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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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When I had to drive thirty minutes to work every morning, that was my quiet time with God. When I started hiking alone, that became my quiet time with God. Now I can sit out in the sunroom. And may I just say that I had quite a talk with God today. More like a debate. Only He wasn't answering back, so I just got louder and louder. He sent the cats to surround me on the chair and calm me down. Three of them. I can't move.
Praying for you today, Di.
To me, that sounds more like a nightmare than a retreat. There's already way too much silence in my life. I find it much more refreshing to spend time with God's people. As God said when he created Adam, "It is not good that man should be alone." I also think it is significant that when God chose to create a place for us in heaven, he chose to create a city. I suppose there is nothing wrong with getting off by one's self once in a while, even Jesus did from time to time, but God sure does go to a lot of trouble to bring us all together.
LOL, Cheryl! I'll bet it's really nice hiking and talking with God out in nature!
Timothy, I love being with people, too, but there's no denying I need that alone time with the Lord without the distraction of others.
I've had to learn how to have these silent retreats by myself since there's always so much chaos around me. For me, that means a good Bubble Bath with my Kindle, a candle and luxurious soap. : )
Okay, Kris, don't tell Mel you're reading your Kindle in the tub. He won't let me. (I only do it when he's not around ;-)
Diann, we do have a friend who goes to the silent retreat and loves it. I think she goes back every year. She isn't Catholic, but I think she goes to a Catholic monastery. I think it sounds delightful.
I think a silent retreat sounds wonderful. My children are also gone but my house is far from quiet. My husband makes up for them being gone with the TV volume on 80!:-/
I "get away" in the books I read. Each book takes me somewhere new and different. I love books... ya'll keep 'em coming. :)
Diann's book will be out in just a few months. I can't wait to read it!
now this is something , that i can get into! :)
I love the silents,
I haven't been to a retreat,
but ya can slip away in your mind,I do it alot,
I have told this before, but it is so cool, I love to take walks in the snow, well one winter went for a walk to this cave up from dad, and mom's bottom land, it was a good hike. when I got to the top.
I stood there with my eyes closed and my ears open, I could hear the snow falling, it was so cool
There are 2 Catholic retreat centers here in Indianapolis that provide either group or individual silent retreats. I haven't been able to go...I need help and my DH can't get off work for that long...but I've been told they are WONDERFUL! I would give my eye teeth to go some day.
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