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Linda Hanstra

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A true Midwest farmer's daughter, Linda Hanstra grew up in northwest Indiana and spent her youth gathering eggs, hoeing corn out of beans, and trimming Christmas trees. After high school, she left the farm to study at Calvin College (now University) and went on to graduate school at Purdue University.

After working as a speech-language pathologist in hospitals, clinics and schools for 35 years, Linda now enjoys being semi-retired. She is living happily ever after-the-kids with her husband, Tom, in southwest Michigan. They spend summers at the lake in northern Minnesota—their home away from home. On quiet evenings and summer afternoons, you might find her reading, knitting, cycling, or kayaking.

As a mother of four, and now "Lala" too, her f
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From the clever, welcoming title to the rich, intelligent content, Van Engen's book on poetry was an inspiring eye-opener. At times, I felt like I was chatting and reminiscing with an old friend over coffee, and at other times, I was sitting in an in ...more
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I remember watching the old black-and-white movie on TV as a kid. It was probably the 1970s version, so I likely would have been a tween by the time it hit television. It made quite an impression on me, because, although I'd forgotten the plot, I nev ...more
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