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This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. This weekend, The Vogts Sisters perform at the Kansas State Fair. See their schedule HERE. 
French Bread with Dipping Oil
Fried Ice Cream
Laura Hilton's Soft Homemade Pretzels

Labor Day Weekend

We had a busy Labor Day Weekend. We took a break from music this weekend--and instead helped move furniture and boxes to my in-laws' newly built home--very excited for them!
And we spent time with our oldest daughter and her family--as well as our youngest daughter's beau, who was on a 10-day leave from Marine Reserve training. It was a good weekend.Enjoy the moments . . . 

Book Preview ~ Through Water's Deep

Through Water's Deep, by Sarah Sundin


It is 1941 and America teeters on the brink of war. Outgoing naval officer Ensign Jim Avery escorts British convoys across the North Atlantic in a brand-new destroyer, the USS Atwood. Back on shore, Boston Navy Yard secretary Mary Stirling does her work quietly and efficiently, happy to be out of the limelight. Yet, despite her reserved nature, she never could back down from a challenge. When evidence of sabotage on the Atwood is found, Jim and Mary must work together to uncover the culprit. A bewildering maze of suspects emerges, and Mary is dismayed to find that even someone close to her is under suspicion. With the increasing pressure, Jim and Mary find that many new challenges--and dangers--await them.

Sarah Sundin takes readers to the tense months before the US entered WWII. Readers will encounter German U-boats and torpedoes, along with the explosive power of true love, in this hopeful and romantic story. Purchase the book HERE.  Sarah Sundin is the author of With Every Letter, On Distant Shores, In Perfect Time, and the Wings of Glory series. In 2014, On Distant Shores was a finalist for the Golden Scroll Awards from both AWSA and the Christian Authors Network. In 2011, Sarah received the Writer of the Year Award at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference. A graduate of UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, she works on call as a hospital pharmacist. During WWII, her grandfather served as a pharmacist's mate (medic) in the Navy and her great-uncle flew with the US Eighth Air Force in England. Sarah lives in California with her husband and three children. Visit www.sarahsundin.com for more information.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend! 
M and M Cookies
Blueberry Peach Slab Pie

Labor Day Menu Ideas

Book Preview ~ Where Rivers Part

Where Rivers Part, by Kellie Coates Gilbert

Following in her estranged father's footsteps, Dr. Juliet Ryan has devoted her scientific acumen to corporate America, providing safe drinking water for millions--and affording her plenty of perks along the way. Then, without warning, a fast-moving disaster sweeps Juliet into a whirlpool of corporate scandal and puts lives at risk. As she scrambles to find answers, Juliet must face her deepest wounds and join forces with her father to expose a far-reaching conspiracy. Underneath it all, she struggles to forgive those who betrayed her trust--not least of all her own father.

Kellie Coates Gilbert's emotionally complex and gripping novel fearlessly explores the seduction of success, the fear of giving up control, and the redemptive power of learning to forgive those who have hurt us most. Like a mighty river with twists and turns and hidden rocks, this story will sweep readers relentlessly along until the satisfying conclusion. Purchase the book HERE.  Kellie Coates Gilbert is a former legal investigator and trial paralegal who investigated the largest cattle fraud case in US history. Her legal experience gives her an insider's view into how people react under pressure. Gilbert explores the complexity of relationships in her emotionally charged stories about women in life-changing circumstances. The author of Mother of Pearl, she currently lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband. Learn more at www.kelliecoatesgilbert.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. The Vogts Sisters perform Saturday night at Stone Pillar Vineyard in Olathe. See details HERE. 
Cherry Limeades
Sourdough Bagels
Southern Living Southern Made Fresh

Random Shots of Summer

Our youngest daughter's first day of college.School has begun and Summer is almost over.
Most of our summer has been spent traveling with our daughters to music performances.
This is our third summer of music...and the schedule has been pretty fullwith only one weekend off in July. That weekend, we celebrated with our oldest daughter and her family by having a Shrimp Boil at our house.
I'm not complaining--we love listening to our daughters' music, and we enjoy traveling to new places and meeting new fans and visiting old friends who attend the concerts. 
Life is good. Enjoy the moments . . . 

Book Preview ~ The Trouble with Patience

The Trouble with Patience, by Maggie Brendan

Patience Cavanaugh has lost hope in romance. The man she yearned to marry is dead and her dreams are gone with him. Now she is consumed with the restoration of a dilapidated boarding house in order to support herself. Despite her desire for solitude, Jedediah Jones, the local sheriff with a reputation for hanging criminals, becomes an ever-looming part of her life. It seems like such a simple arrangement: Patience needs someone with a strong back to help her fix up the boardinghouse, and Jedediah needs a dependable source of food for himself and his prisoners. But Patience gets more than she bargained for as she explores the depths of the "hanging lawman"--and finds both betrayal and love. Purchase the book HERE. 


Maggie Brendan is the bestselling author of several books, including the Heart of the West series and The Blue Willow Brides series. Winner of the 2013 Laurel Wreath Award, she was a 2013 finalist for the Published Maggie Award of Excellence, a 2013 finalist for the Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice Award, a 2012 finalist for Inspirational Reader's Choice award, and a recipient of the 2004 ACW Persistence Award in Atlanta. She is a member of the Author's Guild; Romance Writers of America; Faith, Hope, and Love; and Georgia Romance Writers. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, researching for her novels, and spending time with her family. You can follow her at her website www.MaggieBrendan.com. 

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. The Vogts Sisters have performances this weekend in Fort Scott and Lawrence, KS. View details HERE. 
Ranch Loaves
Homemade Tomato Soup

Featured Author, Johnnie Alexander, shares her recipe for Cherry Scones.

Happy Birthday, Abbey

Today is our youngest daughter's 19th Birthday.
What a lovely, talented, and delightful young lady she's turned into. 
We love you, Mom and Dad