Here it is May already and such a beautiful May day here in Central Kentucky this first Sunday of the month. Yesterday was Derby Day and while the weathermen threatened rain and storms it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon for everybody who takes part in Derby activities. The night before wasn’t quite as nice for the Derby parties …
A Sunday to Remember
What a beautiful week we’ve had here in Kentucky. Spring has been all around with blooming trees and warm sunshine. It was enough to give you Spring fever and make some of you want to go fishing. Not me. I haven’t discovered whatever it is about fishing that makes people long after a pond bank. I like to walk on …
Quotes for Spring
I love Spring. I also love summer and fall and even winter. That narrows things down a little, doesn’t it? But I wouldn’t really want to live where there weren’t seasons. Where it was always warm. Where the sun shone all summer and only made cameo appearances in the winter. I love the Spring sunshine and when the flowers burst …
Great Writing News and Encouragement
I had a great week as a writer last week. I got offered a contract for a couple of new books. All I have to do is write them. I think this is where I need to start begging for your prayers. The first deadline is a bit sooner than I’d like. I have discovered I’m not the fastest writer …
Things We Can Learn from Man’s (and Woman’s) Best Friend
Things we can learn from our dogs about how to get along in the world — 1. When a loved one comes home, always run to greet them.2. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstacy.3. Take naps and stretch before rising. (My husband likes taking this advice.)4. Avoid biting when a …
Fun Book Event
It’s Sunday night and my book event this afternoon at the Anderson County Library went great. Thanks to all of you reading friends and family who came out to hear me talk about writing about the Sixties in Small Town, America. In my case, that’s Lawrenceburg. When I decided to re-invent myself as a writer for the third or maybe …
Quote of the Week – Aiming High
I’m adding a new post. Every week, sometime during the week, I’ll be posting a quote that has caught my attention and inspired me to do better, work harder, and/or think happier thoughts. So here’s the first one. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our …
Showers of April Activities
Isn’t it amazing how quickly the weeks roll by? Here we are in April already. Did any of you get caught on April Fool jokes? My five-year-old granddaughter tried to pull one on me by saying it was going to snow 3 feet. When I looked at her with a bit of disbelief, she quickly changed it to 3 inches. …
Spring Worries & Wayward Cows
Don’t you just love Spring? Of course around here, we’re still mostly waiting to see if Spring is ever going to spring. It has been chilly! The jonquils have bloomed and some of the trees are pushing out blooms, but we need a few warm days. We’ve been having plenty of water. Rain makes the flowers grow, I suppose, but …
Easter Blessings
Happy Easter, everyone! What a great day to be in church with your family around you as we remember the empty tomb! As my preacher, Br. Fred says, Easter is the highlight of our Christian worship. Br. Fred has been preaching at Goshen for twenty plus years, but I never get tired of hearing his great sermons. He should have …