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	The Daughter's Walk 3.82 avg rating — 3,281 ratings — published 2011	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
	All Together in One Place (Kinship and Courage Series, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,424 ratings — published 2000 — 12 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
	A Light in the Wilderness 4.12 avg rating — 2,099 ratings — published 2014 — 12 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 Memory Weaver 3.81 avg rating — 1,853 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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
	A Name of Her Own (Tender Ties Historical, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,614 ratings — published 2002 — 18 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
	This Road We Traveled 4.04 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	All She Left Behind 3.98 avg rating — 1,563 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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
	A Clearing in the Wild (Change and Cherish Historical #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,345 ratings — published 2006 — 16 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
	A Sweetness to the Soul (Dreamcatcher Series #1) 4.17 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 1995 — 19 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
	No Eye Can See (Kinship and Courage Series #2) 4.17 avg rating — 1,193 ratings — published 2001 — 14 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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Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #9NOTE: THIS HUNT IS NOT YET LIVE. WE’RE STILL SETTING UP. PLEASE RETURN ON THURSDAY AT NOON, MOUNTAIN TIME, AND THE WHOLE LOOP SHOULD BE WORKING!!

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Portraits of the Heart (2 books)
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Eine Leiche wirbelt Staub auf (Flavia de Luce, #7)

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“Don’t deny the dreams. They’re a gift given to make your life full. Accept them. Reach for them. We are not here just to endure hard times until we die. We are here to live, to serve, to trust, and to create out of our longings.”
― Jane Kirkpatrick, Where Lilacs Still Bloom

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“And there it is, my greatest challenge: to face the uncertainty of each day, trusting that there will be enough—enough to meet our needs and enough to give away.”
― Jane Kirkpatrick, This Road We Traveled

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“if you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten”
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Dec 13, 2009 05:34PM

Jane, your books are marvelous. I'm glad you included them here. You are so prolific always...even in the face of personal difficulties.

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I'll visit, Donald. I'm on a writing deadline so I know you know how that is! Jane

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Hi Jane,
Thanks for the friend request. I'd be honored if you'd check out my work at My WebsiteYou can download any or all of my ebooks for free.
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