Tuesday Tidbit

Last unedited line worked on from Giving Thanks, novella #11 Holiday, USA series:

Truth is light. Lies are darkness.

Monday Quote

As seen on social media:

It's okay to be a glowstick. Sometimes, we have to break before we shine.

Sunday Scripture

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Saturday Links

A mix of blog and music is BrettWorks, a blog by Thomas Brett. He recently shared the first track of his own CD:
https://brettworks.com/2017/02/17/piano-and-metals-music/

Horse Addict shared photos of "The Clydesdale Six Horse Hitch," but you'll have to click back for that one. This is the post "A Matched Pair," which includes a link to WordPress' photo challenge.
https://horseaddict.net/2017/02/24/a-matched-pair/

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

BlackThorpe Security series, all six books, by Kimberly Rae Jordan, contemporary Christian romance. I've read two of her series now and downloaded more books. I really enjoy her characters and her stories.

Musical Thursday

A bit of silliness, today. A meme shared on social media reminded me of an old screensaver. Of course, I googled it and found it on YouTube. I loved After Dark's Flying Toaster song. For fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJDkP5dmLg

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tidbit

The last worked on sentence, unedited, from Giving Thanks novella #11 from the Holiday, USA series:
--> There was no reason in the world why her perspective should please him the way it did.

Monday Quote

I follow the blog Horse Addict. Recently they shared a quote:

One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made. ~ Author Unknown

https://horseaddict.net/2017/02/13/monday-minstrel-quote-2/

Sunday Scripture

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Saturday Links

My horse was trained in dressage and did it in his life before me. Poor creature had a terrible time training me to ride better. I recently found a blog that gives me the opportunity to peek into his world. Doesn't matter he's been gone for almost 15 years.
https://horseaddict.net

Donna Hatch shared information on "Regency Gentlemen's Coats":
http://donnahatch.com/regency-gentlemens-coats/

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker is nonfiction. As an abuse survivor, I wish I'd read this book sooner. He helped me embrace the fear that warns me and recognize the fear that is really more about worry and anxiety that I need to learn to overcome. I also learned about the need to not engage with people who are overly persistent. I could have really used that knowledge long ago. Better late than never. The link is to his website featuring the Mosaic Method, a threat assessment system.

https://www.mosaicmethod.com/

Musical Thursday

Christian artist Colton Dixon's "All That Matters":
https://youtu.be/XlRaXtV4bTA

Wordless Wednesday

A book for Valentine's Day

Valentine Delivery is the third novella in the Holiday, USA series, published in 2015.

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.

Lance Nelson delivers flowers every Valentine's Day. This year, he decides to show the woman he's secretly loved all his life exactly how he feels, creating a unique bouquet especially for her.

This Valentine's Day, Sharon Kelly decides to stop waiting for someone to send her what she wants and orders a bouquet of flowers for herself. She might as well arrange for her secret crush to deliver them.

God works in mysterious ways to provide the way to Happily Ever After, even when His children stand in their own way...

http://www.amazon.com/Valentine-Delivery-Holiday-Laurel-Hawkes-ebook/dp/B00IGVA8SY/ref=sr_1_3

Monday Quote

The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage. 

~ Henry B. Eyring

Sunday Scripture

Proverbs 4:26-27

Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Saturday Links

Julie Arduini, over at Christians Read, shared a timely (for me) post, "Spoiled Children Don't Grow."
https://christiansread.wordpress.com/2017/02/08/spoiled-children-dont-grow-by-julie-arduini/

I love finding new blogs. Virtuous Mama's Corner shared a bit about Valentine's Day:
https://virtuousmama.org/2017/02/08/why-do-we-celebrate-st-valentines-day/

Favorite Book Friday

This Time With Love Book 1, Forever My Love Book 2, and When There is Love Book 3 (The McKinleys series) by Kimberly Rae Jordan, clean Christian contemporary romance. I've added her to my Must Read list. I'm working my way through her books.

Musical Thursday

The entire CD The Garden by Michael McLean and Bryce Neubert. This is track 3, on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/HM1WAS1WTfI?list=PL03OTuT_ViQzUL4ZIxW_1k4kmGltn1HF0

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tidbit

Last unedited bit added to Giving Thanks, novella #11 of the Holiday, USA series:

"No." He scraped up his courage. "But it's the only way I can apologize to a young lady who deserved more respect than I gave her."

 

Monday Quote

Never, never, never give up. ~ Winston Churchill

Sunday Scripture

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Saturday Links

When was the last time you did something for fun? I loved Beth Trissel's fun boots:
https://bethtrissel.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/happy-boots-happy-self/

We Are One shared the need to play:
http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2017/01/need-to-play.html

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

Believe in Me Book 2 of the Love in Store series by Autumn Macarthur.

Knight in Disguise is here!

The English Rose

Rose Ellington doesn't know the whole truth about her past and suspects it's for the best. She's content to live her life as it is, quiet, unnoticed. God hasn't shown any more interest in her than her father has. Since God doesn't bother with her, she doesn't bother with Him.

The American Lion

George 'Leo' Smith's life was spared at the expense of a man he admired and loved like a father. To honor the man, Leo honors God in everything he does, like a knight of old. The hunt for a slave trader who has threatened Leo's family, more than once, is nearing the end.

The Greatest Adventure

As one chapter comes to a close, God offers a new adventure, the greatest adventure in life. Love requires sacrifice, courage, and honor. Will the Rose and the Lion accept the challenge or choose the safe way?

Thank you Carol Fiorillo for the beautiful cover.

Wordless Wednesday