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I AM That Mom by Julie Arduini

Posted on April 5, 2017 by juliearduini

As I’ve shared in previous posts, it has been a difficult season for our kids. What makes it so hard to watch is it’s one of those cases where it isn’t consequences for making terrible choices. It’s a refining process … Continue reading →

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Living on the Edge of Danger… by Mary Alford

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Author Mary Alford

Anyone else out there love a good spy story? I don’t know what it is about them, but I just can’t get enough of spy stories, whether it’s reading or writing them. Maybe it’s the possibility of living every day … Continue reading →

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Easter in the Amana Colonies by Judith Miller

Posted on March 31, 2017 by judithmccoymiller

As I mentioned in my previous posts, I enjoy research and finding unusual settings for my books. One of the places I focused upon for six books and one novella was the Amana Colonies in Iowa. During that time, I … Continue reading →

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Pray for Your City by Tara Randel

Posted on March 30, 2017 by tararandel

I always look forward to spring. Here in Florida, the temperatures are already inching into the eighties. Guess we’re going to fast-forward into summer. But when I venture outside in the morning, I can catch cool breezes and the scent … Continue reading →

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AFTER The Deadline by Hannah Alexander

Posted on March 28, 2017 by alexanderhodde

Pretty much everyone I know lives with a deadline of some kind. Most of my writing friends know the squeeze of a writing-rewriting-promoting deadline. Sure, being a writer is a lot of fun (in our dreams) but there is nothing … Continue reading →

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Things I Wish I Had Said by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Vicki Hinze

  I intended to write about several books I’ve read recently, but then I attended a memorial service where an estranged daughter shared heartbreak and love for the parent lost. That changed everything.  It sent me stumbling down memory lane, and had … Continue reading →

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Better Skills than Alexa by Julie Arduini

Posted on March 22, 2017 by juliearduini

The one gift I heard most that was under the Christmas tree for adults was the Echo Dot. I received one as well. With simple voice commands you can have news, weather, jokes, music, radio shows, interactive stories and so … Continue reading →

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The Dance by Mary Alford

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Author Mary Alford

About a year ago, my seven year old granddaughter was certain she wanted to be a dancer after she watched Angelina Ballerina. Unfortunately, for the dancing world that has since changed when the movie Frozen came out. She heard Idina … Continue reading →

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Introducing Christian Suspense Author Rachel Dylan

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Author Mary Alford

I’m excited to announce a new feature here at the Christians Read Blog. Each month, we will be introducing you to a different Christian author. This month, we’re happy to have Christian Suspense author Rachel Dylan with us to tell us a … Continue reading →

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True Fiction by Hannah Alexander

Posted on March 14, 2017 by alexanderhodde

I once was told by an editor that when a true story is written into a novel, it was called factionalization. My dictionary tells me that’s not a real word, but it fits for me. I recently read a rich … Continue reading →

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When Books Become Personal by Judith Miller

Posted on March 10, 2017 by judithmccoymiller

As I mentioned in my last post, I truly love researching history. While writing my last series, Refined by Love, I populated the books with characters who reflected a bit of my own Scots-Irish heritage. After doing some searching, I … Continue reading →

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The Expectation of Privacy by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Vicki Hinze

Not too many years ago, people had an expectation of privacy that was mandated legislatively and widely respected.  Some are under the illusion privacy is still respected. Others have experienced incidents that prove to them, in their own personal case, … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Oscars by Julie Arduini

Posted on March 8, 2017 by juliearduini

It’s been over a week since the Oscars and people are still talking about the jaw-dropping end to the show when during La La Land‘s acceptance speech they were interrupted and told they did not win. Moonlight was the real … Continue reading →

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The Mountains Are Calling… by Mary Alford

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Author Mary Alford

As a child, I grew up loving to go to the beach. Every vacation my family went on had to be to the beach…until one year when my husband and I visited the mountains. That was it. So long beach. … Continue reading →

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Lent: A “Don’t Miss” Opportunity by Vicki Hinze

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Vicki Hinze

It’s the Lenten season. The time of year when believers acknowledge they are sinners and have a savior in Christ, and that we were created from ashes and will return to ashes and dust.   Until then, we have lives. … Continue reading →

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