Sunday Scripture

Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

 

Saturday Links

I love new pet happily ever afters; this one from Davids Daily Dose:

https://davidsdailydose.org/2025/07/19/our-journey-to-rescue-two-adorable-dogs/ 

Joyroses13, over at Nuggets of Gold, shared Tuesday's Thoughts that made me laugh and warmed my heart.

https://joyroses13.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/tuesdays-thoughts-506/ 

God bless.

 

Monday is Labor Day

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

If you prefer paperback, then 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

Thankful Thursday

Blessed rain!

A/C, fans, and ice packs on hot days

Cooler days

Worship services with family 

More rain

Good friends 

God's grace

Test Drive from How To Train Your Dragon - (Piano Solo) The Piano Guys

https://youtu.be/klaBtcL7_5A?si=vrDu6eXeQdDyUprW  

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Quote

Thanks to Donna Keevers Driver for creating this for me.

Sunday Scripture

Isaiah 42:23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

 

Saturday Links

Vapor and Mist, from insanitybytes over at See, there's this thing called biology, was a needed reminder:

https://insanitybytes2.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/vapor-and-mist/ 

Bridget A. Thomas shared "Keep Praying, Believing, Praising, and Thanking":

https://bridgetathomas.com/2025/07/14/keep-praying-believing-praising-and-thanking/ 

God bless.

 

Favorite Book Friday

Love in Any Language  (Love and Honor series prequel) by Hallee Bridgeman romance. Quite the twist in the tale. I enjoyed the story. 

Thankful Thursday

New books by favorite authors

Unexpectedly cool weather - relatively speaking - in the hottest part of summer

Air conditioning, fans, and ice packs

Taking one step at a time 

God's grace.

MercyMe - Heartbroken Hallelujah 

https://youtu.be/2pwbRC-J56Y?si=tLqM4eOE5HuFy3-4  

Wordless Wednesday

 

Monday Quote

Humorous reminder from social media. Also a way to protect your hands in summer heat. 

Sunday Scripture

Isaiah 42:10-12 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

 

Saturday Links

Rachel Santion, over at Women Writing the West Blog, shared good punctuation advice: 

https://womenwritingthewest.blog/2025/06/23/punctuation-on-the-range/ 

Angie, over at Water for Camels, understands the importance of celebrating the orindary:

https://waterforcamels.com/2025/06/26/celebrate-the-ordinary/ 

God bless.

 

Favorite Book Friday

A Handful of Flowers (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 0) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Sweet, inspiring start to the series.

A Change of Heart (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 1) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Intense and steadfast, two very different personalities create a beautiful blend.

For the Love of Grace (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 2) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Sometimes Happily Ever After comes along later than hoped, but it comes. There is always hope.

The Love of Her Life (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 3) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Adventure comes in many forms.

Believe in Tomorrow (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 4) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. A touching story of forgiveness and accepting God's grace. A timely story for me.

Crossing Center Ice  (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 5) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. While each story in the series is a stand alone and told linear, they do overlap. The epilogue gives you the satisfying finish, the next story will start further back. I enjoy the main characters and the secondary ones. 

A Touch of Romance (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 6) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. A found the story uncomfortable; who wants to read about the flaws in yourself? A stranger holding up a mirror to your life. I enjoyed reading how the heroine worked through and the hero's perspective. 

A Little Ray of Sunshine (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 7) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Once again, I saw myself in aspects of the characters. 

Reaching Her Heart (Callaghans and McFaddens series Book 8) by Kimberly Rae Jordan Christian romance. Again, I found common ground with both characters and ways of improving. 

Thankful Thursday

Delicious meals shared with friends and family

Air conditioning, fans, and ice 

Breakfast and Chat time with my sister

Worship with fellow believers - Church

Opportunities to serve others

Forgiveness 

God's grace

Reflections Entry '82 (Honorable Mention) - The Piano Guys

https://youtu.be/R5pM9kp2crc?si=Fb4VjU7LWvHZveWN 

Wordless Wednesday

 

Remember

It doesn't matter how many years have passed. In truth, more years have slipped away without her than I had with her, and I was blessed with her for over seventeen years. I still miss her. 

 

Sunday Scripture

Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 

 

Saturday Links

Jesus luvs all shares how God brings new things:

https://jesusluvsall.org/2025/06/18/god-brings-new-things/ 

Big Sky Buckeye shares quotes from others, his own journal, and poetry:

https://bigskybuckeye.com/2025/06/18/oswald-chambers-quote-133/ 

 https://bigskybuckeye.com/2025/06/18/from-my-journal-6-18-3/ 

 https://bigskybuckeye.com/2025/06/18/hopes-clear-light/ 

God bless.