tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35347701363691884852024-03-25T15:37:56.379-07:00The Novice WriterJocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-26698313872202285632024-03-17T02:30:00.000-07:002024-03-17T02:30:00.256-07:00Scripture Sunday<p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1KXkPaSbLMoTE4uTxWwWpAWMON7ssJOtW9wWErE_ytuf39S2H_5Cq3CglhLGU1-wzcrjSNchUHqQzVNSz4-glDNsJy96HBX2YDiIFuoP2ppcWPrS4tfwEGyJVoUI60zroMzGIFGug0o/s1600/Mountain.JPG" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567450420264013154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1KXkPaSbLMoTE4uTxWwWpAWMON7ssJOtW9wWErE_ytuf39S2H_5Cq3CglhLGU1-wzcrjSNchUHqQzVNSz4-glDNsJy96HBX2YDiIFuoP2ppcWPrS4tfwEGyJVoUI60zroMzGIFGug0o/s320/Mountain.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">The LORD your God is in your midst,<br />A victorious warrior<br />He will exult over you with joy,<br />He will be quiet in His love,<br />He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.<br />Zephaniah 3:17</div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-14475450699012077652024-03-03T10:25:00.000-08:002024-03-03T10:25:07.943-08:00Scripture Sunday<p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9n0JsVPqCvvQubVBgp9_OtXuIlDLCU36VlDwWwLPZLOW_S1GAqIs2frw-c42cQnSYrHFLJp6RD7LBRAy78S9x7kxkCHSucz1FGBPgi_6jt-ukK0oayKF-514zkMtRDCnRoUUg2L0VPc/s1600/Journey08+015.JPG" style="color: #cc6600; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219891513602850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9n0JsVPqCvvQubVBgp9_OtXuIlDLCU36VlDwWwLPZLOW_S1GAqIs2frw-c42cQnSYrHFLJp6RD7LBRAy78S9x7kxkCHSucz1FGBPgi_6jt-ukK0oayKF-514zkMtRDCnRoUUg2L0VPc/s400/Journey08+015.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; width: 400px;" /></a><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> Indeed, the water I give him will become in him</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> a spring of water welling up to</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"> eternal life.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.14px; text-align: center;"> John 4:13-14</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;" />Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-66043198453228068292023-12-31T02:00:00.000-08:002023-12-31T02:00:00.150-08:00Sunday Morning<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixwV9vgLpecYqFODLA5HTSJCTBhQhJ1i0YPIx3SlQ9VIoPjE1y_n1oI1628BsTOGhYAcykBKf4x4PRsW4JHm0cQ9Bi9Zs8-mQ3aLJPkVsEj5GdXOw5ea4MH2nq0OjnTChgHtYCRHJwX65JUCw-dj9RlK-B496UtXLkHpSdcBlUsLUfsBkSbPBLnv84nR-C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixwV9vgLpecYqFODLA5HTSJCTBhQhJ1i0YPIx3SlQ9VIoPjE1y_n1oI1628BsTOGhYAcykBKf4x4PRsW4JHm0cQ9Bi9Zs8-mQ3aLJPkVsEj5GdXOw5ea4MH2nq0OjnTChgHtYCRHJwX65JUCw-dj9RlK-B496UtXLkHpSdcBlUsLUfsBkSbPBLnv84nR-C=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-38399001555652455872023-12-25T02:30:00.000-08:002023-12-25T02:30:00.141-08:00Christmas Prayer<p> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLnlcGMxW3g/VDb_F6oPXEI/AAAAAAAAkfc/u09MGMpoAQA/s1600/Ohio14%2B109.JPG" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SLnlcGMxW3g/VDb_F6oPXEI/AAAAAAAAkfc/u09MGMpoAQA/s1600/Ohio14%2B109.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="240" /></a></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><i>CHRISTMAS PRAYER</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the Song of the Angels, the Gladness of the Shepherds, and the Worship of the Wise Men.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Close the door of hate and open the door of Love all over the world. Let Kindness come with every gift and Good Desires with every greeting.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Deliver us from evil by the Blessing which Christ brings, and Teach us to be merry with Clear Hearts. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy Children and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with Grateful Thoughts, Forgiving and Forgiven.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">For Jesus' Sake........ Amen.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Robert Louis Stevenson)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-73154715548313286452023-12-17T02:00:00.000-08:002023-12-17T02:00:00.134-08:00Sunday Morning<p> <img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisY8bffMBk-YumscP_vW5VKu4uJrFzBnQrlUIcpkBeresPZsgxVElJbIj2ONTkFVqSEeSlh2pkMfAdghDMQA-rpDILPNVe_yO8C24IpCs12yUhzp1rAHT48-KHf2TC3GyDeyy4U1sB2g/s400/DSC_1908+copy.