View from the sheepfold
How does your garden grow?
Re-Created “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Once we receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, our old, sinful nature has been replaced by the new,...
Following Your GPS
The GPS had not been invented yet. We used road maps, or someone's barn, or maybe an unusual tree to direct us. Where I grew up in rural New York, many dirt roads still existed along with family farms. I imagine the roads originally followed old cow paths, deer...
SCONES and SUCCESS
SCONES AND SUCCESS Blueberry scones—yum! I had my first blueberry scone several years ago and loved it. I’m cautious about eating pastries, or even keeping them in the house, because my husband watches his carbs and I watch my weight. However, when I found a recipe...
DNA, ANCESTRY, and ETERNITY
Have you ever wondered about your ancestors, who they were and where they came from? Members of my family have done on-line genealogical research, with interesting results, and they have had personal contact with distant and previously unknown relatives. If it weren’t...
Worship Immanuel
I can only imagine what it's like to walk where Jesus walked or to visit Bethlehem, where Scripture records that He was born over two millennia ago. Today, books, magazines, movies, television and social media take us there virtually, but to be there in person would...
THE LAST OF HER GENERATION 1914-2021
The Last of Her Generation 1914-2021 An inspiration to all of us in her family, my mother passed away on her 107th birthday this year. Mom was the child of immigrant parents who came from England and Italy in the early 20th century. A tiny woman, 4’ 11” tall at her...
A SUMMER’S CHALLENGE
NEW BOOKS AND INTRODUCING MICHELLE I've learned that each season of life presents its challenges. As long as I'm living, I'm learning. As I learn, I grow spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. And I'm growing older, which presents its own challenges. The publication...
Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations
If you’re like me, you’ve had hopes, dreams, and expectations about your life from the time you were small. I wanted to be a nurse then a schoolteacher early in life. Today, I’m an author. “A dream is a wish your heart makes…” If you’ve watched Disney’s animated...
Heart’s Desire Facebook Launch Party
I've scheduled an online party for release day, July 27, 2021, 7:30-9:00 PM EDT. Go to my FB author page: https://www.facebook.com/bethewestcott(Heart's Desire Facebook Launch Party/Facebook)I'm stepping out of my comfort zone with this, but I'd love to see you there....
What Do You Do on Hot, Hazy Summer Days?
If you're of my generation, you probably remember when Nat King Cole sang about the "lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer." When it's hot and hazy, and the heat and humidity sap your strength, it's tempting and sometimes necessary to be lazy. What's your favorite summer...
Rooted and Grounded: Planting Seeds
ROOTED AND GROUNDED: PLANTING SEEDS A seed contains the all the genetic information to produce another plant like the one from which it came. Isn’t it amazing how a tiny seed sprouts and grows into a plant many times larger and more complex? An acorn, a larger seed,...
Acceptable 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 followers of...
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