I’m adding a new post. Every week, sometime during the week, I’ll be posting a quote that has caught my attention and inspired me to do better, work harder, and/or think happier thoughts. So here’s the first one. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our …
Showers of April Activities
Isn’t it amazing how quickly the weeks roll by? Here we are in April already. Did any of you get caught on April Fool jokes? My five-year-old granddaughter tried to pull one on me by saying it was going to snow 3 feet. When I looked at her with a bit of disbelief, she quickly changed it to 3 inches. …
Spring Worries & Wayward Cows
Don’t you just love Spring? Of course around here, we’re still mostly waiting to see if Spring is ever going to spring. It has been chilly! The jonquils have bloomed and some of the trees are pushing out blooms, but we need a few warm days. We’ve been having plenty of water. Rain makes the flowers grow, I suppose, but …
Easter Blessings
Happy Easter, everyone! What a great day to be in church with your family around you as we remember the empty tomb! As my preacher, Br. Fred says, Easter is the highlight of our Christian worship. Br. Fred has been preaching at Goshen for twenty plus years, but I never get tired of hearing his great sermons. He should have …
Memories on my Mother’s Birthday
Today is my mother’s birthday. She is 88. She was the second of four sisters. No brothers. Her father was a blacksmith and her mother was a housewife when that word seemed to carry more honor. Now we’re homemakers or domestic engineers or a lot of us are wearing so many hats we don’t know what to call ourselves. Mom …
Snowy Sundays
It appears winter wasn’t quite through with us. Last Sunday was balmy. This Sunday snowy. Our church didn’t have services the same as about three-fourths of the churches in the area. And it just hasn’t seemed like Sunday without going to church to meet and worship with my church family. Actually due to the SC Book Festival and then going …
March Winds are Blowing
Hey, it’s March, and it feels like it here today in Kentucky. Temps in the sixties and a nice strong March wind blowing. Of course, you know what they say in Kentucky. If you don’t like the weather just wait a little while and it’ll change. They say we’ll be having snow flurries by the time the cold front moves …
A WOW Experience at the SC Book Festival
Hi, everybody. I’m late posting this week because I was late getting back from the South Carolina Book Festival, and believe me, it was a festival. And they celebrated writers and books. Of course I’ve been a lifelong book lover, so it was the perfect place for me. Everybody associated with the festival was extra friendly and helpful. A special …
Book Readings and Signings
My booksigning/reading went well on Friday night. Thanks be to the Lord for family and friends who are ready to support a writer in need. There is absolutely nothing sadder than an author at a booksigning when nobody shows up to get a book signed. Actually I haven’t done many booksignings like that. I did have one signing back years …
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. This is one of my favorite holidays. For one thing, it’s a great excuse to eat chocolate and I’ve had a sweet tooth ever since I can remember. But what I really like about the day is that it celebrates love. Romantic love for sure, but that’s not all. We recognize love in all its forms. …