“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign to you: you will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” …Luke 2:11-12 (NKJ) It’s Christmas pageant season. So I’m sure you’ve heard that verse above recited in a church …
But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. …Luke 2:19 (NKJ) When I sign my books, I try to put a Scripture reference that will somehow connect with the story in whichever book I’m signing. For example, I like Psalm 46:1 for my latest release, my Shaker book, The Refuge. God is our refuge and strength, a …
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 …
“There is always, always something to be thankful for.” On Thanksgiving Day we search through our thoughts for those reasons to be thankful. I have so many. Some big things like my family, my faith, my friends, my books, readers like you, my church, and I could go on and on. But sometimes it’s also good to think about those …
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. ~Yehuda Berg How many of you, as children, learned the …
“A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal.” ~Anne Lamott, Joe Jones My husband and I celebrated yet another year together this week. We married when we were both very young in the little country church where we are still members these many years later and added another son a few years …
“To dream of afar, to chase a star, to believe in Captain Hook. To dance with bears and have no cares, this is the magic of a book.” ― H.L. Stephens The Kentucky Book Fair was yesterday, and in my last blog post I mentioned that I’d probably smile so much all day that I would have tired smiling muscles …
The Kentucky Book Fair is an innovative book writing affair involving book lovers, readers, and writers, and it’s happening this weekend on Saturday November 16th, at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. Entrance to the Book Fair is free and plenty of free parking too. Two hundred authors will be there with their books just waiting to talk to …
“Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry, Will cause snow to gather in a hurry.” The weather forecasters are telling us we are getting ready to have a preview of winter next week. Cold with maybe some snowflakes. Nothing like this picture that was from a true winter snow in January or February. But a Facebook friend did share a similar …
Blessings only come to those who notice.” Every week at my little church, we take time to mention prayer requests. But we also mention reasons we have to be thankful. Those things don’t have to be something remarkable. Often the things mentioned are what might be called everyday blessings remembered by a grateful heart. Someone might mention their grandchildren. I …