Guest Post
By Janet Ferguson Aren’t beaches great? And even more fun with friends? Not long ago, Shelia featured my friend Jackie Layton’s book, Christmastide at Bald Head Island. https://sheliastovall.com/2016/11/21/when-dreams-come-true-by-jackie-layton/ Jackie and I critique...
Guest Post
Want to win a free copy of Christmastide at Bald Head Island? Just subscribe to Shelia’s blog and she’ll have a drawing on Sunday, December 17. Four of the three authors in this book are friends with Shelia. We try to get together to brainstorm every few...
Guest Post
My husband and I were both born in Kentucky and met each other in church in Georgia. We fell in love and got married in Athens, Georgia. In 1994 we moved back to Kentucky so our sons could grow up around family. Tim helped start Wesley Village, a retirement community...
devotional, Guest Post
By Edie Melson There are times when life is lived in the dark. Everywhere we turn—inside and out—the landscape is bleak and barren. God seems a million miles away and our prayers—when we can find the words to pray—feel like they go no farther than the ceiling. I’ve...
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I grew up in Spokane, Washington but my husband and I moved away when we had been married just one year, in 1998. I always tease him that he has a bit of gypsy blood in him, he used to get restless after a couple of years in one place, so we spent the next few years...
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In my forties, I studied karate. I was new at it, but I’m competitive. I entered my first tournament as a lowly orange belt. I won first place in two divisions: kata (a series of choreographed moves) and weapons. With only the sparring division left, I felt confident....