A Chat with Author Cindy Sproles

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Greetings from Marti Pieper in Seneca, South Carolina, where the hummingbirds are buzzing outside my window and the “toddler birds” from other varieties are busy learning to navigate my feeders! Today, I’m welcoming a longtime friend and award-winning author to the CAN blog. You’ll enjoy meeting the delightful Cindy Sproles and hearing about her work. Welcome, Cindy! Please tell us about your book What Momma Left Behind. When influenza swept the mountains killing more adults than children, hundreds of little ones were left homeless. Worrie Dresser faces her own losses but finds redemption in taking in the homeless children and…

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A Chat with Author Cindy K. Sproles

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in smoking-hot California! Today I have the joy of interviewing a fellow historical novelist with Revell Books, Cindy K. Sproles. Cindy has put her Appalachian background to good use, creating a backdrop for her newest story—a story with an unexpected timeliness for today! Cindy, please tell us about your book, What Momma Left Behind. Taking place in the Appalachian Mountains during the late 1800s, mountain folks face a pandemic leaving hundreds of children parentless and needing to be taken in. Worie Dressar sees fit to make caring for the children, her mission. Pan-de-mic…that word sounds familiar….

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The Child Who Gave His All

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  “…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10 NIV). I can’t imagine losing one of my children. A friend recently lost her adult child and to see her grieve ripped my heart out of my chest. Christmas should be a time of joy. After all, God sent His son that He might save us, and for the most part the season is joyful. Still, when I turn my Christmas tree on at night, and listen to the sweet sound of the nativity music box play Silent Night, I find my heart…

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A Chat with Author Cindy K. Sproles

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Greetings from Marti Pieper in still-steamy Florida, where we hurricane veterans have been praying for those affected by the recent Hurricane Florence. Today, I’m delighted to introduce to you an author whose vacation was interrupted by that hurricane but found joy in the time God gave her family anyway. Cindy K. Sproles is a godly woman, an encourager, an editor, and an award-winning novelist who I’m blessed to call my friend. Welcome to the CAN blog, Cindy. Please tell us about your book. Liar’s Winter is an Appalachian historical novel about a woman born with a port-wine birthmark that covers…

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