Do you have a locket you like to wear? Perhaps because it’s pretty. Perhaps because it holds the picture of a loved one. Maybe a grandchild or a sweetheart. I remember loving the idea of having a locket when I was a young girl. The idea of secreting a photo inside it and then wearing it close to my heart …
Talking Books with Friends
Do you see some of your favorite inspirational historical fiction writers in the picture above? Five of us got together on Book Talk with Cara Putnam to talk about our books and why we like to go back in time to write those stories. Each of us has a new release and if you go over to Cara’s website here, …
My Dad before He was a Dad
Happy Father’s Day to all of you – those who are dads and those of us who have dads. There’s nothing like a dad, but it’s also true that our dads weren’t always dads. They used to be boys and then young men looking to the future, trying out their wings, finding their independence. This picture is my dad on …
Making Hay while the Sun Shines
Make hay while the sun shines. Most everyone has heard that old saying and knows what it means. But if you’re a farmer with some cows to get through the winter, you especially give that plenty of thought. You watch the weather forecast with an attentive eye for several days of sunny weather in a row. Then you hope the …
Sienna’s Curious Crows
When a crow says an intelligent thing, chickens may laugh at it. This is the laughing of the sand castles at the powerful waves! ~Mehmet Murat ildan Crows play a part in my new book, When the Meadow Blooms. In fact, a story about ravens bringing gifts to a girl who had fed them was one of the flashes of inspiration for …
The Value of Perseverance
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. – Walter Elliot Back in 2008 when I started this blog, One Writer’s Journal, I gathered quotes to share on the middle of the week post. Later I started doing two full posts each week and have kept it up for all these years. This post …
Somebody Interviewed My Dad
Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky Wow, somebody interviewed Dad to find out more about what he believes after those Heart of Hollyhill books about us came out. Do you think we’re famous now? Dad would say I was thinking wrong. That I shouldn’t be thinking about being famous but about our story maybe helping other people. He’s right. …
1st Sunday Devotional – Lovely June
“Far up in the deep blue sky, Great white clouds are floating by; All the world is dressed in green; Many happy birds are seen, Roses bright and sunshine clear Show that lovely June is here.” — F. G. Sanders People often say which time of year they love best. Winter doesn’t get picked all that much and summer, once …
And the Mysteries Are Solved
Life is the greatest of all mysteries, and though I seek to solve its many riddles, my deepest fear is that I will succeed. — Brian Rathbone And so once again the Mystery Photo Game draws to a close. I hope you had fun. I did although I had a monumental failure of making a mystery out of the last photo …
One Last Mystery Photo for This Go-Around
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. ~Anais Nin What a great Mystery Photo Game you all have made this one! Thank you for making it fun. The first picture most of you got easy peasy, but I upped my game and made it a little harder on the …