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March 16, 2012
Two Suspense Titles I read this week and Loved!
In case you aren't reading one of my books for spring break...umm...here are a couple of really good suspense novels I've read in the last week.
Randy Singer is one of those authors that I wish could write multiple books a year. His plots are intricate, his suspense compelling, and his characterization superb. With The Last Plea Bargain he is back and at the top of the legal thriller genre. The
Randy Singer is one of those authors that I wish could write multiple books a year. His plots are intricate, his suspense compelling, and his characterization superb. With The Last Plea Bargain he is back and at the top of the legal thriller genre. The
March 14, 2012
3 Ways to Breath Life into Your Child's Dreams
This weekend my oldest daughter and I spent about twenty hours helping out at a gymnastics meet. Yes, you're reading that right. Twenty hours.
The competing girls were all levels 3 & 4s. For many of them it was their first state competition. And their dreams were coming true.
Kids are like that. The kids on the left are my two oldest several years ago looking through binoculars on Mackinac
The competing girls were all levels 3 & 4s. For many of them it was their first state competition. And their dreams were coming true.
Kids are like that. The kids on the left are my two oldest several years ago looking through binoculars on Mackinac
March 12, 2012
A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island Arrives!!!!
Friday my author copies of A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island arrived! I love this story. The heroine is an attorney who's forced to return home to help her family. In the process she's confronted with the past and a mystery. Then an old family friend is murdered. Add her first love who lives next door...and her life is complicated.
Last night I was pinning some information on Mackinac
Last night I was pinning some information on Mackinac
March 9, 2012
Finding God in the Details
Last weekend the Putmans punched what my husband calls our crazy card. We left Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m., drove to Jekyll Island, Georgia -- a 14 hour drive for those keeping track, and arrived at 1 p.m. on Friday. Then we left Sunday night and arrived home at 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.
CRAZY!
But what you do when life is as scheduled -- dare I say over-scheduled -- as ours.
What does this to
CRAZY!
But what you do when life is as scheduled -- dare I say over-scheduled -- as ours.
What does this to
March 7, 2012
Wednesday Meditation: The Value of Life
Last week, I saw this on Facebook. The thing that struck me was the way I hesitated to repost it even as I thought the image had power. Then I saw the video for the new Casting Crowns song, Just Another Birthday. Yes, the song speaks to so much more than just the value of life. Still I urge you to take a moment to watch the video. Then read the portion of Psalm 139 and thank God for crafting
March 6, 2012
Chasing the Sun CFBA Tour
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Chasing The Sun Bethany House Publishers (March 1, 2012) by Tracie Peterson
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 85 novels.
She received her first book contract in November, 1992 and saw A Place To Belong published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishings'
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 85 novels.
She received her first book contract in November, 1992 and saw A Place To Belong published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishings'
March 3, 2012
Heart's Safe Passage Review
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March 2, 2012
3 Ways to Incorporate Setting into Your Story
If your a writer I'm sure you've had a moment like this...you have characters. You might even have a plot. But you're not sure where to place the story.
My mentor Colleen Coble has told me often that the setting should be so integral to the story that it is practically a character. To the point readers can't imagine the story taking place anywhere else.
Unlike some writers I often start with
My mentor Colleen Coble has told me often that the setting should be so integral to the story that it is practically a character. To the point readers can't imagine the story taking place anywhere else.
Unlike some writers I often start with
February 29, 2012
Words Spoken True Review and Giveaways
The cover is what grabbed my attention on this book. But it didn't take many pages before I was pulled into the story of a strong-willed independent woman who was trying to find her place in a world that severely constrained the opportunities available to women. Imagine 1855 Louisville. It's a time just a handful of years before the Civil War. A time when politics is heating up and cities
February 28, 2012
A Sweethaven Summer
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing A Sweethaven Summer Guidepost Books (February 7, 2012) by Courtney Walsh
A Sweethaven Summer tells the story of a young woman trying to find her roots after her mother dies. I found myself pulled in to the story that melds past and present and weaves a story that's hard to put down. Even though I usually prefer books with
A Sweethaven Summer tells the story of a young woman trying to find her roots after her mother dies. I found myself pulled in to the story that melds past and present and weaves a story that's hard to put down. Even though I usually prefer books with
