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“How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!” ~Thomas Wentworth Higginson I like the seasons of the year. Each one brings its own gifts, and one of the gifts of winter is snow. So far this winter, our area is in a snow drought. Instead of snow we’ve had lots …
Here where I grew up in Kentucky, groundhogs weren’t the most loved animal. They burrowed under barns and sheds and made worrisome holes in and around the fields that could cause damage to a workhorse or a farmer if he wasn’t paying attention. And they ate corn and other crops. Farmers and farmers’ sons used them for target practice. They …
I’m happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways. ~Lucille Ball Do you remember back when most of us had black and white televisions and were lucky to be able to pull in three stations with an antenna on our roof? Or sometimes …
“The covers of this book are too far apart.” ― Ambrose Bierce Surely, you’ve heard people say that everybody’s a critic line. I’ve said it myself. It’s a great way to shrug off someone’s usually unfavorable response to something you’ve done. That would be the first definition of critic here. Definition of critic – 1. a person who expresses an unfavorable …
“You can kid the world, but not your sister.” ~Charlotte Gray Sometimes the best friends a girl can have are her sisters. I’m one of three girls, no brothers. My mother was one of four sisters, no brothers. Mom and her sisters were always the best of friends, and my sisters and I followed in their footsteps. Sisters know where …
Do you like January? Usually after Christmas winter sets in around here in Kentucky with snow and frigid winds. Right now here in Kentucky we’re having a taste of the frigid winds but with only a few snowflakes floating around in the air. Hardly enough to notice. But I know some of you who live to the north or west …
“As prayer warriors, we must remember that no matter how hopeless a situation may appear to us, God gives us power in prayer to do something about it. We may be overwhelmed by it, but God isn’t. We may not see a way out, but God can. Because of Him, we can make a difference!”― Stormie Omartian, Prayer Warrior: The Power of …
T People often ask me if I have a favorite book among the ones I’ve written. I sometimes tell them that is sort of like picking a favorite child. It’s difficult to do because I feel blessed each time I’m gifted with a story. But if I have to absolutely choose one to be a book of my heart, …
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Is the sky ever bluer than after a winter storm has scrubbed it with snow? Have you ever noticed how blue the sky can be after a winter snow storm has scrubbed it clean? Whenever a snowstorm blows in, the clouds can hang low and dark and keep …
A New Year’s Sunday in Hollyhill Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill. Well, Holly County, actually. I’m not in town. I’m at our house. Alone. On a Sunday morning. It feels really strange to be in the house alone, especially on a Sunday. I have a cold. A sneezing, eye-watering cold. Even Aunt Love said I shouldn’t go to church. …