I wrote my first picture book in 1989 or thereabouts. As I remember, it was about a teddy bear. I popped my story in an envelope and sent it to a publisher. Many months later when the inevitable rejection slip arrived was I downhearted? Now, for some time I had been taking art class.

Bloom Where You are Planted. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in t. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain. Bloom where you are planted was a popular slogan a while back. It was inscribed on wall décor, bookmarks, and jewelry. What does it mean to bloom where you are planted? Harsh conditions of life produces character, courage, compassion, and hope, IF, we allow God to lead us and feed us where He h.

A blog by Valerie Sisco. I tasted them at brunch a few weeks ago and wondered if I could replicate them in my own kitchen. Just Like Riding a Bike. For the Love of Cheese and Boats. When You Want a Warm Place to Wait. Tearing Off a New Page.

Hope, Healing, and Freedom for Hurting Souls. 8220;But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,. That you may set forth the wonderful deeds. And display the virtues and perfections of Him. Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

This weekend, we were discussing time in the car. I was trying to explain how, to God, a day is totally different. For us, a day can seem to take forever. When we were kids, the school year NEVER ENDED. We were NEVER going to be old enough to do the things we wanted. Now I look back at the years that flew by. My Book Has Arrived! .

Monday, June 22, 2015. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Some days it is enough to sit on the porch with a cup of tea in the early morning sunlight and recover from the long weekend. This is the view from her bench which sits inside a shady gazebo and looks out over Marblehead harbor. In the ESV it says.