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Purpose and Plans for Family Privacy God designed that we live in families. But that doesn’t mean we should never be alone. Times of planned family privacy can meet crucial needs. Those Who Most Need Privacy 1. Mothers with young children, especially pre-school kids. Jesus said in Mark 6:31, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely […]
Save Your Family. Get a Jesus Heart. Is your family full of stress? Is there one member in particular who drives you crazy? Have you been praying for God to change them? Here’s a secret. If you’re concerned about family peace, happiness, and wholeness, start with a good foundation. Redesign your heart into a Jesus […]
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 […]
What Every Baby Should Know By the time this day of December 29, 1979 ends, I will know the gender, weight, and looks of our third Bly baby. Then, the whole exciting process of discovery starts for us. When will the baby smile? And when should the baby roll over, sit up, or crawl? When […]
Finding Another Way to Say “I Love You” Some people say, “I love you” a lot. That’s how they express and want to receive love. If you’re like that and your mate rarely says the words, you probably spend a lot of time wondering, “Do you really love me?” Because you want to hear those […]
Detecting Seasons of Marriage My wife Janet and I have gone through decades of anniversaries plus numerous seasons of marriage. We tend to talk about seasons in a sense of years. That is, when you first get married it’s presumed to be springtime. Then, through the years, you hit summer. Later on, after you’ve been […]
Becoming a Bulletproof Man by Stephen Bly I got a letter from an eighteen-year-old high school senior reader fan. She told me she’s been applying for different colleges, but she’s worried what to do with her horse, Magi, an Arabian. She wrote, “I probably ought to sell him, if I don’t have time to ride, […]
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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