Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “The Believer”
Winter is on the way. The weathermen have said that four letter word – snow. They warn that we might see some snowflakes tomorrow. On Halloween. But whether the snowflakes come or not, the frost and freeze is on the way. So far we’ve escaped a killing frost. My flowers are still blooming. I should go out in the rain …
The caption giveaway contest continues. You readers make me smile with all your imaginative captions. So here’s the new photo. What say you on this one? Tongue-Slurping Good I’m glad you had fun coming up with captions on Sunday’s photo. When I thought of possible captions, I was in the same camp as many of you with something delicious to …
June is almost here. That means July can’t be far behind and that means – drum roll, please – a new Shaker book. The Gifted is scheduled for release on July 1. My fifth Shaker book is set in my Shaker village of Harmony Hill in 1849 with a whole new set of characters. I did carry over one character …
At church this morning, I got a nice compliment from a friend. Well, actually a couple of nice comments. One, she said she’d finished my book, Angel Sister in the wee hours of the morning. True, she does have trouble sleeping sometimes, but at least I didn’t put her to sleep. But before she told me that she looked over …
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. – Russel Baker ~~ I like seasons. I like spring and autumn and even a few weeks of winter as long as the snow doesn’t linger and the ice is only in the ice bins in the fridge. Hate those ice storms. And I like summer. Even …
Here’s part of the beautiful staircase at the Shaker village near me. The double staircases have a big part in my next Shaker book, The Seeker. ~~But first I got some good news about my last book, The Believer, this week. Actually it was old news, but I didn’t know about it until now, so it was new news to …
I had the treat of getting to go to a book club meeting last week. One of the members contacted me and since the meeting was in a neighboring town, Taylorsville, I was able to make the drive to share their book talk. The picture is of a few of the ladies in the club. I always take my camera …
~~We had a beautiful day here in Kentucky country today. The sun was shining; the mercury was rising in the thermometers; the flowers were blooming; fishing worms were getting drowned; and sweaters were getting shucked. Spring is here and so now it must be time for a good case of Spring Fever. ~~Do you have it? What is it? A …
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” –Rachel Carson What a great time of the year to feast on the beauty of the world around us! I’m enjoying the sunshine and the crisp autumn air. It makes for some great walking weather. And I like bringing some …
— One of the nice things about getting older – and there are some nice things – is that if you want to celebrate a week after your actual birthday that’s just as much fun as celebrating on the actual day. My sister and I have birthdays a week apart. A few years apart originally, but now we often celebrate …