A Lesson from Crows – 1st Sunday Devotional

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When a crow says an intelligent thing, chickens may laugh at it. This is the laughing of the sand castles at the powerful waves! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan I love birds. I like watching them fly in and out to my birdfeeder. I like it when one of them comes close to my window to perch on the windowsill. I like …

1st Sunday Devotional – The Gift of Birds

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Have you ever wondered why we say the bluebird is a harbinger of happiness? Is it those blue feathers with the stain of red on the bird’s breast? One legend explains the bluebird’s red breast by claiming the little bird blew on the fire in the stable to keep the flames going and warm the Christ Child on the night …

Bird Stories from Readers

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Sunday I shared a very inspiring story from Kim that she sent in after getting my newsletter last month. But she wasn’t the only one  who shared bird stories. I think they will have you smiling, and smiles are always good. First up here is a fun little fact about our Kentucky cardinals that Mary shared. Just a little bird …

Cardinals – Messengers from Heaven

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The northern cardinal symbolizes hope, life, and restoration.  That could be why when I sent out a recent newsletter asking readers to share their favorite bird, the cardinal was the runaway favorite. It also might have helped that it is the state bird for 5 states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Then there is that …

Bird Trivia

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I sent out a newsletter a couple of weeks ago. When I do, I always include a giveaway, and since the heroine in my upcoming release, The Song of Sourwood Mountain, loves bluebirds, I looked for a bird related prize to go along with the winner’s choice of one of my already published books. So, when I saw a book …

1st Sunday Devotional – Comfort for the Grieving

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I sent out a newsletter last week and the responses have been rolling in to enter my newsletter giveaway. If you didn’t get the newsletter and would like to, just let me know in the comments and I’ll send one out to you. As I nearly always do, I invited my newsletter readers to share a story with me. Since …

Birds and More Mysteries to Ponder

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He who finds a thought that lets us a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great peace. ~Albert Einstein Don’t you just love nature? Love going outside to see what you might see? See what gifts the Lord might bless you with on any particular day? That happens to me often when I go walking …

Sunflowers of Joy

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“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what sunflowers do.” ~Helen Keller Sunflowers make me smile. I once titled one of my Heart of Hollyhill books, Sunflowers of Joy. That title was eventually changed to Summer of Joy, but my first idea for a title showed how I think of sunflowers as something that can …