Favorite Book Friday

Spring at Tribbley Hall (Her Country Gentleman Timeless Georgian Collection Book 1) by Sian Ann Bessey historical romance. So sweet and heartwarming! Loved the characters, including puppies and lambs and of course, for me, horses. Keeper. 

Love of My Heart (Her Country Gentleman Timeless Georgian Collection Book 1) by Sarah M. Eden historical romance. Sweet little lamb, Shadow, is adorable. I want to live in Scotland now. 

Miss Smith Goes to Wiltshire (Her Country Gentleman Timeless Georgian Collection Book 1) by Rebecca Connolly historical romance. More sheep! I wonder if the authors agreed to include sheep in this collection. Fun. I like the heroine and the hero and the delightful country community. Loved this collection.

Thankful Thursday

Blogging friend inviting bloggers to join him in prayer for others

A/C, fans, ice

Reliable electricity 

Podcasts that inform and inspire

Peppermint, tea tree oil, rosemary, cedar - bug repellent

Fun Christmas movies - SparkTV on YouTube 

Blogs that make me laugh

Humor and encouragement from dear friends. 

God's grace 

Josh Groban ~ Moon River featuring Jack Groban

https://youtu.be/lhup782KOqo?si=mWZ_sj9gBxJEo0c_ 

 

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Quote

Coral Green, in the Godly Women group on social media, posted this: 

They said, 

“You’re not enough.” 

Neither were 

five loaves and two fishes – 

until Jesus touched them.

Sunday Scripture

Flag Day 

 

Saturday Links

Laura Lindblom, over at Song Dog Journal, shared "Ranch Wife Musings/Bearing Burdens":

https://songdogjournal.com/2026/05/24/ranch-wife-musings-bearing-burdens/ 

And the lovely "Pasques and Pines":

https://songdogjournal.com/2026/05/14/pasques-and-pines/ 

God bless. 

 

Favorite Book Friday

A Kingdom to Claim by Sian Ann Bessey historical romance. King Alfred rules Wessex. Fascinating look at England in late 800s. Learned several new things, the battle with the Vikings and King Alfred's intriguing solution. At the end of the book, I loved discovering all the details that were facts. A keeper. 

 

Thankful Thursday

A/C, fans, ice 

Friends and family who offer hope and help 

Church - on YouTube when I can't make it in person 

Words of encouragement from other bloggers

Learning to DuckDuckGo information better

God's grace

Neil Diamond ~ Shine On

https://youtu.be/_r_KaenUFLY?si=BtLjJzNkDF3T2ejs 

 

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Quote

"Science is just the human study of what God has already done." 

Quoted in Staci Stallings' book True Power and Real Peace 

 

Sunday Scripture

Matthew 18:12-13 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 

 

Saturday Links

Kathy O'Neill shared bits of her new book "Hoofprints of Hope Devotional." Though it's stated to be for ages 8-12, I've added it to my Wish List. It comes out 8 September. 

https://kathythepicturelady.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-horses-that-inspired-hoofprints-of-hope-devotional/ 

Pray for rain that blesses not floods: Laura Lindblom shares "Ranch Wife Musings/Hard Times":

https://songdogjournal.com/2026/04/26/ranch-wife-musings-hard-times/ 

God bless. 

 

Favorite Book Friday

The Tower and the Ruin - J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation by Michael D.C. Drout nonfiction. My oldest brother and Sister-in-Law gave it to me for Christmas because I asked for it. I asked because I've had the privilege of attending workshops given at a Lord of the Rings gathering by Professor Drout. He kept us mesmerized and delighted by stories of his research into our favorite English Professor. The book could be used for a college class with a great deal of technical information. Titles of chapter include: Origins, Frame, Texts, Patterns, Emotions, Threads, Tapestry, and Conclusion: Fathers and Sons. As another reviewer said, "It isn't a light read." It is a fascinating read. It helps if you've read The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. This is literary criticism enriches one's appreciation for Tolkien's work. Blessedly, one of my friends read it before I did and suggested keeping a marker in the notes so you can flip back and forth between the chapter and the notes. Drout's sense of humor flashes in a couple of places, in the notes. Glad I didn't miss them. The book is reminiscent of Tolkien's work, a lot of detail, delving into difficult subjects, and though sad also somehow hopeful. 

 

Thankful Thursday

Sister visit

Serving/helping others

Church

 Visits and treats with friends

A/C, fans, ice

Ice cream

 God's tender mercies

God's grace. 

Geoff Castelluci ~ Further On Up the Road

https://youtu.be/40YF7Q8giH4?si=n4aIDS0PT9gkWxqP 

 

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Quote

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song

 above hoarded gold,

 it would be a merrier world." 

~ Thorin  

The Hobbit 

J.R.R. Tolkien