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There are some places you can’t visit anymore, poetry and writings take you there. ~Vaishal sheth I guess I got too sneaky on my last random line. Nobody knew or guessed which book I grabbed it at random. Well, sort of random. I do look for a line that speaks a little of the story. I guess this one didn’t …
“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” — Marion Garretty Do you have sisters? I do. I have two sisters who are also my best friends. If needed for any reason, we’d link arms and be ready to stand against any troubles that might come our way. We can also celebrate the happy times …
“You can fool some of the people all the time; you can fool all the people some of the time; but, you can’t fool all the people all the time.” — Abraham Lincoln, Vanguard Book of Quotations I know you’ve heard this quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln historians don’t all agree that he actually said this. They have him …
“Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.” — Meg Rosoff Writing is a peculiar occupation and one I’ve wanted to do …
Thanks to all of you who suggested a book that I could send to Anita. I need to get that in the mail to her so she won’t think I forgot about her winning. I did already send the cuddly blanket winging its way to her. We could use a cuddly blanket around here today. Frost everywhere this morning and …
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. — John Lennon I’ve had fun sharing some of the birthday stories friends shared with me after I sent out my birthday newsletter a few weeks ago. These will be the last reader stories for a while, but they’re good ones. First I’ll share about the picture. Loretta was …
We had homecoming at our little country church today. We celebrated 210 years as a body of believers. To get a feeling of how long ago people gathered to establish Goshen Baptist Church, James Madison was the 4th president of our United States and the country was fighting the War of 1812. I love Homecoming Day because I get to …
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age. — Booth Tarkington Celebrating birthdays is such a joy and blessing whether it’s your own you’re celebrating or that of a cherished family member or friend. I have three stories today of special birthdays shared by those who took my newsletter challenge to share a birthday story. …
“Inside each of us is a natural-born storyteller, waiting to be released.” — Robin Moore, author I love storytelling. I guess that’s not a surprise to any of you since I’m always trying to tell stories or write stories or share other people’s stories. I love listening to stories. Because I loved listening to my mother’s stories of growing up …
Did you love your birthday when you were a kid? Have any extra fun birthday gifts or parties? Some of my newsletter readers did and they shared the stories with me and let me share them on with you. First here’s Pam. My birthday is December 26 and when I was a little girl I can remember my mom and …