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Cathy Baker

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in Spartanburg, The United States

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Christian, Nonfiction, Memoir

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Cathy Baker is an award-winning writer and author of Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Beach as well as Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Mountains. Cathy is a Hope*Writer, a member of the Advanced Writer and Speaker Association, and a Bible teacher who has taught numerous studies and workshops over the past twenty-five years. Her work has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Upper Room, and Focus on the Family’s Thriving Family. She and her husband, Brian, live in the Blue Ridge Foothills and she writes from a space out back lovingly known as the Tiny House on the Hill. Connect with Cathy @ Creative Pauses from the Tiny House on the Hill @ https://w ...more

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Love… One Sip At A Time // A Valentine Tea Party

Valentine Tea Party

I started hosting tea parties in an older home propped as pretty as you please on the corner of a quiet street. A family of four in a two-bedroom, one-bath home made for a tight fit, and tea parties felt downright snug, but no one would change a thing. Some teas were scripture-based, and others celebrated holidays, but every time, the room filled with the scent of scones, floral tea, and laugh

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	The Mulch Book: A Guide for the Family Food Gardener by Stu Campbell, Cathy Baker (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Mountains 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotion Guide for the Beach 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bug Book; Harmless Insect Control by Helen Louise Porter Philbrick, Cathy Baker (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Room for God: A Creative Guide for Praying Through Your Home 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morrow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wood Stove Know-How: How and Why to Use One by Peter Coleman, Cathy Baker (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Real Book - Volume I (Songbook): Bb Edition

by Hal Leonard Corporation

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The Writing Life

by Annie Dillard

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ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Better, Faster, and More Effectively (Tips that help you generate ideas, research topics, and maximize your productivity; GPT-4.5 Update)

by Hassan Osman (Goodreads Author)

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As a grandmother to two adopted grandchildren of a different race than mine, I paused throughout the book to thank God for the gift of belonging, the beauty and eternal nature of surrender, and redemption. Oh, yes, the redemption. The lovely, relatab ...more
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