Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tidbit

I'm so close to being finished and yet so far. I've less than 17 pages to go. My hope is to finish and prepare for publishing by the end of June. It's the first time I will publish a paperback under Kindle, since it took over Create Space. I'm nervous. I'm always nervous doing something new. "Feel the fear and do it anyway." I read that book decades ago and still recite it in my head.

Monday Quote

If you think something is ugly, look harder. Ugliness is just a failure of seeing."

~ Matt Haig

Sunday Scripture

Ruth 2:5

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

Saturday Links

Angela, over at Water For Camels, gives practical advice for parents on teaching Stranger Danger:
https://waterforcamels.com/2020/01/11/sweetie-pie/

Jill's post, over at Mustard Seed Blog, made me evaluate how I treat God:
https://mustardseedblogs.com/2020/01/13/pray-without-ceasing/

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage (Saddle Springs series 4) by Valerie Comer Christian contemporary romance. I'm not a fan of convenient marriages in contemporary settings, but Valerie Comer made this one work. I want to read more of her books, start at the beginning of this series.

Musical Thursday

MercyMe's "Hurry Up and Wait"

https://youtu.be/gxbfyt8Rraw 

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tidbit

I used "train of thought" and worried the idiom wasn't in use in the early 1800s, since trains, such as railways, weren't yet in use. However, a little research revealed that "train of thought" was first used in 1651 by Thomas Hobbes. Learned something new.

Monday Quote

If we feel fear, we need more love.

~ Arthur Brooks

 

Sunday Scripture

Ruth 2:4

And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

Saturday Links

Luke Shelton is a Tolkien and Medieval researcher. This is one of many responses to his project:
https://luke-shelton.com/2019/03/19/marcel-aubron-bulless-experience-tolkien-experience-project-45/

Want to know about the history of the English afternoon tea? Donna Hatch spills it:
https://donnahatch.com/english-afternoon-tea-and-recipes/

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

Rising Star (Coastal Hearts series 4) by Janet W. Ferguson contemporary Christian romance. This book wasn't anywhere on my list until I read an short excerpt and saw a familiar song title, "Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits." I waited for the book to be released and bought it. I laughed and cried and loved the story. Star and Paul struggle like most Christians. Life isn't sweet or nice. They have tough lessons to learn. They each reminded me of myself and my own struggles. I loved the visit to Ireland and the peek into the missionary work in Africa. I'm looking forward to reading more books by Janet W. Ferguson. 

Musical Thursday

Casting Crowns' Glorious Day

https://youtu.be/2ntwGWzdCwc

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Tidbit

Pshaw appears by 1670, so I replaced tsk with pshaw.

Monday Quote

I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. 

If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. 

We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.

~ C. S. Lewis

Sunday Scripture

Ruth 2:3

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Saturday Links

Dyan Diamond, over at Be Inspired!, offered a great insight I've been working on cultivating:
https://dyandiamond.net/2019/12/10/are-you-good-company-2/

I love "The Starfish Story," and Sunshiny SA Site shares it:
https://sunshinysasite.wordpress.com/2019/12/13/the-starfish-story/

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

Lockdown (Saint Squad series) by Traci Hunter Abramson Christian suspense romance. Once started, I wanted to keep reading all the way to the end.