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;" width="331" /></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-9192971637456748566" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="color: #999999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 10.14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 0.1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0.75em 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><br /></div></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-81750423981249515342023-12-03T02:00:00.000-08:002023-12-03T02:00:00.148-08:00Sunday morning<p> <img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYMyYdL42q8kravXiqe4rli8SZw8-0Euwj9LMS2-7NCp1iTpTf_wEtg-Tq7VdVwMM-QNxMwMS8j_4-oXeA43QIka8kCKL5UAS3fiID4ZRaArljRSrVcfj5rAdYO0TdYLYld61QGcv9zM/s320/DSC_9752.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;" width="320" /></p><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Helen Keller</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-75415044219190415672023-11-17T02:30:00.000-08:002023-11-17T07:25:47.619-08:00A Beautiful Disguise<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHHYyJuo6wwrNCcS5EkA0Qd03LEBhK3RcjaG2FABEwTKdkEieO08QRiVDWD7t8vvlZp9a-zuU4Rm8lSfM6vFu1Sk-rj3n0ion1m0IvSJ78s9amvZqlOrOh8hdKvnrIwA3gHOKx55GREqhNSF7eZNCIExAEp6aRByiXZ9u8ENXnR0_yzKuu69ORI3Slbx0C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1294" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHHYyJuo6wwrNCcS5EkA0Qd03LEBhK3RcjaG2FABEwTKdkEieO08QRiVDWD7t8vvlZp9a-zuU4Rm8lSfM6vFu1Sk-rj3n0ion1m0IvSJ78s9amvZqlOrOh8hdKvnrIwA3gHOKx55GREqhNSF7eZNCIExAEp6aRByiXZ9u8ENXnR0_yzKuu69ORI3Slbx0C" width="155" /></a></div><p></p><p>A Beautiful Disguise by Roseanna White is the start of The Imposters series. I have read several of Ms Whites books and always enjoyed them. Set in 1909, this story is quite unique including a circus, a trained lion, and monkey. </p><p>Although some of Ms Whites previous books have had similar story lines (undercover investigators), this one felt slower with a lot of detail about the characters and the unique setting. The mystery was intriguing. As the first book in the series, a lot of the background was being laid. It is a clean historical fiction story but I didn't really see the circus type element as particularly believable. If you enjoy Whites other historical romance books with Christian elements, you will enjoy this one too.</p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-85769881111200954652023-11-15T02:00:00.001-08:002023-11-15T02:00:00.151-08:00A lost gift<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Do you remember the days when entertainment centered around people?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQISZwvqD-BVQbfYT1VDWkt1byzhAeaICyB2xRU0tKqkbIZJZ9E_Kd0IV2Nep5541g4tKn9fRmUMV7bO2QMLFE3W1tBgOqJcRmrrrBkcxCwko3d8rasijcldbuf-xvOdOQMUDU9RcZkk/s1600/iPhone117+001.JPG" style="color: #cc6600; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQISZwvqD-BVQbfYT1VDWkt1byzhAeaICyB2xRU0tKqkbIZJZ9E_Kd0IV2Nep5541g4tKn9fRmUMV7bO2QMLFE3W1tBgOqJcRmrrrBkcxCwko3d8rasijcldbuf-xvOdOQMUDU9RcZkk/s320/iPhone117+001.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="240" /></a></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">You invited people to your home, fellow-shipping and singing around the piano In the days before my time, before radio and TV, we entertained ourselves. I love to read books by authors Jane Austen</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374335215404429042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudo8HiFO6cmH7TyB6ykB1JpSFiF8rufdgOaQGObbhVKBO5eYPqVzv0w0hG-aTjkxiFljcHrAI19FaqtH9EHzWLjbKZCwN73vv4SYH6vrSMO4Bi0HHcUnVIKSCSgpKFVUAgrSA4-6n58I/s320/Books+001.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; width: 320px;" /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">and Maud Montgomery and glimpse into times past when an evening of entertainment consisted of a skit, or a play or someone filling an evening by playing the piano or singing an aria. Since the days of electronics, we have even lost the art of correspondence of letter writing.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411430371948412546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexEsIUcGulhO5U5mPLDs3EfaTDxObzKx60bGSqZM2t9bpXkLs8M6Wnq8ZsPJRxEzJ_C_v0OvA8HtywUowWrdk2iUtEQSYJhd5SswYzbOVcerb6V7mezoZVihXHkNvTF4ql1yJb3MrZ3w/s320/postcard.