Katie encouraged me, maybe she will encourage you too:
https://katiesencouragementforyou.home.blog/2026/07/02/pivotal-moments-2/
Hannah, over at Choosing Hope, shared inspiration for me to learn to be a firefly friend:
https://choosinghope.live/2026/07/02/chasing-fireflies-the-anatomy-of-a-late-night-rescue/
God bless.
Celebrate with a story.
Faith's Labor
The fifth novella in the series.
Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and maybe a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.
Organic herb farmer Faith Walker regrets many things in her life, none as much as marrying a man who divorced her after their wedding night, leaving her pregnant and alone.
Horse trainer Dusty Harper crushed on Faith all his life. What is he supposed to do when she drops back into his life and turns his world upside down?
God provides unexpected answers to those who seek His will...
http://www.amazon.com/Faiths-Labor-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B00X5XJLMM/ref=sr_1_2
Church
Semper Fi Heating and Cooling replacing dead A/C
Friends who offered me their spare bedroom before the A/C was replaced
A dear friend who gave me a homemade chicken pot pie
A sweet friend brought me delicious peach cobbler
Visiting a dear friend
Grill Night with friends
God's grace
Danny Gokey - God's Not
https://youtu.be/oGpKqX6ftcU?si=hRmgd_keMkKGqHHT
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Found on Nuggets of Gold https://joyroses13.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/tuesdays-thoughts-558/
Psalms 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Bridget A. Thomas has wonderful encouraging posts: "God Doesn't Miss a Thing"
https://bridgetathomas.com/2026/06/25/god-doesnt-miss-a-thing/
I'm so grateful for bits of encouragement, this one from jesusluvsall:
https://jesusluvsall.org/2026/06/29/she-was-scared-to-go-alone/
God bless.
Courting Miss Lancaster (The Lancaster Family series Book 2) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. The hero and heroine are introduced in book one. What a joy to read their story. Another delightful story with laughter and love and learning. Looking forward to it being made into a series.
A/C, fans, ice
Church
Good books and movies
Friends who share
Opportunities to help others
Fall is coming
God's grace
Laura Story - I Can Just Be Me
https://youtu.be/0VRUU8UBXCk?si=22W9rRauZK1_xd0h
In English we say:
"I'm trying to trust the process."
In poetry we say:
"I'm planting seeds in the dark and believing they'll find the sun."
~ unknown
- I found several variations with no one cited.
I found this version on Nuggets of Gold https://joyroses13.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/tuesdays-thoughts-558/
Psalms 27:4-5 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Livora Gracely gives a wonderful perspective on the Law and the Gospel: Clear Directions:
https://livoragracely.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/clear-directions/
Another Livora Gracely post "No Exit Strategy."
https://livoragracely.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/no-exit-strategy/
God bless.
Seeking Persephone (The Lancaster Family series Book 1) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. Loved it! The movie does it justice. Funny, touching, heartwarming, and so much more. Wonderful characters. Well done retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I only wish I'd read it sooner. Better late than never.
Dove nesting in my queen palm
A/C, fans, ice
Trimming bushes and pygmy palms
Good books
Sister visit
Visiting a dear friend
God's grace
Chris Tomlin - Indescribable - written by Laura Story
https://youtu.be/5IlVfkY5q54?si=VehhEqJ238j9BqLx
Being a writer is cool
because it's like always having homework
and then you die.
~ Unknown.
Psalms 27:1-3 (A Psalm of David.) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Bridget A. Thomas shared "Who's Praying?"
https://bridgetathomas.com/2026/06/16/whos-praying/
Grant Ferguson shared "Personalized Apolgetics 101":
https://writingforeternity.com/2026/06/17/personalized-apolgetics-101/
God bless.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Science Fiction Adventure. I loved the movie, so a friend gave me the book. I loved it, too. Some things I liked better in the movie, and some things I liked better in the book. The movie is loosely based on the book, but I feel like they enrich each other. There is a little swearing and adult situations in the book that are not in the movie, but it didn't detract from the story; it made sense in context. I'm not a science-y sort, but I did find it interesting. The main characters captured my heart. The end is unexpected and perfect. Happy. Happy. Happy.
