Lightening and Lace by DiAnn Mills

I’ve had the privilege to sit under DiAnn Mills awesome teaching, so it was no surprise that her latest book would pique my interest. Lightning and Lace, Vol. 3 in Texas Legacy Series by DiAnn Mills Clouds of Secrets Loom Over a Texas Town Too many people are hiding things in this town. Afraid of…

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Praying For Heather

Heather at FaithLifts/Swank Designs has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor! Needless to say, prayers all over the Internet have gone out on her behalf and BooMama has put together a plan to help her during this time.   Please add her to your prayer list and feel free to display the button in…

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My Spring Reading List

Okay, so I jumped on the book wagon and joined the hundreds of others posting their reading lists. So here is my list in no particular order. Non-Ficiton Power of a Praying Parent Heart Felt Discipline, Again Fiction Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man by Claudia Mair Burney Obsession by Wanda Dyson Intimidation by Wanda…

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Mid-Week Motivation

Starting Your Day out Right Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers? Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. Psalm 94:16-17 The world is still in shock, as we grieve over the terrible tragedy…

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Faith in our stories

By Margaret Daley One of the intricate aspects of an inspirational romance that other romances don’t possess is the faith element. Without it we don’t have an inspirational. For an inspirational it is the third element of importance to me. So how do you integrate it into your story? Make it seem effortless? Not preachy?…

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Absent Minded Mom Award

If there was such an award, I’d be a winner. I had told my daughter we were going to a friend’s birthday party yesterday. I had a reminder on the refrigerator. I even spoke to the mother of the girl last week and said we would be there. We chatted a bit how there was…

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Family Ties

A few weeks ago I wrote an email to my dad sharing my real feelings about certain promises he’s made and never followed through with recently and over the years. The story is long, and I won’t bore you with the details, but I will say that my father left our family when I was…

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The Myth of the Author

“What?!” you say. “But an author is almost like God. Authors create a universe and inhabit it with people and weave the tapestry of their fates.” Just stop, okay? Besides being borderline blasphemy, it isn’t that simple. Sure, authors have a tremendous role in the creation of their book, but they are hardly like God…

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Like Carrie

Carrie is a good person. I want that stated first lest you think I am somehow running her down. Carrie has a prayer life that in part consists of getting up early in the morning and spending time with God. She reads. She prays. She meditates. One morning at a prayer group she shared her…

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