The Rural Life

Minnesota author Traci DePree shares her perspective on life in rural America

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Name: Traci DePree

Traci DePree is the author behind the best-selling “Lake Emily” series, published by WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Random House Publishing. Her next series "Mystery and the Minister's Wife" will begin releasing June of 2007: Traci's first title in the series being A State of Grace. Traci is also a fiction editor behind many of today's hottest authors in the genre, including Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, Robin Lee Hatcher, Randy Alcorn, Jane Kirkpatrick, Robert Whitlow, Dianne Noble, Terri Blackstock, Lisa Bergren and others. Join Traci in a discussion of fiction at her Christian Fiction blog where she discusses the world of Christian fiction writing and editing, the journey to become a published author, and the challenges of navigating the publishing industry.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Returning

So much has happened since I last visited you. It's hard to know where to start. We finally moved to town and sold the farm. While it was sad to say farewell I will always hold those years in my heart as a special time. The memories of cultivating my garden, planting the orchard, fencing the pasture, birthing lambs...they are indeed golden. I recommend it to anyone looking to reconnect with life. I almost said, "simpler life" but that wouldn't be accurate, because there certainly are a lot of complications no matter where you live!

Now we're in town. Town being 4,000 people strong. I'm enjoying setting up our new home, planning our landscaping, getting the know the kids' friends better since they're over much more often, not having to drive the kids everywhere since they can walk. We joined the community center last week. For a small town, this feature is a hub of activity. With a swimming pool, ice skating arena, racquetball courts, basketball courts, exercise room and weight room, and a plethora of classes to choose from this will be a good place to connect with old friends and new. Plus, I could use the exercise! I'm getting older as my kids will attest.

Have a wonderful Monday.
Traci

1 Comments:

Julie Carobini said...

Congrats on the move! The new town has great bones--maybe for a novel setting? :)

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