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Drive into the Flint Hills

Every time I have the chance to visit the Flint Hills, I try to turn off on a side road to take some pictures.

On my latest trip to Chase County, I managed to get some beautiful shots of the wildflowers. Enjoy!

Purple Coneflower

Showy Evening Primrose

Butterfly Milkweed

Cattle Pens

Water Crossing

Book Preview ~ Butterfly Palace

Butterfly Palace by Colleen Coble

When Lilly Donnelly arrives at the Cutlers' famed Butterfly Mansion in 1899, the massive house and unfamiliar duties threaten to overwhelm her. Victorian Austin is lavish, highly political, and intimidating, but with the help of the other servants, Lilly resolves to prove herself to her new employers.

Then, while serving at an elegant dinner party, Lilly recognizes one distinguished guest as Andrew, the love of her life, who abandoned her without a word back home. He seems to have assumed a new identity and refuses to acknowledge her, leaving her confused and reeling. Purchase the book HERE.

Best-selling author Colleen Coble’s novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers’ Choice, and the Booksellers Best. She has over 2 million books in print and writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. Colleen is CEO of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website atwww.colleencoble.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Have a great 4th of July! 
Baked Jalapeno Poppers
Barbecued Pork Sandwiches
Fourth of July Menu Ideas

Summer Concerts

This last month was very busy for our family as we traveled around Kansas for weekend concerts with our daughters. The coming months are just as packed with fun places to go and new people to meet. 

If you're in any of these areas, we'd love for you to join us for a night of music. Learn more about The Vogts Sisters HERE.

We're continuing the process of recording the girls' second album. So far, so good. Everything is sounding really great, and we are eager to share their music with you. 

If you've never heard them perform, here's a video clip of one of Maggie's first songs that she wrote. She now has over 20 original songs. Very exciting times! 

Book Preview ~ Caught in the Middle

Caught in the Middle by Regina Jennings

The train to Garber, Texas, is supposed to bring Nicholas Lovelace to the next victory in his life and career. Instead, it gets held up by robbers who are thwarted by the last person Nick ever expected--Anne Tillerton from back home in Prairie Lea.
Anne's been working as a buffalo hunter and hiding from polite society. She's only coming to town to talk their runaway cook into returning. Instead, the woman flees--and leaves Anne with her infant son. With Nick the only person she knows in town who can help, the two form an unlikely team as they try to figure out what to do with the child. Buy the book HERE.

Regina Jennings is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a history minor. She is the author of Sixty Acres and a Bride and Love in the Balance. Regina has worked at The Mustang News and First Baptist Church of Mustang, along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. She now lives outside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband and four children and can be found online at www.reginajennings.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. This weekend the Vogts Sisters will be performing at Groundhouse Coffee in Gardner, KS. Join us there on Saturday from 7-9:00 PM.
Mexican Cornbread
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Featured Author, Gail Sattler, shares her recipe for Mennonite Borsch 

Barn Images

This photos are from a previous post back in 2010. Our youngest daughter had been playing with my camera--and has since taken many, many pictures that I share here on my blog. She has quite a knack for taking pictures--much more creative about it than I. Here are a few pictures she took in our barn. Enjoy!

Book Preview ~ Meant to be Mine

Meant to Be Mine by Becky Wade

Ty Porter has always been irresistible to Celia Park. All through high school--irresistible. When their paths cross again after college--still irresistible. This time, though, Ty feels exactly the same way about Celia. Their whirlwind romance deposits them at a street-corner Las Vegas wedding chapel.

The next morning they wake to a marriage certificate and a dose of cold reality. Celia's ready to be Ty's wife, but Ty's not ready to be anybody's husband. As a professional bull rider, he lives on the road and can't bring himself to settle down. Buy the book HERE. 

Becky Wade is a graduate of Baylor University. As a newlywed, she lived for three years in a home overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, as well as in Australia, before returning to the States. A mom of three young children, Becky and her family now live in Dallas, Texas. Learn more at www.beckywade.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Tonight our daughters will be performing at the Gas Engine and Tractor Show in Pittsburg, KS from 6:30-8:30 PM. Learn more HERE. 
Chocolate Applesauce Cake
Mini Corn Dog Bites
Cookbook Preview for Heather Christo's Generous Table. 

Our Trip to the Zoo

This past weekend as we traveled to a music gig, we stopped at the Topeka City Zoo. We've been to this zoo on many occasions, but hadn't visited it for quite a while. There seemed to be lots of new sites.
It was around noon when we arrived, and a lot of the animals were napping. Like the bears...
And lions...
And the tigers...
And the gorilla...
But not the elephants
Or the orangutans. What about you? Do you like visiting zoos? What is your favorite zoo? What is your favorite zoo animal? Share with us in the comments below.