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March 8, 2013, 8 Comments

I’m really stunned by the community that is forming in The Influence Network. The women who gather there are genuine, so smart, and so creative. It’s like the kind of …

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favorite books :: ellen parker of sweet water

September 11, 2012, 7 Comments

Ellen is a dear friend whose words are like a balm to the soul. She’s full of southern sunshine, sweet tea, and charm. Her words drip thick like ...

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favorite books :: susie davis, the good news girl

September 10, 2012, 10 Comments

Susie Davis is the woman I wish lived next door. If I ever dreamed of an “older than me” woman to get to watch do life–it would be S ...

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anne morrow lindbergh : trading sky for sea

July 9, 2012, 16 Comments

Ink bottle, pen and notebook waited on the beach house desk, but for now Anne Morrow Lindbergh ambled along the Captiva shoreline looking for seashell ...

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    ruth bell graham
    March 30, 2012, 23 Comments

    You can tell a lot about a person by their family. At the memorial service for Ruth Bell Graham in 2007, a deep respect, honor, and warmth for their mother ...

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    terri irwin
    February 16, 2012, 9 Comments

    Behind any man in the limelight is often a wife whose name we may not even know.  They partner, encourage, and support from behind the scenes. Many people may not ...

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    miriam and hope :: an adoption story
    January 30, 2012, 9 Comments

    Miriam had five children.  That is no small number!  She and her husband Warren had raised almost half of them to adulthood– one was in dental school, another headed that ...

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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    January 17, 2012, 10 Comments

    Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most admired people of the 20th century, and I’m sure you know the basics of her curriculum vitae: First lady of the United States ...

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    julia child
    January 9, 2012, 8 Comments

    source “We should enjoy food and have fun.  It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life.” It should come as no surprise that a one Mrs. Julia ...