“Sometimes the closer you are to the truth, the harder it is to see.” ― Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Circle of Trust Lots of guesses on my first mystery photo that I posted on Sunday. Love that you didn’t all get it right. Was a bit worried when the second person and then the fifth knew what it was. I’m groaning …
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle A new book ready to be released means it’s Mystery Photo time. I’ve been trying hard to see things in a new light so that I can somehow make them very mysterious for you. 🙂 But everything I try, I decide you’ll …
Tomorrow I’m going to an elementary school to talk about writing to around three hundred kids. Would that strike fear in your heart? I can understand if you say yes. But the teachers won’t desert me, I’m sure. Almost sure. Pretty sure. No, actually I’m very sure. LOL. And it’s fun talking to kids about reading and writing. I’ll let …
Spring 1965. Jocie Brooke here, reporting from Hollyhill. As usual nothing much is happening around here. I don’t know how my dad finds enough stuff to put in the newspaper every week. He says that’s because I don’t know what people in small towns like to read in their paper. He says people like good news and nobody wants to …
The earth laughs in flowers. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson A week or so ago, I invited you to go wildflower hunting with me and promised that we’d go again. That’s the thing with spring. It gifts us with such a variety spread out over a couple of months. Early, early I had to go walking to find the hepatica blooms that …
River to Redemption is still a Kindle Monthly Special for a few more weeks. You can grab the book right now for $1.99 for your e-reader. With the book on special, I thought this would be a good time to share bits of two different interviews my characters did last summer. Adria was interviewed by Novelpastimes.com and Louis was interviewed by …
“To see the magic of life look through the wondrous eyes of a child.” ~Debasish Mridha Thanks to all of you who said you might enjoy some hiker devotional thoughts, I plan to post a devotional on the first Sunday of each month for a while. So here’s the initial entry of 1st Sunday Hiker Devotionals. Let me know what …
What would entice you to part with two dollar bills? Doesn’t seem like much money theses days. Back when I was a kid – that has been a few years ago – you could buy a candy bar for a nickel and six candy bars for a quarter at our country store. Note, I remember what candy bars cost because …
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” (Psalm 96:12 NIV) I love the springtime. I love all the seasons. Well, in the middle of February when the cold wind is blowing and the sun has hidden its face behind clouds for days, then I admit to being a …
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps. ~Sharon Draper Do you have a place where you feel happy? A place that gives you happy moments? If you knew where such a place is, how often …