son's pet snake....

Here's the scoop on Deadly Competition--
"The single mother hasn't been found. And all

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Published on May 18, 2009 05:53

Reader Amber Pays Tribute to her mother

Another reader shares how her mother drove her nuts for her own good. (That's one of the things we moms hate to do but it's out job!) Here's Amber:

"I wanted to tell you a little bit about my mom, the strong woman I have come
to respect more and more as the years go by. My mom and I always "butted"
heads while I was growing up. She was out-going, and I was a book worm who
liked to keep to myself. Over the years, she pushed me past my comfort zone
to become independent and self-reliant. I fought her a

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Published on May 16, 2009 05:00