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 198px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; width: 320px;" /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">We now correspond instantly around the world, where it used to take weeks, sometimes months to hear from people in other states and countries. Now we text the person sitting across from us at the dinner table.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">We have forgotten how to entertain ourselves. Perfection has wedged its way into our thinking.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">It's a lost gift. During the days ahead, when family and friends gather around to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season, I hope the spark of fellowship and enjoyment will help us to remember how to entertain ourselves and relish time with others.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" />Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-89313867417132458752023-11-01T02:30:00.006-07:002023-11-01T02:30:00.138-07:00Bread for the Journey<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOPAVmPu9UHiiZiRm1QwsjZzZttvT3KKf-ZduWancUXdW2C_d0to6JF8lkhcSju8kniiKkCPGApvpThzTo2Ut6C_NfipxJPteyj7oKMa5tz_deB2i0In5XKbYIhnIXiY1Ogd8qsl1XlU/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOPAVmPu9UHiiZiRm1QwsjZzZttvT3KKf-ZduWancUXdW2C_d0to6JF8lkhcSju8kniiKkCPGApvpThzTo2Ut6C_NfipxJPteyj7oKMa5tz_deB2i0In5XKbYIhnIXiY1Ogd8qsl1XlU/s400/IMG_0251.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 4px;" width="300" /></a></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><i>He changes the times and the seasons.</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><i>Daniel 2:21</i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-44802290582436460812023-10-19T02:30:00.001-07:002023-10-19T02:30:00.141-07:00Harvest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p46DY45wpNqj4FUVjC2AxVDrx4P8MSsCX_ejyMmuC-kYE3Nn9Auj_yotCJ3HESG-pW-IjReD4YgH-qyI7B3dn1Rv4q7kxRaSJpUong9dulWERvE6k6gcdficAHyJUWjo2iWuL7jCtSVjJxwpeefIbc5HWmwFSw61KGvh8djeWIDpOK8rPcXgsFLsDr_-/s480/pumpkins%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8p46DY45wpNqj4FUVjC2AxVDrx4P8MSsCX_ejyMmuC-kYE3Nn9Auj_yotCJ3HESG-pW-IjReD4YgH-qyI7B3dn1Rv4q7kxRaSJpUong9dulWERvE6k6gcdficAHyJUWjo2iWuL7jCtSVjJxwpeefIbc5HWmwFSw61KGvh8djeWIDpOK8rPcXgsFLsDr_-/w300-h400/pumpkins%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">"...... No, lest while you are gathering up the tares, you may root up the wheat with them.</span></p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, 'First gather up the tares; and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn. ". (Matthew 13:29-30)</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Autumn is God's reminder to us of a time coming when we shall be "gathered" as His harvest.</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Jesus told us the fields are "white unto harvest" (John 4:35). His prayer was for us to ask the Holy Spirit to send out "laborers" into the harvest (Luke 10:2).</span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">Are you wheat or tare? If wheat, are you praying for the Holy Spirit to send workers into the harvest? And, as you see world events and evil abounding, be encouraged! Jesus told us the good is there growing also ~ Harvest time is coming. (shared by my friend Helen)</span>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-43261179725533395762023-10-15T02:00:00.001-07:002023-10-15T02:00:00.210-07:00Sunday Morning<p> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgJDoVahZFyhO-QQVWAL68xy0jyJAqmA2lIgx40rpuImTJIWVMH4bsYAk0_M3_08hDnFO6egT6zp4AN-8HgyPyTxRsYyKLLzf_3TKBfmKBjYPH13u_DGIr1J9Ia4bbJAmqhPIfZvrPmawTqxhnHpgyYpyvRvHbLhryJBUHKCb06bl-xBWsqFCsDlSY71Uvo=s0-d" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;" /></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7642437943764017279" itemprop="description articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="color: #999999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 10.14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; letter-spacing: 0.1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0.75em 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-39882255803046343982023-10-05T02:30:00.006-07:002023-10-05T02:30:00.141-07:00The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass<p> <img class="cover-width" itemprop="image" src="https://netgalley-covers.s3.amazonaws.com/cover287531-medium.png" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; vertical-align: middle;" /></p><p>This was the most unusual story that I have read in a while. Pete returns to Sleeping Grass Montana. He comes back to memories of abandonment and self recrimination. He has fought all of his life, trying to win the battles in his head. </p><p>Eighty year old Wilma can't believe her second chance at restoring her relationship with Pete. She has been harboring guilt for so many years. She befriends Pete and his pot belly pig Pearl but has a hard time revealing her involvement in his past life.