The Enduring Word of God

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I’ve wanted to share this post with you for a while – ever since January when I got my local newspaper and read a story about a house burning down in our county. Sadly, the family lost everything. But when they went back to sift through the burned remains of their home, amazingly enough they found five Bibles unscathed by …

1st Sunday Devotional – Geese in Formation

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 A little person in a little place can use a little thing, perform a little task, and receive a great reward. – Jack Hyles When I was a young girl, the honking sound of geese passing overhead was enough to make me and everybody else in my house drop whatever we were doing and rush outside. There in our yard, we …

A Girl in a Meadow – Caption Game Picture #5

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  “Love must be as beautiful as spring flowers and as bright as the morning sun.” ― Debasish Mridha Thanks to all of your who have been playing my Caption Game. You always make these games I have on my blog such fun. And you have been really exercising your imaginations. That’s a good thing. Sometimes we get too settled in …

Story First Line Fun

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A novel needs a good first line. It needs every line to be good but that first line in your story needs to grab a reader’s interest. Those few words need to be a flashing pointer toward the rest of the story. A good first line can also help a writer dive into the story. Most writers, including me, work …

When the Meadow Blooms Available for Pre-Order

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I just turned in a second round of edits on my upcoming release, When the Meadow Blooms, that will be available May 2, 2022. Normally, at this stage I don’t have to do a great deal of editing except for places where a deleted line or a change of wording can make the reading better. But this time, my editor …

Cover Reveal for When the Meadow Blooms

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Here’s the early two line info about the book that is being posted on some internet book sites. Widow Rose Meadows eagerly accepts her brother-in-law’s offer for her and her two daughters to live on his farm after her treatments in a sanatorium finds them needing a home. But is this scarred and reclusive man ready for all the changes …