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JOSHUA’S WISE SAYINGS What’s the best advice you ever got? People out west tended to always be willing to offer wise sayings, to give you their two cents. A saying “wise as an owl” comes to mind from advice I’ve been given over the years. My Grandad used to tell me, “A wink is as […]
Catch the Horse or Good Saddle First? True cowboys and cowgirls usually treasure a good saddle. No one likes being bucked off a horse, especially an Old West cowboy. You’d get a lot of ribbing for that. Out on the range if your old broomtail decided to break in two, hop for mama, jackknife, swap […]
Built With Cowboy Quality Name recognition products didn’t just happen in our present age. Long before radio and television, even among the cowboys and ranchers of the Old West, certain brand names meant quality built. Quality Western Hats and Boots John B. Stetson made hats. He fashioned wide-brimmed, high crowned, beaver felt hats like no […]
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE If you were planning for the future, how would you prepare? With an IRA or paying into Social Security? Purchase a house and think about retirement savings for the trips you’d take? I met a fellow once who said, “I don’t prepare for the future. That’s unspiritual.” Then I walked with […]
THE WRONG SIDE SADDLE SCABBARD I got a fax with a sample of a book cover for one of my upcoming western novels. The artist did a great job on One Went to Denver and the Other Went Wrong. However, there was one glaring difficulty. He had the saddle scabbard on the wrong side of […]
A Father-Daughter Model A Story by Michael S. Bly We all have passions. Passion for our spouse and our kids. Passion for family and friends. Also, passion for our country, our work, and our favorite sports teams. Lin Thomas had all those passions, in spades. But he also had great passion for God and old […]
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SIGNS OF A SPIRITUAL HOME What makes a spiritual home? What do you think? Try this True or False Quiz. A spiritual home is one in which … ? At least three pictures of Jesus hang on the wall. A pulpit is displayed in the living room. A large, black King James Bible lies open […]
EMOTIONAL MATURITY & THE PERFECT FAMILY What was it like to be part of King Ahab’s perfect family? (See 1 Kings 21:1-6). When Ahab returned to the palace after being turned down from making a nice little vegetable garden out of Naboth’s vineyard, he slammed those big, old palace doors, and marched across to yell […]
Keys to Family Intimacy According to surveys over the decades, materialism, inattentive parents, and a lack of spiritual foundations in the home rank as the biggest threats to family life. I maintain that each of those three threats can be dealt with by strengthening family intimacy. A need for intimacy is at the core of all […]
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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