Sunday, October 31, 2021

Sunday Scripture

Esther 7:1-2 

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.



Saturday, October 30, 2021

Saturday Links

The Christian Fiction Girl usually shares books, but Thursday is "His Encouragement." 

https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/06/10/his-encouragement-151/ 

For His Purpose reminds us that "It's What's Inside That Matters."

https://forhispurpose.blog/2021/06/11/its-whats-inside-that-matters/ 

God bless.



Friday, October 29, 2021

Ready for Halloween?

Celebrate with a story.

Secondhand Samhain 

The seventh novella in the series...

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Jan Connor, the new manager of the secondhand shop Vintage Holiday, loves her job, her town, and her life. She doesn't need anything except a little bit of help. Her annual Halloween birthday party isn't coming together, and her antiquated computer system is only making it worse.

Trent McDonald, computer guru extraordinaire, is looking for a place to call home. His brother, Cowboy, suggested Holiday might offer what he needs but never mentioned Vintage Holiday's pretty shop manager.

Between one breath and the next, God changes everything...

http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Samhain-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B01A0IBBQI/ref=sr_1_1

If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2015

All four novellas published in 2015 are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

https://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2015-2/dp/153018617X/ref=sr_1_22


 

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Musical Thursday

Some of my favorites for the fall season moving into the dark of winter:

Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g

Gustav Holst's Mars from The Planets

https://youtu.be/Jmk5frp6-3Q

Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLp_Hh6DKWc

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach needs to be heard as an organ piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8


 

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Sunday Scripture

Esther 6:10-14 

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
 


Saturday, October 23, 2021

Friday, October 22, 2021

Favorite Book Friday

WANTED: Midwife Bride (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Kristin Holt Christian romance. A quick, enjoyable read set in the 19th century American West.

The Sound of Home (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Annette Lyon Christian romance. A good story and sweet romance.

For Better or Worse (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Sarah M. Eden Christian romance. Fun read! I want to read more of her stories. 

An Inconvenient Bride (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Heather B. Moore western romance. An enjoyable sweet story. 


 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Tuesday Tidbit

Slow but less than 16 pages to go.



Sunday, October 17, 2021

Sunday Scripture

Esther 6:6-9 

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.



Saturday, October 16, 2021

Saturday Links

Seth Adam Smith shares "The Hardest Thing About Being a Foster Parent":

https://sethadamsmith.com/2021/07/19/hardest-thing-foster-parent/ 

Jeff Rab, over at RabBits, shared a message I need repeated often:

https://jeffrab.com/2021/07/21/reprise/ 

God bless.



Friday, October 15, 2021

Favorite Book Friday

Rodeo Rescue (Rodeo Royalty series Book 2) by Teri Wilson Inspirational romance. Loved the story! There was supposed to be a 3rd book, but Teri Wilson was given other writing opportunities.



Thursday, October 14, 2021

Musical Thursday

Tim Janis has a lot of videos on YouTube, some short, some long, some Live. This one is only two and a quarter hours of instrumental hymns, with birds, and gorgeous video: "Ocean Morning Sunrise"

https://youtu.be/ZxyzBfAZ_4E



Tuesday, October 12, 2021