</p><p>The secondary characters brought sunshine into the story. Pete's sister and nephew, Windy Ray, Lily and Wilma's friends, Edna and brazen Gladys were well rounded characters. </p><p>Pete takes a stand that every life has value. It all starts with overcoming hardships, forgiveness and the importance of friendship. There is a bit of violence through out the story and I was saddened and disappointed with the ending. </p><p><span style="color: #565656; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I received a complimentary e-copy of this book through NetGalley. O</span><span style="color: #565656; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">pinions expressed in this review are completely my own</span></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-51103419799641009992023-10-01T02:00:00.001-07:002023-10-01T02:00:00.142-07:00Autumn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeO7UwEQRpg6bdFkk_-00VtVOHOJX0voq5nHU_4BqpTI2rZBsUrx5t8ihFEUGHJ4KUI_zOYdUaCGDwcky87GsGD4oijNTu059nE_Xsg7p4kXo5GVUPF9gkQrHNy6osWoXS_1H-RdJQlyrG_o1xqwwsS-oE4sAIIeyQ5GPj3cPDZTp4hguf69yJOGkw2VnT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeO7UwEQRpg6bdFkk_-00VtVOHOJX0voq5nHU_4BqpTI2rZBsUrx5t8ihFEUGHJ4KUI_zOYdUaCGDwcky87GsGD4oijNTu059nE_Xsg7p4kXo5GVUPF9gkQrHNy6osWoXS_1H-RdJQlyrG_o1xqwwsS-oE4sAIIeyQ5GPj3cPDZTp4hguf69yJOGkw2VnT=w332-h400" width="332" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-7858593581964753922023-09-12T06:32:00.002-07:002023-10-16T05:51:04.256-07:00Words to live by<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7526600547941048323" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1b0cZDGHj6H3ihKp5l45SNtgfI9XyDCRMARn8S6JTZpsxk3gfSPVk_BeXyowlWXJFxk7xcERm1tMeYAMeFGZTxAtKzqMw5XDT8rEEg4wcwvBmKSnko2uD5itquuaB3_Jm1Z_yt3ulalJQ0uu-Lj7SmSN2ZEEi8sj2eqB86ABDKIom50P_mNvPSs29MhEA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1b0cZDGHj6H3ihKp5l45SNtgfI9XyDCRMARn8S6JTZpsxk3gfSPVk_BeXyowlWXJFxk7xcERm1tMeYAMeFGZTxAtKzqMw5XDT8rEEg4wcwvBmKSnko2uD5itquuaB3_Jm1Z_yt3ulalJQ0uu-Lj7SmSN2ZEEi8sj2eqB86ABDKIom50P_mNvPSs29MhEA" width="155" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Lynette Eason's Countdown: Extreme Measures is an exciting book that features great dialogue, moving action which fans of Terri Blackstock would enjoy. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Raina Price has been hiding for fourteen years. But when she comes in the cross hairs of a killer, she seeks the help from U.S. Marshall Vincent Covelli, who will do anything to keep her safe. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> It is a captivating suspense, clean with elements of faith. The story is surprising and has a satisfying conclusion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.</span></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-30228378566127860382023-07-19T04:54:00.000-07:002023-07-19T04:54:24.645-07:00Prayer<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXzmOIk5zv123gOvz-7gDDUtiH-i45V7Dr0lwbpmdGmJZwr8fEo_ZBJMtZhGzwDpuIrGUy-MOZm9djCqIqonFIvLn5ke2XcnQY3KrF42MVwNwS_UpQjv5wQT6zDbl_TmQ2uHE1Oys5oh0ThITS7qIvbAr2taS-T7KrvkSe6h6TylIEpVJPRoMaulpvT65/s325/girl%20praying.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXzmOIk5zv123gOvz-7gDDUtiH-i45V7Dr0lwbpmdGmJZwr8fEo_ZBJMtZhGzwDpuIrGUy-MOZm9djCqIqonFIvLn5ke2XcnQY3KrF42MVwNwS_UpQjv5wQT6zDbl_TmQ2uHE1Oys5oh0ThITS7qIvbAr2taS-T7KrvkSe6h6TylIEpVJPRoMaulpvT65/s320/girl%20praying.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">"We cannot run our spiritual operations on the prayers of the past generations. Many people believe in the efficacy of prayer, but not many people pray. Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things. It is the simplest and the most sublime, the weakest and the most powerful. Its results lie outside the range of human possibilities; they are limited only by the omnipotence of God." </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.14px;">E. M. Bounds on <i>Prayer</i></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray.</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">(Luke 18:1)</span></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-60478277691545778112023-07-04T02:00:00.001-07:002023-07-04T02:00:00.137-07:00The 4th of July<p> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QC7V5Tu748E/UZFazHbt1QI/AAAAAAAAVyw/Kp3bwEc9cRE/s1600/fourthjulytriple.png" style="color: #cc6611; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QC7V5Tu748E/UZFazHbt1QI/AAAAAAAAVyw/Kp3bwEc9cRE/s400/fourthjulytriple.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="255" /></a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.<br /><b>The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776</b><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">God Bless America.</div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-8685948870704370342023-06-01T02:00:00.001-07:002023-06-01T02:00:00.144-07:00The Lost Manuscript<p> </p><div class="a-row a-grid-vertical-align a-grid-center" id="imageBlockContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; display: table !important; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 346.5px; table-layout: fixed; width: 259.988px; zoom: 1;"><div class="a-column a-span12 a-text-center maintain-height a-span-last" id="main-image-container" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none !important; height: 346.655px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 1px; overflow: visible; padding-right: 0px; text-align: center !important; vertical-align: middle; width: 259.988px; zoom: 1;"><div class="maintain-height" id="img-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: table !important; height: 346.655px; position: relative; width: 259.988px;"><div class="maintain-height image-2d" id="img-canvas" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell !important; height: 346.667px; vertical-align: middle !important; width: 259.988px;"><img alt="" class="a-dynamic-image image-stretch-vertical frontImage" data-a-dynamic-image="{"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HKp13L6vL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg":[231,346],"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HKp13L6vL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg":[333,499]}" id="imgBlkFront" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HKp13L6vL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" style="border-radius: 3px; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 2px 5px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 345.995px; left: 0px; max-height: 346px; max-width: 231px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: auto;" /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div><p>The Lost Manuscript is a romantic historical treasure hunt. A mystery with a missing person that leads to the discovery of a long lost manuscript. </p><p>Ellora Lockwood and her estranged husband Alex join together to search for her grandmother, who mysteriously disappeared while searching for the manuscript. While on this journey, they decide whether their marriage was worth fighting for. With all the hurts and misunderstandings, there is an element of faith as Ellie finds that God has taken her grief and given her joy alongside with her grief. </p><p>The secondary characters were good companions to the story. They added much to the filling out of the main characters. </p><p>Although the story starts out slow, it picks up as their adventure takes them along the English countryside of Alnwick England. There is the element of hope and second chances. A good clean read. </p><p><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3243301400" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">I received a complimentary</span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3243301400" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3229440670"><span id="freeText11770545916214345111"> copy</span></span> from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.