Sometimes we all need a little light in our lives. For the last several years I have hung a multi-sided Moravian star on our front porch at Christmas. A light bulb on the inside shines day and night and it acts as a porch light for our old house, as well as lighting our front… Continue reading Shining a Light
For Christmas this year, my friend Rhonda gave me an amaryllis bulb encased in a round ball of red wax. I set it on the little table in my dining room and soon it produced beautiful red blooms. “That was nice,” I thought, clipped off the flowers when they finished blooming, and figured it was… Continue reading Unexpected Blessings
More good news from Under the Magnolia Tree! Coming in January 2026, I will have another story in a Chicken Soup for the Soul book! Change your Habits, Change your Life will be coming out just in time for everyone’s New Year’s resolutions. In 2019 my first story was accepted by Chicken Soup in a… Continue reading Rejection Club
Last spring I entered a contest sponsored by the Georgia Independent Author Association and my book, Moving Beyond: Journeying through Life's Changes, was the winner in the non-fiction inspirational category! Thank you to the committee members and to everyone who has continued to buy and share it! Now for today's topic - Flinging Away our… Continue reading Flinging away our problems
Last week was Vacation Bible School at my church in Dalton. I am still exhausted. I volunteered to do the Bible story for the preschoolers. Two groups of children would come to me for fifteen minutes each evening for the story and an activity. The teacher’s manual had detailed instructions. Connie, our wonderful children’s minister,… Continue reading Vacation Bible School
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