{"id":446,"date":"2010-11-02T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=446"},"modified":"2010-11-02T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T09:26:00","slug":"author-carolyne-aarsen-silent-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-carolyne-aarsen-silent-strength","title":{"rendered":"Author Carolyne Aarsen &amp; Silent Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/TM81LzBq9rI\/AAAAAAAABEA\/oaczxkO7AOM\/s1600\/Carolyne+Aarsen.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/TM81LzBq9rI\/AAAAAAAABEA\/oaczxkO7AOM\/s320\/Carolyne+Aarsen.jpeg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534700943853680306\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>My guest today is Author Carolyne Aarsen, a longtime Love Inspired author and friend. She has chosen to write about the &#8220;silent strength&#8221; her mother demonstrated. Here&#8217;s Carolyne:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I like writing about coming home to faith, community and love. And one  of my favourite moments to put down on paper, is that time in the book  when the heroine has to make a decision. And often a sacrifice that can  portray a strength of character that she never had before. One of my  inspirations for this moment is my own mother. For many years she took  care of my father who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. As he lost  mobility my mother bathed him, dressed, him and got him ready for the  day. And when the day was over, she helped him get ready for bed. All of  these things she did without any of us fully understanding the burden  she carried. Because she never, ever said anything about it to us.<\/p>\n<p>She  never complained. After all, she told us later, this was her beloved  husband who had done so much for her when he was physically able. When  my father was hospitalized for so many years, she faithfully went, every  day, to visit him and spend time with him. And often shave him, bathe  him and clean up his room. Being the neat freak she was, she would  sometimes even wash the floor! For my mother, that sacrifice was never a  moment in the story, but a life-long commitment. An example to us, her  children, of how love is expressed without words and an example of  silent and faithful strength.&#8221;&#8211;Carolyne<\/p>\n<p>Here is Carolyne&#8217;s latest Love Inspired romance.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/TM800UryN1I\/AAAAAAAABD4\/luzF2nc_F7o\/s1600\/Carolyne+Aarsen+LI.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/TM800UryN1I\/AAAAAAAABD4\/luzF2nc_F7o\/s320\/Carolyne+Aarsen+LI.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534700540571826002\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rancher Kip Cosgrove promised his dying brother he&#8217;d take care of his  motherless young twins. So when the boys&#8217; estranged aunt shows up on the  Cosgrove doorstep with a will and the law on her side, Kip digs in his  boot heels. Nicole Williams is wonderful with the boys, but Kip is just  as much their kin as she is. And until legal issues are settled, she&#8217;ll  have to abide by <em>his<\/em> rules. Which means visiting the twins at  the ranch. Seeing how much he loves the boys. How much they love him.  And maybe\u2026staying forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to read an excerpt or purchase this book, drop by<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eharlequin.com\/store.html?cid=236\">http:\/\/www.eharlequin.com\/store.html?cid=236<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Website for Carolyne Aarsen<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolyneaarsen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.carolyneaarsen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope you&#8217;ll give Carolyne a try!&#8211;Lyn<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest today is Author Carolyne Aarsen, a longtime Love Inspired author and friend. She has chosen to write about the &#8220;silent strength&#8221; her mother demonstrated. Here&#8217;s Carolyne: &#8220;I like writing about coming home to faith, community and love. 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