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Dry Season
DRY SEASON Have you ever experienced dry seasons in your life? A desert receives little rain and produces little vegetation because it’s dry. The past year has been a dry season for me as a writer. Inspiration has been difficult to come by, and words don’t flow on the...
Summer Memories
SUMMER MEMORIES Some of my friends prefer winter cold to summer heat. I don’t hate winter. I don’t mind cold and snow in moderation. 😊 But honestly, I prefer summer to winter. Here are my reasons: I love opening windows and allowing in the fresh air. I like going...
A Discovery in My Library
A volume entitled Evangeline stood hidden on a shelf behind some storage containers. It’s a book of poems written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which I long intended to read but never took the time to do so. I discovered it a few days ago. The narrative poem,...
Painful Memories, Future Hope
Katie Mann is the main female character in Her Heart’s Desire. Have you read her story yet? Katie’s History Katie, who lives in Greenlawn, is the only child of her nurse mother and lawyer father. With red hair and green eyes, she’s energetic, fun-loving, and dreams of...
Best Friends Forever?
BEST FRIENDS -- FOREVER? Three friends. Three best friends. Best friends until… Isn’t it wonderful to have a best friend, someone who knows you, understands you, and accepts you for who you are? You can accept criticism from a best friend because you know they love...
Still My Favorite
It’s still my favorite. In November 2018, my first novel, Meadow Song, was released, fulfilling my dream of becoming a published author. I loved my story about an artist, a little girl, and the little girl’s uncle, which I first imagined as a short story for a contest...
Renaissance: A Poem for Spring
Renaissance The soft spring air, the gentle breezes, The scent of damp earth and newly-mown grasses, The glimmering lake, diamond-sparkling water Reflecting blue sky, budding trees on the shore. The worms and ants and grubs in the earth Wriggle and scurry and squirm...
Life and Happily Ever After
Fairy tales: I loved reading them as a child. Stories of kings and queens, dragons and magic, exotic lands and a different way of life. The handsome prince rescues and marries the beautiful princess (or maybe a beautiful commoner), and they live happily ever after....
Mark Chambers, in my novel Melody of Life, is nearly crushed by his life's circumstances, and he asks God, "Why?" Romans 8:28 is a great verse to memorize and remember when we or others face difficulties. "And we know that all things work together for good to those...
A Prayer for Valentine’s Day
A PRAYER FOR VALENTINE'S DAY “The Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi”—have you heard it? As Valentine’s Day approaches, I remember this prayer. You’ve probably heard it said that love isn’t just a warm, fuzzy feeling, but it’s action. If you truly love, it will show...
WORDS
WORDS “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold/In settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 2020 was a difficult and unsettling year, which included a pandemic and a divisive national election. Harsh rhetoric and half-truths stirred up anger and strife, even among...
LIFE as WE KNOW IT
Life as We Know It Life is different now. My children and grandchildren are experiencing social and moral stresses and pressures that are different than what I faced as a child or earlier in adulthood. Some of my FB friends post articles and memes about how simple and...
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