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Ginny L. Yttrup is the Christy Award winning author of Words, and six other titles, the award-winning Mendocino Village Novels, Invisible and Illusion. She writes women's fiction and suspense. Ginny is also a sought after writing coach, developmental editor, and speaker. When not writing she loves to spend time with her adult children, and the circle of dear friends who enrich her life. She lives in northern California with the man in her life, her rescue pup Henry. ...more

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	Words 4.43 avg rating — 1,629 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the One who sees me.”
Genesis 16:13

In the circular way God often leads, I recently found myself back in the wilderness, tracing the path of Hagar. I’ve walked with God since childhood and have heard and read of Hagar’s plight dozens, if not hundreds, of times. Yet, I sensed God asking m

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“Sometimes keeping a secret seems like the right thing to do because telling the truth might hurt someone and makes it seem like you don't love them. But really, telling the truth is the right thing to do. It's the most loving thing to do.
-Kaylee”
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“Look beyond a person's actions and see their heart. Look for what's causing them to act the way they act, then you'll understand them better.”
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Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen

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Never Again Good-bye (Second Chances, #1) by Terri Blackstock

Never Again Good-bye by Terri Blackstock

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The Story Keeper (Carolina #2) by Lisa Wingate

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate

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Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann

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Mist of Midnight (Daughters of Hampshire, #1) by Sandra Byrd

Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd

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Paper Hearts by Courtney Walsh

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Invisible by Ginny L. Yttrup

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Unseen by James H. Pence

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Enemies Among Us: A Novel by Bob Hamer

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The Letters (Inn at Eagle Hill #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

The Letters by Suzanne Woods Fisher

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“All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.”
― Julian of Norwich

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“If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love.”
― Julian of Norwich

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“God, of thy goodness, give me Thyself;
for Thou art enough for me,
and I can ask for nothing less
that can be full honor to Thee.
And if I ask anything that is less,
ever Shall I be in want,
for only in Thee have I all.”
― Julian of Norwich

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“Days decrease, / And autumn grows, autumn in everything.”
― Robert Browning

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