My Five Favorite Things I Love About Autumn by Renee Blare

What fun to have my new friend, Renee Blare visiting today and sharing about her love of Autumn! Do feel free to tell Renee, and me, what you love about this season. And be sure to check out her book!




1. Football
Whether it be the NFL, college, or high school, I love to watch football. I can’t wait until the weekend rolls around and the games start. Hopefully, my fantasy football lineups are picked in time! If I’m fortunate enough, I may win enough to keep me going until the next round. A simple pleasure for a busy time of year and God’s way of reminding me to chill out.

2. Change
It’s a beautiful time of year in the Black Hills. Yellow, orange, and red bathes the whole area and takes the breath away. From Spearfish Canyon in South Dakota to Sand Creek here in Wyoming, it’s something that can’t be missed. We take in this awesome sight every year in October before a bitter frost or the cold wind strips the trees of their leaves. God’s creation is so glorious.





3. Hunting
There’s nothing like Autumn in Wyoming. Something quite remarkable happens. Everything turns bright
orange…and I’m not talking about the trees! Everywhere I look I see fluorescent this and fluorescent that … it’s kinda cool. If it wasn’t for the fact that I can’t hit the broadside of a barn with my gun, I’d probably welcome all the hunters with open arms. Still, I have hope for bagging a big 24-point buck. HAH, I’ll settle for a 2-point. For you southern folk, we only count the horns on one side in Wyoming.

4. Baking
This time of year I officially dig out the bakeware and dust it off. I love to bake. The problem? I don’t have time…or should I say a reason…any other time. My husband and I don’t eat a lot of sweets. But Fall rolls around and Thanksgiving inches closer and BAMMM! I have a reason to bake! Here comes the cheesecake. And the pumpkin pie, chocolate pie, cinnamon rolls, and cookies. The list can go on and on. I may attempt bread pudding this year. Heeheee…hope my son likes it.

5. Pumpkins
Pumpkins are everywhere! At the grocery store, in our garden, even at work. Pumpkin candles, pumpkin pies, pumpkin scents, pumpkin...well, pumpkins. I love to carve them with my family. We turn it into a big event at our house every year. My son’s an artist and makes pottery. He loves to sculpt the pumpkins into something artsy. My husband’s not so bad at art himself and likes to carve them into comic characters such as Scooby Doo or Bugs Bunny. I’m the simple one of the bunch, but I get ‘er done. In the end, we have a display of carvings worthy of the neighborhood.





BIO:

A pharmacist by trade, Renee Blare serves northeastern Wyoming by day and writes any chance she can get. While writing’s her first love, well, after the Lord and her husband, she also likes to fish and hunt as well as pick away on her classical guitar.

Nestled against the Black Hills with her husband, crazy dogs and ornery cat, she pens her Christian suspense stories and invites you check out her website, blog, and social media.


CONNECT with RENEE here:
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Book Blurb:
To Soar on Eagle’s Wings, A Snowy Range Chronicles, Book One
Spring’s in the air. While the sun shines in Timber Springs, snow falls on the Snowy Range, and trouble’s brewing in the meadows. The area’s new game warden, Steve Mitchell launches his first wildlife investigation of the season, but the trouble follows him—straight to town.

Rachel Fitzgerald’s on Spring Break. Or at least she’s trying. Between paperwork, and harassing phone calls, she may as well have stayed in her classroom. So much for relaxation. A ‘chance’ meeting with her brother’s old roommate offers her weary soul a shred of hope, but she discovers love, like life, isn’t easy.
He talks with the wisdom of the Lord but rejects the future. She wants to soar with the eagles but walks alone. And trusting God proves to be more of a challenge than ever before…


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What's YOUR favorite thing about Autumn? Do tell us. :)
Blessings!

REVIEW Day!

Delighted to give you a few suggestions about recent books I've enjoyed! 


Midnight on the Mississippi by Mary Ellis
I could hardly wait to get this book.

