1st Sunday Devotionals – Frankie, a Good Dog Some of the Time

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“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.”—John Grogan Any of you who follow me here on my blog or my Facebook page, know Frankie. I wouldn’t call him a “bad” dog. Instead I like to say he’s a good dog some of the time and as the years …

Shakers and Christmas

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“Man is a harp with a thousand strings. Touch the spiritual cord of his heart, and lo, with what inspiration he sings!” (Shaker saying) The Shakers didn’t place the same emphasis on special holiday as some of their neighbors did. The journal keepers sometimes didn’t mention Christmas at all and when they did, it was generally very brief. The South …

E-book Sale on a Christmas Story from Harmony Hill

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  What fun to see that my Shaker Christmas novel, Christmas at Harmony Hill, is on special e-book sale right now at most internet sites for the very low price of 99 cents or less! That gives me the chance to offer you a very inexpensive gift of a story for Christmas. The book is set at the end of the Civil …

A Shaker Day of Atonement

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~Mahatma Gandhi My Shaker Christmas book, Christmas at Harmony Hill, is on e-book special right now. You can download a copy at many of the e-book sites for a penny less than one dollar. Ninety-nine cents! I love that the publishers decided to offer this book  at a special price …

Seeking the Christmas Story Spirit

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With Christmas right around the corner, I thought I’d share this guest post I wrote back in 2013 when I had just published my only Christmas novella, Christmas at Harmony Hill. So, hope you enjoy reading about that Shaker Christmas story. Even before Halloween ghosts glide out of sight down Trick or Treat Street, Christmas decorations start popping up in …