It’s been so, so cold and snowy here in Iowa–what a winter! After a number of school closings and late starts, the schools around here had a regular day today–despite windchills at -30 F this morning. I felt so badly … Continue reading →
Guest blogger Teresa Pollard If there is a special place in heaven for amazing animals, I’m quite sure our border collie Lady is there. To me, she “personified” the definition of faithfulness. For ten years, we lived way back in … Continue reading →
guest blogger Mary Hamilton Rudy came to us from Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue in Houston almost five years ago. We guessed him to be about eight years old, but the only thing we really knew was that he was … Continue reading →
Guest blogger Melinda Curtis You’d think that as a writer when all your children leave for college, you’d revel in the abundance of spare time on your hands. No more after-school activities. No more team dinners to host. No more … Continue reading →
Guest blogger Shirley Raye RedmondThe slice-of-life essay is usually defined as a, “short piece intended torealistically depict an interesting moment in everyday life.” Writers whopursue this form of essay writing tap into their personal experiences andmemories for suitable subject matter. … Continue reading →
Guest blogger Amanda Cabot It’s not unusual for an author to have readers tell her that they love her characters. In fact, that’s one of the things every author hopes will happen. It’s less usual, though, to get that … Continue reading →
by guest blogger Carole Brown Does God Care About Us and Animals? Of course, he does! Why else would he mention in the New Testament about seeing even a lowly sparrow dying? Why else did he create an emotion (called … Continue reading →
guest blogger June Foster After my husband Joe and I moved into our new house in El Paso, Texas, we got a dog. And what a dog he was. We named him Samson because we needed a strong guard dog. … Continue reading →
Just thought I’d let you all know that my second e-book, Summer at Briar Lake, is available for Kindle and other e-readers. I spend a lot of time featuring other authors here, and just realized that I hadn’t yet posted … Continue reading →
Guest blogger Brenda B Taylor The Wades of Crawford County, Leann and Ralph, live on a farm five miles from the small town of Cuba, Missouri during the post-Civil War era. The farm’s livestock play an important role in family’s … Continue reading →