tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post8081758414220427765..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: You Can Take the Girl Out of Texas, but...Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-77020326159510688912017-08-23T06:48:47.660-07:002017-08-23T06:48:47.660-07:00Nice that you've been able to stay fairly clos...Nice that you've been able to stay fairly close to your "home county," Jackie! Yes, what would we do without the convenience of online connections? I'm especially grateful since both our daughters now live thousands of miles away and in completely opposite directions!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-52765554329262701152017-08-22T16:09:24.181-07:002017-08-22T16:09:24.181-07:00I lived most of my life in one county in GA. We m...I lived most of my life in one county in GA. We moved 60 mi. away..to the country to be close to hub's family (my small family all deceased). I still miss my "home county" though and try to get back at least once a month to see my friends there!<br />And thankful we can keep in touch via E mail, Facebook, phone calls!Jackie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560988571943512422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-39481731323769101812017-08-22T11:00:19.143-07:002017-08-22T11:00:19.143-07:00I agree, Arlene--the Ozarks are beautiful. For man...I agree, Arlene--the Ozarks are beautiful. For many years we owned a week at a timeshare in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but it's just too long a drive from North Carolina to get there as often as we used to, so we finally gave it up last year.Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-66678877471724629362017-08-22T10:45:51.150-07:002017-08-22T10:45:51.150-07:00After growing up in rural Oklahoma, we lived 34 ye...After growing up in rural Oklahoma, we lived 34 years in Texas, but we've been all over the country (and the world) with my husband's work. Our oldest son was born in Florida, and two of our kids went to college there. Six years ago, we moved to Arkansas to be near the grandchildren and dearly love these Ozarks and the beautiful changes of season here. Now our youngest son, a native Texan, lives in North Carolina with our youngest granddaughter, so we're beginning to spend a good deal of time there, too. It's a BEAUTIFUL state. I'll say this, though, summertime weather aside, Texas is a GREAT place to be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611859528304520995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-44592348808617937732017-08-22T10:12:11.866-07:002017-08-22T10:12:11.866-07:00Deb, my husband has a lot of family in Colorado. H...Deb, my husband has a lot of family in Colorado. Haven't been there recently but we've enjoyed our vacations in the Rockies over the years. We do enjoy watching the seasons change in the Carolinas, where we have the Blue Ridge Mountains only a couple of hours away.Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-14268384338643993222017-08-22T10:05:11.653-07:002017-08-22T10:05:11.653-07:00I am not a native but moved to Colorado when I was...I am not a native but moved to Colorado when I was young and have been living here ever since (with a short jaunt to Seattle, which was beautiful, but too rainy for our liking.) Colorado has four distinct seasons, and we're close enough to the mountains to be able to take a day drive and see the spectacular trees turning reds and golds in autumn. And we have *real* mountains, LOL. But as you know, I write Texas stories and love it.Deb Kastnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027911682220625645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-4234479863715172252017-08-22T09:10:57.147-07:002017-08-22T09:10:57.147-07:00Merrillee, the dogwoods are one of the things I lo...Merrillee, the dogwoods are one of the things I love about where we live in North Carolina. Oklahoma had some of the most beautiful magenta-colored redbuds I've ever seen. Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-46316595786097712192017-08-22T09:09:31.026-07:002017-08-22T09:09:31.026-07:00Yes, Leigh, we have to take the good with the bad ...Yes, Leigh, we have to take the good with the bad no matter where we settle. I've seen some gorgeous Texas sunsets, too. And when we visited our daughter in Montana--WOW!!!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-76456062997595943902017-08-22T09:08:12.371-07:002017-08-22T09:08:12.371-07:00Oh, I do love those bluebonnets! Thankfully, they ...Oh, I do love those bluebonnets! Thankfully, they bloom in springtime, when the weather is ideal for getting out to the countryside to take photos.Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-46095565883539346592017-08-22T09:07:22.621-07:002017-08-22T09:07:22.621-07:00Mary, I do miss Texas, but not the weather extreme...Mary, I do miss Texas, but not the weather extremes. And you can find just about any type of terrain you want--coastal plains, hill country, piney woods, desert. I guess we don't have any "real" mountains in Texas, though. :)Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-38036795971607739322017-08-22T09:05:46.080-07:002017-08-22T09:05:46.080-07:00Loving it here, Lisa! I imagine that part of Virgi...Loving it here, Lisa! I imagine that part of Virginia is beautiful, too. Nice that we can revisit favorite places in our novels!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-64729354494848330662017-08-22T08:58:26.030-07:002017-08-22T08:58:26.030-07:00I've lived in eleven states, and there was som...I've lived in eleven states, and there was something about each of them that I loved. I once wrote a paper called "No Roots for Me." At that time I had only lives in half as many places. When my kids were young we lived near Atlanta, and I did love our neighborhood and springtime there with all the dogwoods in bloom.Merrilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617320163408645299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-39962433714615809432017-08-22T08:45:31.423-07:002017-08-22T08:45:31.423-07:00Myra, it looks like you feel about Texas almost th...Myra, it looks like you feel about Texas almost the same way I feel about Nevada. I wasn't born and raised here, but I've lived most of my married life here and raised my children here. Dry, desert heat with constant threat of drought and earthquakes...but the most beautiful sunsets. I figure every place has its downfalls. Thanks for sharing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954010395169578816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-36493730513839869472017-08-22T07:16:37.610-07:002017-08-22T07:16:37.610-07:00Myra, you made me want to visit all the portions o...Myra, you made me want to visit all the portions of Texas...though maybe not in the heat of summer. The bluebonnet photo is gorgeous! Christine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037185957390220266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-49657108206980013372017-08-22T05:52:46.726-07:002017-08-22T05:52:46.726-07:00Myra, as a native Texan who has lived in here all ...Myra, as a native Texan who has lived in here all my life, I can relate. Texas will always be home, although the summers can be brutal and my husband and I talk of one day moving to the mountains, until that day, I write about the mountains in my books. But even if we do move to the mountains, I'll always be a Texan at heart. Mary Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137022593378590187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-32624855491832153982017-08-22T04:32:03.918-07:002017-08-22T04:32:03.918-07:00We're glad to have you in NC, Myra. I lived on...We're glad to have you in NC, Myra. I lived one summer during my college years as a missionary on the Eastern Shore of VA. Thirty plus years later I still return at least once a year to visit my ESVA family and church. A bonus has been getting to return with my imagination in writing 7 ESVA for LI.Lisa Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426653469993455350noreply@blogger.com