Valentine Delivery Quote

 

Thanks to Donna Keevers Driver for this lovely creation.

Keep the sense of humor

 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Beautiful weather

~ Gospel study with friends

~ Visiting with my sister

~ New book by a favorite author

~ God's grace      

Brain Dump

So disappointed in the chocolate "expert" on Modern Marvels. If you advertised yourself as fiction, it would have been all right, but you advertised yourself as fact. Credibility is lost. Interest in watching any further shows with this "expert" has diminished to zilch. No, the Baby Ruth bar was NOT named after the baseball player Babe Ruth. It was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, baby Ruth. Really. 

TBR 2026

11.  A Forbidden Love Song (Hobby Run series Book 9) by Arlene James Christian romance. Delves into the world of seeking guidance from anyone or anything but God. If it isn't God, it's the adversary, and the adversary will gladly pretend to be God and send minions to deceive any unwilling to look only to God. 

12. The Sinner's Love Song (Hobby Run series Book 10) by Arlene James Christian romance. The adversary has convinced the world that chastity is old fashioned, silly, nothing. However, it's one of the Ten Commandments, Commandments created by God to help us find the deepest, richest joy in life. We break ourselves against the Commandments. Blessedly, Jesus came to take upon Himself our sins. Sad to see the end of the series.

13. Supporting Neurodivergent and Autistic People for Their Transition Into Adulthood by Danny Combs nonfiction. The book explains how to set up a TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades). While it's geared toward trade school training for those who are Autistic, mention is made also of those with ADHD and dyslexia, which interested me. I think the concepts and philosophies would work well for most students. I wanted to read the book to see if it might give me some insights into dealing with my dyslexia and my own learning style. However, my struggles with the abuse I was living in played a bigger role. Perhaps abuse survivors are more closely related to those with different learning styles than what's deemed normal.

14. Reflections on Life II: Notes from the Journey by Staci Stallings nonfiction. 81 short, 1-5 pages, essays/stories on finding God's path for your life and following it. I bought it in paperback, as I do every book I'm able by Staci Stallings. Her books are keepers, and I find passages I underline or star. I will always read her books again as I find insights and deepen my understanding. While we don't agree on everything, she inspires me to strengthen my own faith.   

15. The Long Way Home by Staci Stallings Christian romance. Another reading, and I still love it. Staci Stallings shares so many insights in her stories. They're more than just storytelling; they uplift, inspire, and encourage. 

REAL 2 Feb 2026

Trimmed bushes. Yard work. Walks, short. Physical therapy, more consistent. Eating is so-so. Sleep is okay. Nightmares are more weird than scary right now, blessedly. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Trimmed bushes

~ Praying for mourning friends

~ Worshiping with friends

~ Cold spell didn't last

~ God's grace       

Brain Dump

Baffling. Why would law abiding citizens fight to keep criminals free to do what they want in their midst? Why won't law abiding citizens allow law enforcement to do their job, removing criminals? Why would law abiding citizens defend murders, assaulters of all kinds, child and women abusers, thieves, and law breaking offenders? What kind of backward thinking supports vile monsters and demonizes those trying to remove them from society? Why would any one risk death for those who would deal out death should the opportunity arise, because they've done it before? It isn't good to support evil. It isn't honorable to stand for law breakers. It isn't noble to harass, impede, or otherwise interfere with law enforcement personnel doing their job, attempting to make the world a little safer by removing those who make it more dangerous. The inanity and evil is escalating. It's difficult to ask for God's mercy when His laws are being violated by those who are willfully doing so and those who pretend they are more compassionate than God. Repent, before it's too late. 

Today is Chocolate Cake Day

Celebrate with a story. 

Chocolate Cake for Two

The second novella in the series.

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and maybe a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Freed, after being wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Henry Weaver needs a fresh start. The "Help Wanted" sign in the cupcake shop window couldn't possibly be the answer to his prayer.

Holiday Sweets, a specialty cupcake shop, is Annie Sweet's heritage. Everything would be perfect if only she could find competent help. An ultimatum demands Annie make a painful decision.

Choosing God is rarely the easy way, and sometimes the way to Happily Ever After appears impossible...

http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Cake-Two-Holiday-USA-ebook/dp/B00HYLK0P8/ref=sr_1_1

If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2014

All four novellas published in 2014 are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-USA-Anthology-2014-1/dp/150773 

Tomorrow is Chocolate Cake Day

 

Created by Donna Keevers Driver for Laurel Hawkes

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Visiting friends

~ Favorite books

~ Lovely weather

~ Butterfly bushes

~ God's grace