“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • What skills or lessons have you learned recently?

    Life is about learning new skills and learning from the hard knocks life throws at you. As a writer and author, I am always learning new skills to take my writing to a higher level. I do that by attending… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 332 – Discernment 2 Kings 8:16 Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah. 17… Continue reading

  • What Cities Do You Want to Visit

    I live in a wonderful city. However, there are several cities I would love to visit. First on my bucket list of cities to visit is Anchorage, Alaska. I’ve wanted to visit Alaska for many years. Everything I’ve read or… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 331 – Salvation 2 Kings 8:7 Then Elisha went to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; it had told him, saying, “The man of Elohiym has come here.”  8 The king said to Hazael, “Take a present… Continue reading

  • Tell us one thing you hope people say about you.

    There are so many things people could say about me and do. Yet, the most important thing a person could say about me and I hope they do is that I’m a woman of deep faith in God. I love… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 330 – Restoration 2 Kings 8:1 Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for JEHOVAH has called for a famine,… Continue reading

  • Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.

    Firsts can be terrifying. You don’t know what to expect. I have no recollection of the early firsts in my life. I don’t remember my first day of kindergarten or most of those first time events of childhood. However, I… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 329 – Provision 2 Kings 7:1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of JEHOVAH. Thus says JEHOVAH, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a… Continue reading

  • Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

    The short answer to both is yes. My first stage appearance took place when I was five years old. It was a barnyard skit in Kindergarten. I played the part of a pig. My second was in the senior class… Continue reading

  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 328 – Protection 1 Kings 6:24 It happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered his army and went up and besieged Samaria.  25 There was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed, they besieged it until a… Continue reading