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Quality Quote |
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead
of a second-rate version of somebody else."
--Judy Garland
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Book Buzzings | Yours and Mine
Claiming Peace, book 3 in my Caney Creek Series, is out!
The novel is a Southern inspirational historical romance. Here's a little blurb about the book and where you can purchase a copy:
Facing her lowest moments, Callie's life begins to crumble. Can she find peace to endure what lies ahead for her and her family?
Visit again the Callaway family and friends in 1951 who live in the Southern Appalachians of East Tennessee. Why did Callie have an appointment with a neurologist? Will she work her way through whatever lies ahead for her and her family? Does Emmajean's attraction for the young lawyer, Terry, blossom further or die on the vine when he wants her to meet his parents? Can Caroline and Jim find happiness in their long-delayed marriage? You'll meet some new characters as the Callaway saga continues. Follow the Callaway family throughout the Caney Creek Series--live their triumphs, sorrows, achievements, and losses.
Claiming Peace is now available in eBook for Kindle and Nook. It will be available in print and eBook at Amazon.com. Paperback is available at my publisher's website. Autographed copies are available in the left sidebar on my website by clicking the orange button there. You must have a credit card as with all online purchases. All three books in the series are available on my website.
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This month I highlight Arkansas Weddings by Shannon Vannatter and Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter. Below is information about these books. (Disclaimer: I may not have read these recent releases yet; just letting you know about them.)
Title: Arkansas Weddings
Author: Shannon Vannatter
Genre: Romance
Publisher: Barbour Books
Release Date: August 2013
Shannon's website
Book available here
Laken left home eight years ago and never looked back. Now she's in Romance, Arkansas, again, but is she too close to her past--and Hayden Winters?
Title: Barefoot Summer
By: Denise Hunter
Genre: Romance
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release date: May 2013
Denise's website websitesebsitewitewebsite
Book available herehe
In the years since her twin brother's drowning, Madison McKinley has struggled to put it behind her. Despite the support of her close-knit family and her gratifying job as a veterinarian in their riverside town, the loss still haunts her.
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Whatever Happened to Modesty
by Michael Hyatt
This month I am repeating the guest blog I had in my very first blog in 2009. Those who have read it can enjoy it again. Those who have not read it, hope you enjoy it.
Michael Hyatt is the former Chairman and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. He has worked in the book publishing industry for most of his career. He has also written eight books, two of which landed on the New York Times bestseller list. His most recent one is called Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World released in May 2012. In addition to the New York Times bestseller list, it hit the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists. He has been married to his wife, Gail for thirty-five years. They have five daughters, five grandsons, and three granddaughters. He live outside of Nashville, Tennessee. You can follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
Michael watched the MTVs VMA award because some of his daughters' friends were in a band that was nominated for an award. Since it had been a while since he'd seen MTV, he was "flabbergasted" at the sensuality and decadence he witnessed. What he saw saddened and shocked him. Below is what he wrote on his blog on September 8, 2008 about that MTV experience:
"I am the father of five daughters. So perhaps I'm just a little overly sensitive....Regardless, it got me to thinking, Where are these girls' fathers? Has anyone ever taught them the concept of modesty? Or have all the men in their lives simply exploited them as sex objects?
"Don't get me wrong; I'm not a prude. But I do think some basic guidelines are in order. These are not rules about skirt length or the amount of cleavage you can show. I'm just not a very good legalist; they are simply guidelines.
"I gave these to my girls when they were growing up. Franklin, they haven't been perfect in following them. Modern culture exerts a powerful influence. Nevertheless, I wanted to have something that would transcend current fashion and guide their attire once they were older and, perhaps, a little wiser.
"Here they are: 'Four Guidelines for Modesty':
1.If you have trouble getting into it or out of it, it is probably not modest.
2.If you have to be careful when you sit down or bend over, it is probably not modest.
3.If people look at any part of your body before looking at your face, it is probably not modest.
4.If you can see your most private body parts or an outline of those parts under the fabric, it is probably not modest.
"If you think these guidelines are helpful you might want to pass them along to the young women you know. Evidently, not many are getting the message elsewhere."
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To select winners in my drawings from active subscribers of this newsletter I use Random.org. If you're a winner, the rules are simple: I'll email winners asking for their mailing address and get the book out to them. You must be eighteen, U.S. mailing addresses only, void where prohibited. The odds of winning depend upon the number of subscribers. I and members of my family are not allowed to enter the giveaway. (See Disclaimers for complete details.)
The winners from the last newsletter drawing for a copy of The Pastor's Wife Wears
Biker Boots by Karla Akins is Shirley. The winner of a copy of Poison by Jordyn Redwood is Shannon. Congratulations!
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On October 25, I'll draw a winner from current subscribers for a copy of the book I review below.
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 I've recently read A Little Bit of Charm by Mary Ellis.
Another excellent Amish novel from Mary Ellis. Rachel King follows her dreams of being on her own after her parents die and her two sisters marry. Rachel loves horses and goes to Kentucky to live with her married cousin. She soon works at a thoroughbred stable where she finds herself attracted to Jake Brady. She learns he is not Amish. She still attends Amish services and singings and Amish young men pursue her. Will she leave her Amish ways for the enjoyment of Jake and the thoroughbred horses she adores?
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Jesus and Moses were playing golf one day on the Jack Nicklaus course in Montana. This course had a particularly difficult hole and Moses expressed his doubts that Jesus could make the shot over the water.
"Watch this, Moses, I think I can do it," exclaimed Jesus. "I've seen Arnold Palmer make this shot, and if Arnold Palmer can do it, then so can I."
Moses rolled his eyes and let Jesus try. Sure enough, the ball splashed into the water. Moses parted the water for Jesus, who went in to retrieve his ball.
Jesus, however, was not ready to give up.
"I know I can do this, Moses--I've seen Arnold Palmer do it, and if he can do it, then so can I."
True to form, however, Jesus' ball ended up back in the water. Moses parted the water, and Jesus went in to retrieve the ball.
"Look, Jesus," said Moses. "Try again if you like, but I'm not parting the water for you again."
"Fair enough, Moses," said Jesus. "But you know, I've seen Arnold Palmer make this shot, and if Arnold Palmer can do it, then so can I."
Once again, Jesus' ball was in the water. Jesus proceeded to walk on the water to get it.
Another group of golfers came up behind Moses and saw Jesus walking on the water.
"Holy Cow!" one of them said to Moses. "Who does that guy think he is, Jesus?"
"No," said Moses, rolling his eyes. "He thinks he's Arnold Palmer."
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Inspirational Insight |
Be Yourself
by Jo Huddleston
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." -Judy Garland
Many of us have probably said or thought, "I wish I looked like her/him." "I wish I had a fine house like they do." "I wish I had a new car like they do." "I wish..., I wish..., I wish.... This is like someone who thinks the grass on the other side of the fence is always greener. But when you get across the fence, the grass there has to be mowed also.
Judy Garland has it right in the quotation above. Basically what she's saying is be yourself. God made you a unique person. Your job is to be as good a person that He made you to be. If you're always wishing and don't get what you're wishing for, you're apt to turn into a disagreeable and disappointed person. And that "new" person you've allowed yourself to become is not the one that others want to be around.
Be a first-rate version of yourself. Contribute to society as you are. Instead of wishbone, you may have to use a lot of backbone to turn away from all those things you wish for that are out of your reach.
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