</span></p><div class="cover-vote-label pe-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 0.375rem !important;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;" /></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-20941291308863687842023-05-29T03:00:00.001-07:002023-05-29T03:00:00.154-07:00Memorial Day<p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDUg5Ay3Uau-IXtpaQ7drQvn_aMjdMYAXy_ZHVplVFM1tiQFyLrQSiMlnhwbM1ntBV7FjUNF6M8D0H-Wq_e5li-9qpNgS0D5bZdp_ItUz9M429gkY15FZBqoya1jNH_rdYqim-EhGRNsg/s1600/Graves_at_Arlington_on_Memorial_Day.JPG" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612495843872728418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDUg5Ay3Uau-IXtpaQ7drQvn_aMjdMYAXy_ZHVplVFM1tiQFyLrQSiMlnhwbM1ntBV7FjUNF6M8D0H-Wq_e5li-9qpNgS0D5bZdp_ItUz9M429gkY15FZBqoya1jNH_rdYqim-EhGRNsg/s400/Graves_at_Arlington_on_Memorial_Day.JPG" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 283px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" /></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"><br /></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div align="center" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">"I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1275311356_1" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;">Decoration Day</span>.</span></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"></span></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;">We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did. "</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div align="center" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">~<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1275311356_2" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; cursor: pointer;">Benjamin Harrison</span></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.8px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">In memory and honor of those who have fought and died to keep our country free.</div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-74769000272378813412023-05-22T02:30:00.057-07:002023-05-22T02:30:00.141-07:00Summer in the Spotlight<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNuobbFHYtPotCh6uCu8Q772X9oQxMcynXYiquBYqdTMm2dPF8FHcM2rXBln9Q-eouwhzXPIIW0cj5zOXzvoobdf3fjf5yqapVJiGv0b3vOJaPjKbzjrXURLLpemEwoVJoXCigotsVOX8I7OfkxBQ4XIlfn5Mvd6qZ4iw-jMu9LidaOhOvV3JXeSBWHA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNuobbFHYtPotCh6uCu8Q772X9oQxMcynXYiquBYqdTMm2dPF8FHcM2rXBln9Q-eouwhzXPIIW0cj5zOXzvoobdf3fjf5yqapVJiGv0b3vOJaPjKbzjrXURLLpemEwoVJoXCigotsVOX8I7OfkxBQ4XIlfn5Mvd6qZ4iw-jMu9LidaOhOvV3JXeSBWHA" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Summer in the Spotlight by Liz Johnson returns to Prince Edward Island as a conclusion to the series of the Ross brothers.</p><p>Levi is a man of few words. When he saves Kelsey during a hurricane, his childhood crush returns with a force. When Kelsey needs help with a benefit to help rebuild the destroyed Victoria Playhouse, Levi steps up to lend a hand.</p><p>The chemistry between the two builds into a sweet love story. Revisiting Oliver and Eli and Mama Potts just adds to rounding out this heartwarming story. Where Levi and Kelsey must face their past before moving forward, overcoming paralyzing fears. A delightful clean romance.</p><p>I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.</p><p><br /></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-24282823272190664582023-05-09T17:02:00.000-07:002023-05-09T17:02:09.447-07:00Forever in My Heart<p> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GG71h7JR734/Uu1E-QUtgJI/AAAAAAAAceI/pKvSvkR8Y6g/s1600/Lin%25252527s%25252520visit%25252520066.JPG" style="background-color: white; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GG71h7JR734/Uu1E-QUtgJI/AAAAAAAAceI/pKvSvkR8Y6g/s1600/Lin%25252527s%25252520visit%25252520066.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br />"If there ever comes a day when we can't be together,<br />keep me in your heart,<br />I'll stay there forever."<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Winne the Pooh</span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">Diana Grace</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">5/9/53 - 9/26/04</div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-10192247980699116062023-04-09T02:00:00.001-07:002023-04-09T02:00:00.191-07:00Happy Easter<p> </p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6099942306370703219" itemprop="articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmzx123lR9iqnXvkn8kxYQ9GZJo2MI6IjZTkDR1tF_oZiG2Quy4f-B4WLzusTWZMo1uRPerB_Fr4oewbP3LDWPwOWnCM5OirQ4n00HgaW8D8FKgItow1a7kput201aqeNAdEbjQb2kkB/s1600/aprettycross.png" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598931817942244706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpmzx123lR9iqnXvkn8kxYQ9GZJo2MI6IjZTkDR1tF_oZiG2Quy4f-B4WLzusTWZMo1uRPerB_Fr4oewbP3LDWPwOWnCM5OirQ4n00HgaW8D8FKgItow1a7kput201aqeNAdEbjQb2kkB/s400/aprettycross.