by bethwestcott | Nov 10, 2025 | Family, Holiday, recipe, seasonal thoughts, thanksgiving
During my growing-up years, I don’t remember going anywhere for Thanksgiving. With seven kids, two adults, and a dog, we stayed home and celebrated with a big turkey dinner. After my older brothers and sisters established their own families, my parents’...
by bethwestcott | Jul 3, 2025 | backstory, character backstory, Family, life and love after loss, Meadow Song, Melody of Life
A Tale of Two Brothers Each family is different, and the relationships between family members vary. I come from a large family. We love each other, but we live separate lives. In a family emergency or a time of special joy, we come together, and we try to keep...
by bethwestcott | Jan 22, 2024 | authors, Book recommendation, Christian Romance, Faith, Family, Flowers
FOREVER FLOWERS During the growing season, I enjoy working in my flower garden. I once thought it would be fun to grow flowers to sell, but it was never more than a thought. But for Phoebe Sinclair, it was her dream. Today, I’m featuring my friend and fellow...
by bethwestcott | May 15, 2023 | Family, Inspiration, learning and life, Thoughts
My mother told me that she wanted to go to college and study biology. However, at the time she graduated from high school, most women did not attend college. They got married and raised a family, which she did. (She was married to my dad for 47 years, until his death,...
by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2023 | Family, Memories, scrapbooks, Thoughts
Memories, Photos Albums, and Scrapbooks, Me with Snooks Me with Mom About thirty years ago, I took up scrapbooking. I enjoyed it, although it was time-consuming. In the business of life, I focused on the present as my husband and I raised our...
by bethwestcott | Jul 11, 2022 | A Heart's Journey, Christian Romance, Family
A Time to Remember One of my fond childhood memories is of our vacations in Rhode Island, where we visited my parents’ families. A family reunion with my father’s very large extended family highlighted most of those vacations. As the youngest of six siblings, I looked...
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