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Easter Blessings
“The great gift of Easter is hope.” – Basil Hume I was so happy to be able to go to church on Easter Sunday this year. It seemed very strange when Easter rolled around last year and many churches,...
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Writer Question – How Do You Get Published?
Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. ~Nicholas Sparks Not long ago, I asked what questions you would like to ask me or...
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Spring’s Little Winters
What winter is this? Once when I mentioned a “winter” in the springtime on Facebook, some people had never heard of such things. Perhaps it’s mostly something farmers or country people come up with to...
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Q & A Time Again – What do Readers Say and Ask
Practice being curious; want to know things; ask questions. ~Anders Holm Not long ago I invited any of you who wanted to do so, to ask me a question. A few of you took me up on that and today I’m...
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Time for a Wildflower Hunt
“What a lonely place it would be to have a world without a wildflower!” ― Roland R Kemler Every spring I give myself at least one afternoon to go wildflower hunting. And so, since the sun was shining...
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A Little Love for Violets
The meaning of the violet changes depending on the color of the flower and the person the flower is sent to. Blue violet flowers symbolizes love and faithfulness, white violets represent purity and...
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Meet Preacher Rowlett
It’s only about a month until my new book, Along a Storied Trail is released and I can hope the book will be landing in some readers’ hands. So for fun tonight, I’m introducing you to one of the...
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The Gift of Everyday Blessings
“You will be blessed the moment you realize you already are.” – Bryant McGill Hope you are having a tremendous week with blessings chasing you everywhere you go. Even more, I hope you notice those...
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1st Sunday Devotionals – When a Dog Can Walk No More
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. …Psalm 16:11 (NKJV) There’s nothing quite so sad as looking back at a dog sitting...
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Enough Blue for a Sailor’s Suit
While I was walking the dogs yesterday through the tall wet grass in the hayfield, I spotted a little blue peeking out from the clouds. We got two and a half inches of rain in the last couple of days....
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Meet a Mother from Along a Storied Trail
There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. ~Jill Churchill Happy Mother’s Day to all of you. Many of us are mothers which is plenty of reason to celebrate this...
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Tearing into a New Box of Books
A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. – Neil Gaiman While this quote is really speaking of readers when they pick a book to read, I can make it mine in a different way. Each time I have the...
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The Book Women
“Book woman, give me a book.” That was what the packhorse librarians often heard when they rode up to a schoolhouse on their horse or mule with their saddlebags or sometimes gunnysacks full of library...
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Hometown Book Launch Memories
I was hunting in my old posts for something about libraries. I do love libraries and give my local library much credit for nourishing my love of words. I’ve also had some fun talking about new books...
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Meet Tansy, my Packhorse Librarian
Thanks for dropping by my blog today. For fun, with Along a Storied Trail about to be released in eight short days, I decided to turn the floor over to Tansy Calhoun, my book woman, to let her tell...
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Chin-Deep in Stories
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ―Anne Herbert I owe a big debt to my local library for all the books I was able to...
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Meet Another Character from Along a Storied Trail
I’ve been sharing a lot of my research and about my characters as I count down to the book birthday of Along a Storied Trail coming out on Tuesday, June 1. Some of you have already gotten your hands...
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A Whirlwind Week
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” —Walter Hagen Have you ever noticed how sometimes things seem to happen all at once?...
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Rooted in the Word – 1st Sunday Devotional
When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind. (Chinese Proverb) When I hike, the easy path is not always the one I take. Sometimes I clamber up or down the steep hillsides in search...
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Kids Explain Why God Made Moms
Since I’m busy trying to meet a deadline for my work in progress and with Along a Storied Trail releasing last week, things have been busy. Along with that, I had a granddaughter celebrating a...
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