Over The Willows Warning Well, it was getting to be springtime up in the mountains and most of the cricks and streams ran over the willows. Not that we have many willows up in the forest. But it’s just an Old West term that warns of high water. If a trail boss rode back to […]
WHAT KIND OF AN OUTFIT YOU RUNNING? A tall, lanky, slightly bowlegged cowboy stopped by to visit our church. After the service he introduced himself as being new to the community. “I jist thought I’d mosey up here and see what kind of an outfit you were running,” he explained. I’d never heard of a […]
A HOLLOW HORN HOTHEAD I parked my rig at the hardware store, planning on buying ten pounds of zinc 16 penny nails. But the explosive activities of a car next to me diverted my attention. A hothead of a man about 35-years-old had quite a hassle trying to get one of his babies fastened into […]
Open Winter Beetle Blues Winters up here in the mountains of Idaho happen in various degrees of severity. This last one was what we call an open winter. That is, we experienced a fairly mild winter with few blizzards or cruel, relentless storms. The snow never got past two feet deep, and the temperatures never […]
BEST OPEN FACED PIE EVER Moose Monroe had just finished his supper of chicken fried steak with extra gravy on his french fries when he looked up and bellowed for the waitress to bring him a double helping of that open faced pie. It’s been a tradition with Moose to order pie with his meal whenever […]
NOTHING AT PEACE ABOUT HIM On a cool, April morning in the western mountains of north-central Idaho, I was surprised to see my neighbor, Dupree Davis, huffing beside his pickup truck, next to the gravel road, with sweat dripping off his face. He looked fit to be tied and all steamed up. Nothing at peace […]
LEAVE GOOD TRACKS I heard Willie Phillips was in town recently. But I didn’t get a chance to talk to him myself. He’s a fine hand at training horses and I had a question or two for him. But he was only in town a few hours, and nobody knew what direction he headed when […]
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 […]
THE SPREAD’S OLD MAN I once worked on a big outfit called the Pleasant Valley Ranch. Every week a cowboy or two rolled up that long, dusty driveway in their beat up pickup to ask to see the old man about a job. Now, the old man was the owner of the spread and the […]
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 […]
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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