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That’s a big gift when people say to you that a song helped them or brought them to some place in their life where they needed to be. ~ Lenny Kavitz The National Quartet Convention is in Louisville this week. The Patriot Quartet, the group my husband sings bass with, will be singing on a showcase Monday afternoon, …
A double dose of hope What expresses hope for the future better than a rainbow? And two rainbows are even better. Hope can be amazing, and perhaps it was that message of hope about my little great-niece on my Facebook page that has so touched people. The honks are still coming in. If you didn’t see my earlier post on …
Work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness. ~ Greek proverb Labor Day weekend – the last hurrah of summer. In some places it’s when school starts although here in our community, school has been starting earlier and earlier, and now the kids have usually been in school several weeks by the time Labor Day comes around. Labor Day was originally conceived as a …
My book in fine company at WalMart Every week on my Facebook author’s page, I do what I call “Shaker Wednesday.” On those days I hunt up some bit of Shaker history or maybe a picture of something the Shakers made or a building in one of their villages. Some days I just post one of the Shaker sayings. They …
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” (Margaret Atwood) I’m struggling to write a story now. I love to write. I have always wanted to write. I have always been writing something since I was ten years old and maybe before. I like the feel of a pen in my hand, a notebook open in …
Did you ever play with a June bug? That’s the bug in the photo. On a walk several weeks ago, the June bugs were swarming along the path I took. Just in one area. I’m on first name basis with this bug and have never really been afraid of it even though it has a hard outer shell and can …
The horns are still honking! I’m totally amazed by the response on my Facebook author’s page to the photo I posted about my great-niece having her No More Chemo party at St. Jude’s Hospital last week. I’ve tried to figure out why so many people were touched by the photo enough to share it with their friends and on …
Today was a day of celebration of life in my family. My great-niece, Kaelyn, had her NoMo Chemo party at St. Jude Hospital today. It’s been a long road for her. Let me tell you a little of her story. Kaelyn is my husband’s brother’s granddaughter. My brother-in-law, Bobby, married young the same as my husband and I did. He …
I’m sure you’ve heard people say they don’t have “a dime to their name.” Or that some things are a “dime a dozen.” Or it’s “not worth a dime.” You can be absolutely sure they weren’t talking about this dime. Take a good look at this beauty and then take another look. It’s worth it. I’m not a coin collector, but this story …
“Books in a home with growing children is one of the most important things you can put in a house.” ~ Thomas D. Clark (Kentucky historian and friend) I was a guest blogger over on The Romance Dish this week with a post about “The Romance of Writing.” Lots of good comments came in about what readers liked in the …