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 284px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding: 4px; text-align: center; width: 182px;" /></a>Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6099942306370703219" itemprop="articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em;">She said to him, "Yes Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world." (John 11:25-27)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said" (Matt. 28:6)</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br />May the light of the Savior's love shine on you today.<br /><br />Happy Easter!<br /></div></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-22836229067956778702023-03-30T11:42:00.001-07:002023-03-30T13:36:15.734-07:00The Heart's Choice<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzbTUiu9HTWjSXCg7MJE2ex1wq7BFaZWmyZFA3nleX_5mOPWwIIKtdCKm8CcY1JVopaJca6AKTipHiTXZ_0n995HkvNVmZS2diSS_hBd8CV1qjdh8Z8NOm6cLM5cNO6kCruiw98CTLTUGbXz4j_2dzBeRmFcgiQWdTJyttVtL50OHB2j225OMJUj1OyA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="255" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzbTUiu9HTWjSXCg7MJE2ex1wq7BFaZWmyZFA3nleX_5mOPWwIIKtdCKm8CcY1JVopaJca6AKTipHiTXZ_0n995HkvNVmZS2diSS_hBd8CV1qjdh8Z8NOm6cLM5cNO6kCruiw98CTLTUGbXz4j_2dzBeRmFcgiQWdTJyttVtL50OHB2j225OMJUj1OyA" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Heart's Choice by Tracie Peterson and Kimberly Woodhouse is a historical fiction set in a small town in Montana. </p><p>The story revolves around one of the Carnegie Libraries which was donated during the 1900's Mark Andrews returns to his hometown to manage the Library much to his fathers dismay. </p><p>After witnessing a murder when she was a child, Rebecca Whitman's desire to learn about the law and court system leads her to become the first female court reporter in Montana. When something just doesn't seem right during a murder trial, the only one who listen is Mark. As they travel to unravel the evidence they need, Mark and Rebecca end up spending more time together which leads to a budding romance. Good clean novel with a deep faith message. </p><p><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3243301400" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;">I received a complimentary</span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3243301400" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer3229440670"><span id="freeText11770545916214345111"> ebook copy</span></span> from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.</span></p><p><br /></p>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534770136369188485.post-444395848054083892023-03-22T14:23:00.002-07:002023-03-24T07:39:11.833-07:00Words of Wisdom<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdasK28htLfJBGZ9suehGquWTqVb5ohORrIdoLxglv3dIspOfy3-pgkWWLSAQleZXQm8Z0knd4vKBME48-gb1KE5Oj5SYd5zvrwF424NgnTmB6mBak_D2jrIQmvXJYQd2CRVQRrU-gcwyS/s1600/iPhone1019+006.JPG" style="color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdasK28htLfJBGZ9suehGquWTqVb5ohORrIdoLxglv3dIspOfy3-pgkWWLSAQleZXQm8Z0knd4vKBME48-gb1KE5Oj5SYd5zvrwF424NgnTmB6mBak_D2jrIQmvXJYQd2CRVQRrU-gcwyS/s400/iPhone1019+006.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="300" /></a></p><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Everything</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> is an affair of the spirit. If God has a way of dealing with you in your life, it is the only way. Every little thing in which you would have your </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">own</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"> way has a mission for your redemption. And he will treat you as a willful little child until you take your Father's way for your own.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">George MacDonald</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;">(Unspoken Sermons)</span><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.impartinggrace.com/"><br /></a></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://www.impartinggrace.com/">Imparting Grace</a></span></div>Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.com0