The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. ~Jacques Yves Cousteau Did you miss me? Don’t tell me if you didn’t. 🙂 We took off for a week at Amelia Island with a couple of our kids and families. So fun to walk on the beach every morning with my daughter and enjoy …
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” —Larry Bird I always have fun picking the winners for my giveaways. I give each message that comes from someone wanting to be in my giveaway drawing a number. Then when it’s time to pick …
A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this–not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit. ~Alistair Begg My husband and I have been members of a little country church ever since we got married. His family lived right down the road from the church. Darrell’s father was a tenant …
A bookmark is a thin marking tool, commonly made of card, leather, or fabric, used to keep track of a reader’s progress in a book and allow the reader to easily return to where the previous reading session ended. Alternate materials for bookmarks are paper, metals like silver and brass, silk, wood, cord (sewing), and plastic. Some books may have …
“Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.” ~Benjamin Franklin A little over a week ago I sent out a newsletter. In it, I had a giveaway as I always do in my newsletters, and because …
“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” ~John Burroughs Yesterday was summer. Felt like summer. Today is autumn. A chilly day with rain all day long. Sweater weather even while walking. Perhaps not if the clouds hadn’t been hiding the sun, but the temperature struggled to inch past 60 degrees after …
Of all days, the day on which one has not laughed is the one most surely wasted. ~Nicholas Chamfort I used to keep this quote on my desk calendar along with other motivational quotes. It is good to have smiles every day. Good laughs even better. I try to share smiles on Friday on my Facebook page. Sometimes even the …
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip! (Author Unknown) Happy birthday to me! Love having birthdays. Don’t count them, but I love having them. My dog buddies never counted them up either. Up top here is a picture from back when I didn’t have to do the math to figure out …
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on 2001, we remember. All of us old enough that day do remember exactly where we were when we first heard the news and turned on our televisions or radios and witnessed unspeakable horrors. I was having an ordinary day at home. Maybe writing, but I don’t remember for sure. But then …
I used to want covers that represented the book’s contents very closely and were also pretty. Many folks automatically believe that this is what makes a good cover. But I’ve changed my mind about this. While the cover should not lie (by implication or outright), its job is simply to say: ‘Pick me up!’ to someone who might like the …