Ellis is an author that I admire, her writing is superb, and now that she's moving into some suspense, I'm delighted! This book doesn't disappoint.

The protagonist is a spunky, albeit clumsy, PI who is determined to prove her worth in detecting. Hindered from the start by her uncle with his less than satisfactory view of her and her immediate family and his refusal to let her work with him, she doesn't let that stop her. Fortunately, Hunter, the co-protagonist and accused, takes "a shine to her" and hires her to find the murderer of his partner.

Unpleasant details immerge about the partner--blackmail and indiscretions, that further the plot. The uncle proves to be dishonest, Hunter's girlfriend--not what she seems, and a whole lot more goes on in this novel. The romance develops even though Hunter and Nikki seem unsuited. The setting is delightful--New Orleans--with vivid details about the city and descriptions of the food to die-for!.

When Nikki finally finds the murderer, she not only solves the present day crime, but one that took place seventeen years prior. A delightful mystery that will keep all mystery lovers glued to their chairs! Highly recommended. Given to me by the publisher for an honest review, if desired.

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To Soar on Eagle's Wings by Renee Blare

Ms. Blare packed a lot of action, suspense and sweet romance into this story about Rachel, struggling with family problems and her own questions and doubt about God, besides the suspenseful problem she and Steve (her brother's one time best friend), to make this a book not easily put down. Set in the beautiful country of Wyoming, this novel coveys a message that is both powerful and vital today: trusting God.

I recommend this book for all readers. The thought, alone, of soaring on eagle's wings, is fascinating to me because what are we if we cannot trust God? And to fly high above situations and problems that would drag us down below anything less than sky-high victory with God is unsatisfactory. Provided a copy of this book for an honest opinion and review, I appreciate the opportunity of reading it!

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Fear Not by Barbara Derksen

A christian couple determined to hold fast to their beliefs must find who murdered the man on the cruise ship. Their friend Troy is in big trouble and unless Brian Strait and Andrea Wilton can uncover the clues leading to the murderer, he's headed to prison!

A clean read, the protagonists react with unbelievers in the story with a sense of reality and strong faith. The romance is strong but within safe bounds; the suspense continues to build with intensity as the couple face serious problems including the black market and culpits who will let nothing and no one stand in their way of success. 

This is another great book from an author who knows how to write suspense. I recommend this book to any serious lovers of suspense. Well done, Ms. Derksen!

Enjoy! and super blessings! 

To Soar by Renee Blare

About the book:
Spring’s in the air. While the sun shines in Timber Springs, snow falls on the Snowy Range, and trouble’s brewing in the meadows. The area’s new game warden, Steve Mitchell launches his first wildlife investigation of the season but the trouble follows him—straight to town.

Rachel Fitzgerald’s on Spring Break. Or at least she’s trying. Between paperwork, and harassing phone calls, she may as well have stayed in her classroom. So much for relaxation. A ‘chance’ meeting with her brother’s old roommate offers her weary soul a shred of hope, but she discovers love, like life, isn’t easy.

He talks with the wisdom of the Lord but rejects the future. She wants to soar with the eagles but walks alone. And trusting God proves to be more of a challenge than ever before…

Buy her book here:

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ABOUT RENEE:

Raised in Louisiana and Wyoming, Renee started writing poetry in junior high school and that, as they say, was that. After having her son, a desire to attend pharmacy school sent her small family to Laramie and she's been counting pills ever since. While writing's her first love, well, after the Lord and her husband, she also likes to fish and hunt as well as pick away on her classical guitar.

Nestled against the Black Hills with her husband, crazy old dog and ornery cat, she serves the community of northeastern Wyoming as a pharmacist and pens her Christian stories, keeping them interesting with action and intrigue, of course. She loves to interact with readers and invites you check out her website, blog, and social media.

Connect with her here:

Website: http://www.reneeblare.com/

Blog: https://reneeblare.wordpress.com/

Group Blog: http://diamondsinfiction.blogspot.com/

Blessings!