perseverance, Spirituality

Rejection Club

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

Spirituality, Trust in God

Flinging away our problems

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

Hope, Spirituality

Vacation Bible School

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

Gardening, Spirituality

On my knees in the weeds

In between rainstorms yesterday morning, I went out to pull some weeds from my flower garden and got nice and muddy, but it was peaceful and quiet. The birds were chattering as they had their breakfast, and the air was still before the storms moved in. I feel God close by when I’m pulling and… Continue reading On my knees in the weeds