As I mentioned last night, the early years of our marriage were filled with stress and conflict. Some self imposed, some from ignorance, while much was poor communication and immaturity. Oh that I could go back and do it over, knowing what I do now, how different our marriage would be. Unfortunately, we don’t get to live life over, but God does give us the present and hopefully, the future, in which to make good choices. Our marriage is on…
When I was a young wife, I really struggled with letting go of my husband. I didn’t have much training or support from other older women, and made a lot of mistakes. One of the biggest lay in the area of needing to know where he was and what he was doing, if he wasn’t with me. I think the troubles we had in our early years made me insecure about his love and desire to spend time with me….
Nothing new on my book yet, I’ll keep you posted when I hear more. Until then, here’s a very short story that we can all learn from. TWO WOLVES One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside of us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and…
Yahoo!!! I’m feeling a bit like Tigger this morning, kicking up my heels and dancing! I just got a call from my agent, saying we have an offer on the table for my book. Now that doesn’t mean I’ve signed a contract yet, but it does mean we’re in the negotiating stage & on the way to a contract. If the publisher is able to get final approval on some details from the full committee today, I’ll know more by…
A few days ago I mentioned an invention of my husbands that was to be released on the news this week. The media day has been delayed for two weeks, for a little more fine tuning on the machinery, but I’ll give you some info now, as promised. About two years ago the Lord gave my husband an idea for a device that could create energy by using friction. There is no outside heat source, but sawdust can be superheated…
Just a quick personal note of catch up tonight, then we’ll get back to more marriage & family issues in the next day or so. Winter unofficially began here in the NW on Sunday morning, when we woke up to 3″ of snow. It continued to come down off and on through the day, with another dusting on Monday, then it turned cold, with a high of only 24 today. Brrrrr~ I am NOT a cold weather lover! And what…
This is a short post, to thank all of you who tried to stop by & leave comments lately (especially you writer friends from ACFW!) and weren’t able to. It looks like it’s possible the comments were turned off on the two previous posts. So, I’m posting this as a test to see if it’s on now & to give you all a place to comment, if it doesn’t work. UPDATE: Anyone who stopped by & read the most recent…
Soften, did you say soften? I don’t know, sometimes I’d rather just bean him on the head, you might think. Why would I want to soften him? Roast him maybe, but soften? OK, now that I have your attention, I want to share a story with you that someone told me many long years ago. I’m not sure it’s true, but it is one that sticks in your mind…. at least it did with me. I don’t remember exactly how…
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is just around the corner. We’re deep in the throes of building our house & praying our old home sells soon. The market has softened and house sales are down, but we’re trusting the Lord to take care of our needs and bring the right buyer at just the right time. We’ve had a sprinkling of snow at our new house site the last couple of days, with several inches forecast for Monday or Tuesday….
Poor Tom, Trying To Sleep and Smoke, Ever the Pest! One of my cats is snuggled on my lap, trying to sleep while I busily type. Poor Thomas, he’ll give up soon and hop down, and I’ll head to bed. But I wanted to join you for a moment & try to catch up a little. This is such a busy time of year! I’m sure you’re in the same fix…rushing around, baking pies & getting the house ready for…