Them: "But it made you stronger."
Me: "No. Jesus did."
The pain didn't make me stronger,
it brought me to my knees.
And there, Jesus met me,
held what was broken,
and rebuilt me piece by piece,
grace by grace.
I didn't survive because
I was strong. I survived because
He never let me go
~mav coronda
~ Church
~ The scent of pancakes permeating the whole house, easy in a small house.
~ Air conditioning as summer tries to make a comeback.
~ Visiting a dear friend
~ God's grace
96. A Fine Gentleman (Jonquil Brothers series Book 4) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. A delightfully wild ride. So enjoyable watching characters grow from arrogant and self-centered to humble focus on the other.
97. For Love or Honor (Jonquil Brothers series Book 5) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. Heart wrenching, powerful, inspiring. Keeper, along with all the others.
98. Loving Lieutenant Lancaster (Lancaster Family series Book 4) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. Chronologically, this is where this story fits. I enjoyed reading it again.
99. Christmas at Flagstone Castle (Lancaster Family - All Hearts Come Home for Christmas anthology) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. A sweet novella that fits between Book 4 and 5 of the Lancaster families. It's found as a stand alone but also available in the above anthology.
100. The Heart of Christmas (All Hearts Come Home for Christmas anthology) by Anita Stansfield Regency romance. A sweet story of mending broken hearts.
~ Blessed rain
~ Thanks God for watering my plants.
~ New books
~ Air conditioning when it heats up.
~ God's grace
Dear Press: You may report the news, but to be honest I haven't heard you do much of that, not in a long time. What you have become is an opinion outlet and mostly for one side. The stats are kind of hard to ignore. In the last election, one side received 98% negative coverage while the other received 78% positive. Then again, this is not news to me. I've watched you do this for years. It's why I quit watching you decades ago. I saw the truth of who you had decided to be and it was neither honest nor honorable. You're going to have to go a long way before I take you seriously.
91. Friends and Foes (Jonquil Brothers series Book 1) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. A bit of suspense and mystery. While I'm not usually a fan of enemies to friends, this worked spectacularly. Touching and funny and will read again. Keeper.
92. Drops of Gold (Jonquil Brothers series Book 2) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. Heartwarming. Tackled a difficult subject, particularly for the early 1800s. The history fascinates me. Love the Jonquils. I want to be more like the heroine.
93. Clairvoyance by Joan Sowards clean contemporary romance. Sweet.
94. For Elise by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. While this book is listed as a stand alone, the hero is the cousin of the heroine in "Drops of Gold." I have never had a friendship like the one between the hero and the heroine, but I have dreamed for one. Another keeper.
95. As You Are (Jonquil Brothers series Book 3) by Sarah M. Eden Regency romance. Love Corbin! It was delightful to see the Duke of Kielder make an appearance. Clara and the children are charming.
Cooler weather does not mean more walking, though it should. I'm tired. The woman with the issue of blood is more and more familiar; not impressed by daily cramping. Eating better this past week than the week before. Sleep is good some night but not so much others. I remembered to do PT a few times; I don't know why I'm having more trouble remembering.
~ Good books and movies
~ Lord of the Rings
~ A/C and cooler weather
~ Lunch with friends
~ God's grace
My lack of trust for the official news is not new. It started way back in the 1980s. Yep, WAY BACK. Several events occurred, some I witnessed and some a friend witnessed, and what the news reported is not what we witnessed for ourselves. Every once in a while, I endeavor to give the news another chance. More often than not, I'm not even ten minutes into the show and I'm catching them exaggerating or outright lying or demonstrating an obvious bias. Frustrating.
