In Your Words: Fear is a Liar

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  Look at the picture above. That’s me. My name is Christa, and I’m Beth K. Vogt’s daughter! I hope you guys don’t mind me writing this post today. As a 15-year-old girl going through high school, fear is not an uncommon thing. Fear of messing up on a test. Fear of not having that cute boy like me back. …

In Others’ Words: Success by the Days (Guest Post by Karen Schravemade) & a Giveaway

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Hi, friends! My name is Karen and I blog over at A house full of sunshine – a home-making and lifestyle blog where I share my decorating, organizing and kid-wrangling tips as we make our house a home. Thanks so much to Beth for having me here today! You know why I love the quote I chose to share with …

In Others’ Words: Which Way Do We Go? (Guest Post by

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My friend, Pat Trainum is visiting today. She writes as Patricia Bradley and is departing from her usual romantic suspense novels to pen two sweet Christmas romances in the Heartwarming Christmas Anthology.    Have you ever wanted to run away from your problems? I have, so it’s natural that I would write about characters who run away. In my latest story, …

In Others’ Words: Guest Post by Debut Author Jill Kemerer (and Giveaway)

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  “God had sent her what she’d been too afraid to ask for.” ~ Small-Town Bachelor by Jill Kemerer Do you ever get excited about something only to chastise yourself that it’s impossible? It seems so far out of your reach, you won’t even consider it.We think we don’t deserve wonderful surprises, so we tuck the dream away. We don’t …

In Others’ Words: Guest Post by debut author Jill Lynn

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As Christians, why is it so hard for us to forgive ourselves? This is the journey my character Olivia goes through in my first novel, Falling for Texas. I love this quote from my pastor, Mark Bates: “Christ, the faithful savior, died for unfaithful sinners. We don’t ask him to forgive us because we’re good. It’s because we’re His. Because He is …

In Others’ Words: Grasp (Guest Post by writer Pepper Basham)

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  Just the Way You Are, my work-in-progress (WIP), is the story of a single mom whose ex-husband not only left her for a younger model, but also left her with a wealth of insecurities. Throughout the story, she’s constantly struggling with being good enough to be loved, and certain she’s one breath away from failure. So she’s in a …

When Your Happily-Ever-After Happens Later in Life: Guest Post by Lauri Barnes

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My newest contemporary romance novel, Catch a Falling Star, tells the story of a romance between a man and a woman in their thirties — their late thirties, to be exact. The romance is of the “are these two really right for each other?” kind.  I’ve talked with others about whether there’s an expiration date on romance — I even …

When Life Doesn’t Go According To Plan: Guest Post by Debut Author Carla Laureano

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My novel, Catch a Falling Star, asks the question: Is life about accomplishing plans … or wishes coming true … or something more? Today’s post is the ninth in the “When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan” Wednesday blog series, 11 guest posts by authors and writers, including Deborah Raney, Rachel Hauck, and  Susan May Warren, who explore the question: What do you …

Guest Post: Debut Author Dani Pettrey

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Today my friend and fellow debut author, Danie Pattrey, shares a quote with us. Dani will be joining me, Katie Ganshert and Olivia Newport for an a-ma-zing launch party on May 15th! Mark your calendars  & plan to join us.     “Pursuing adventure for a living, I get more than my fair share of knocks, but getting a backwards …

Guest Post: Debut Author Katie Ganshert

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Today my friend and fellow debut author, Katie Ganshert, shares a quote with us. Katie will be joining me, Dani Pettrey and Olivia Newport for an a-ma-zing launch party on May 15th! Mark your calendars  & plan to join us.     “Even if we do everything right, things are still going to go wrong.” –Evan Price from Wildflowers from …