Hi everyone! Valerie again, back to be your Sunday hostess for the next couple of months! We’ve had some beautiful skies around here this summer, and I wanted to show them off. All of these photos were taken on different evenings as I went for a walk near our farm.
Winners this Week
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Deb Kastner’s winner is Nancy!
Merrillee Whren’s winner is Cecilia Marie Pulliam!
Andrea Boyd’s winner is Trixi!
Liwen Y Ho’s winners are Lincoln and Penelope!
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Reader Gathering
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Last Week on Inspy Romance
On Monday, Narelle Atkins shared a book recommendation: Remember Me by Marion Ueckermann
On Tuesday, Laurie Larsen announced it’s Christmas time for the Matchmaking Moms
On Wednesday, Sally Bayless demonstrated putting happiness on the page
On Thursday, Shannon Taylor Vannatter discussed life in fiction… and #giveaway
On Friday, Toni Shiloh came to us live from the kitchen of the Maple Pit!
On Saturday, Jaycee Weaver offered a guest post by Teresa Tysinger… and #giveaway
Next Week on Inspy Romance
Monday: Tara Grace Ericson (Social Media in Fiction)
Tuesday: Heather Gray
Wednesday: Staci Stallings (Filling Inspiration)
Thursday: Elizabeth Maddrey (Sex and Christian Romance)
Friday: Valerie M Bodden (Holding Hands)
Saturday: Jan Thompson (National Cake Decorating Day… and #Giveaway)
New Releases
October 2020
Finding Love for the Matchmaker (Matchmaking Moms of Oceanview Church 5) by Laurie Larsen
Pray for Me (Vacation Sweethearts 5) by Jan Thompson
Something Borrowed: a Christmas Weddings Collection by Toni Shiloh, Jaycee Weaver, Andrea Boyd, and 2 others
Love Pact with the Hero (Heroes of Freedom Ridge 2) by Liwen Y. Ho
Hope for Freedom (Hope Ranch 4) by Elizabeth Maddrey
Puppy Love and Jingle Bells by Merrillee Whren
Rescued by the Hero (Heroes of Freedom Ridge 1) by Mandi Blake
September 2020
Marry Me for Real, Cowboy (Cavanagh Cowboys Romance 1) by Valerie Comer
Finding Love for the Playboy (Matchmaking Moms of Oceanview Church 4) by Laurie Larsen
Sing with Me (Seaside Chapel 3) by Jan Thompson
Lavender and Lace (Bloom Sisters 3) by Tara Grace Ericson
Dancing in the Rain (Heart of Africa) by Marion Ueckermann
In an English Vintage Garden by Marion Ueckermann
Charmed by the Cowboy (Blackwater Ranch 2) by Mandi Blake
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Valerie Comer is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner who writes where food meets faith and fiction. She injects experience laced with humor into her green clean romances. Her life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary inspirational romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie and her family grow much of their own food and are active in the local foods movement as well as their church. She only hopes her creations enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters.
Nice that it’s lovely and warm in both of our hemispheres at the moment. Beautiful sunshine like today’s reminds me of when I was a little girl and Grandma used to tell us the sunshine was God smiling down at us. :)
Beautiful photos, Valerie, you could probably be a professional photographer!
Beautiful pictures!! Some of my favorite memories are when we visited my uncle’s in NW GA and we’d sit outside on the swings and watch the sunsets.
Mmmm, same could be said for a gentle rain :)
I do love taking photos (as might be evidenced here…) but I’m okay with it being only when I feel like it!
I absolutely adore porch swings. That’s why so many of my characters have one!
Me, too!! We have a glider on our porch now, since the swing we had was getting rusty. We ended up giving it away, so it’s still going strong! I couldn’t move it by myself, either, which was also a problem, in case of hurricane!
Love the cloud pictures!
A great round-up of posts! I heard once that small rainbowS that appear in cloud like in one of your photos is light reflecting off ice crystals hanging out in the cloud. I’m not sure that’s true, but it’s neat to think about how science and beauty correlate.
Good points. A glider is definitely close enough!
Me, too! So expressive :)
Clouds and sunsets have been favorite subjects in my own photography over the years and these are absolutely gorgeous, Valerie. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks also to Liwen for her contest of which I am one of the winners. You all make participating in the IR community both fun and a blessing as well.
That was July 12, the same evening as the photo just above it, only southeast instead of southwest. I kept stopping on the road and doing a 360 to admire the beautiful cloudscapes!
Thank you! And also, thank YOU for participating :)
Those clouds are so pretty!
Thanks for the updates.
Thanks for coming by :)
Beautiful pictures ❤️
Thank you!
Beautiful pictures! I love both sunrises and sunsets, no better way to start and end your days. I’ve never had a porch swing but always dreamed of a wrap around porch, around 3 sides and a deck on the 4th with at least one swing! Then you can always see the beautiful skies! Thank you Valerie!
Welcome back to Sunday posts.
Happy Sunday everyone! Welcome back Valerie, looking forward to the pictures you will share with us. :-)
Beautidul pictures, thanks for sharing!
Thanks :)
A wrap-around porch sounds like a dream come true!!!
Thank you!
Thank you! I have lots up my sleeve :)
I’m glad you enjoyed them :)
Beautiful photos!
Congratulations to the winners!
Hi, glad to have you back. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. Have a Great week and stay safe.
Thank you :)
Thanks :)
Valerie, I love photos of nature! and the skies are so expressive! I often think how God’s magnificence is made known by the glory above and around us. It’s dusk here & to the East the horizon is layered in shades of navy blue, purple, pink, lavender, and blue – reflecting the sunset to the west. It’s breathtaking! I look forward to seeing your photos in the weeks ahead. :D
Oh, that sounds beautiful!
Grandma’s version said rain was God’s tears when humans didn’t believe or missed opportunities presented to them. It would cleanse and centre us in his love and she would encourage us to dance in the rain of his love :)
She had lots of sayings etc that still remain with me as an expression of her love. Even after decades I still miss her. Thank you for prompting those loving memories Valerie.
Grandmas are the best!