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 […]
CAN YOU GRUBSTAKE ME? Ward Ferguson knows about grubstakes. He teaches school and gets whole summers off to do what he wants. He often spent that time painting houses to supplement the income as well as to keep busy. But a few summers back he headed to the higher elevations for a little gold digging. […]
THAT OLE BOY HAS ‘GONE TO TEXAS’ A fella who owns a gas station and mini-mart down the road has an interesting habit. Every time a customer’s check bounces, and he can’t find the person who signed it, he posts the check on his bulletin board and writes across it with a red Sharpie: “Gone to […]
GOLD FEVER EVERYWHERE I lived in the little town of Winchester, Idaho, population about 350, and found a surprise one day. Down at the meat market I discovered people standing six deep at the cash register. I suspected a bit of gold fever happening. You see, the meat market sold lottery tickets and the jackpot […]
And Don’t Gimlet Your Faith In the Old West, one way you could measure the work and skill of a cowboy–watch how he took care of his horse. In those days, a horse provided your job, your travel home, and your net worth. And your escape route. Also, many times a horse could be your […]
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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