Texas, My Home
If you live in Texas like I do, you’ll recognize the scenes and music. If you don’t live in Texas … you can see what you’re missing!
If you live in Texas like I do, you’ll recognize the scenes and music. If you don’t live in Texas … you can see what you’re missing!
We often hear about rude people, unhelpful staff members in business, and negative individuals. But I’ve been noticing recently that more often than not people are polite, staff members in businesses I frequent are helpful, and individuals I encounter are positive. Many people practice random acts of kindness, but Jack and I are often the … Read more
About once a month, you’ll see a guest post here. I enjoy publishing guest posts because it gives my readers and me an opportunity to learn something new or to discover a different perspective. The guest bloggers benefit by getting a link or two to their own blog or website, as well as exposure to … Read more
Tax Day, Wednesdays, long lines, bumper-to-bumper traffic are just a few things most people prefer not to deal with. Everyone has their own pet peeve and a less-than-thrilling activity that gets under their skin. For writers, go ahead and add writer’s block to that list. It’s that moment where you have hit a wall and … Read more
Thank you to the 66 commenters who left 97 comments in June. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail … Read more
Submission: Heeding Only His Voice by zeke lam My rating: 5 of 5 stars Zeke Lam contends that the biggest problem in the Church today is the lack of submission to the will of God. Instead of being transformed by the renewing of their minds, too many Christians are conformed to the world. Even many … Read more
Today as we celebrate Independence Day, let us remember the sacrifices of our founding fathers and of those who have fought for our freedom throughout our history. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour … Read more
In July, Smashwords holds a Summer/Winter Sale. Participating authors offer discounts of 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% on selected ebooks. This is a great chance to stock up on bargain ebooks in a variety of genres. All my self-published books are offered at 50% off. Visit my Smashwords page to check out my books.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can’t imagine that I have never read this book, even though it’s been on my to-be-read list for years. I thought I had a pretty good idea about what it was about, but I wanted to read it because of its … Read more