ON THE TRAIL NIGHT GUARD DUTY On old-time cattle drives, every cowhand except the horse wrangler and cook had to take turns riding night guard. Once the cattle settled in for the night and all sat down, it only took two men to watch over them. These two rode in opposite directions, circling the herd. […]
Excerpt Email From Bly Books Fan Dear Janet, when I was growing up, somewhere near our home was a bookstore started in a garage. I don’t remember much about it except going there with my Mom and siblings. We were allowed to get one book each. One time my brother picked one of our first […]
Pet Peeves and Other Irritations At times in every relationship, each marriage, things don’t go completely smooth. We face irritations that we call ‘pet peeves’. Relationships can be complicated, especially in marriage, the ultimate invasion of privacy. Husband Stephen and I realized that more intensely when we moved to Idaho to experiment with writing together […]
Seeing God’s Wonder for the First Time–Again What if your eyes opened this morning, after a full night’s sleep, but there was nothing of God’s wonder to see? No light anywhere. Not a race of the sun. No circling stars in their firm belt or moonshine. Not one streak of azure blue, flaming orange, blood […]
Quick Ways to Improve Your Marriage For both husband and wife, here are some of my quick ideas that may stir up more of your own too. Quick Ways to Impress Your Wife These easy, quick tips will really impress her. Next time you’re in the presence of both her mother and your wife, speak […]
NECK REIN HORSE ADVANTAGE A neck rein horse acts like a car with automatic transmission. Lots of horses only respond to the rider when they feel a yank on the reins and a tug at the bit. Unless you jerk that hard metal against their mouth, they don’t respond. Well, that resembles a standard transmission. […]
A Nickel Plated Style My wife, Janet, enjoys wearing western-style clothing. Oh, not the common, ordinary jeans, boots, and blouse. Rather she prefers what I call nickel-plated, western chic. Her sterling silver, feather, and turquoise earrings, for instance, harmonize with the rings on her fingers and necklaces. And they have to blend with the sequined […]
THE WONDERS OF A NECK HORSE A friend of mine named Jim lived down on the grade a few miles from us. I drove by his place and noticed a three-year-old paint gelding necked up to his big old black mare. Jim recently bought that paint horse and had trouble with him. Seems like he […]
Turning Spiritual Wimps Into Warriors I’m attracted back to the biblical book of Joshua time and time again. And there’s no more exciting scene for wimps who want to be warriors than the battle in Joshua 10. Joshua hadn’t planned to fight this battle. However, he feels obligated to defend the Gibeonites, even though they […]
DOING THE TWO FOOT DANCE Every year there’s a bucking horse sale out in Miles City, Montana. It’s quite an event with rodeo, sale, and plenty of celebrations. A stock contractor friend of mine often goes out to watch for good horses to buy for his rodeo string. Last time I saw him I […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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