Western Antique Collecting with A Purpose by Janet Chester Bly A friend claims my house looks like a museum. My late husband and I did gather a few western antique treasures over the years. For instance, until recently we had a genuine Wells Fargo western antique stagecoach strongbox. Very heavy weight of 50 pounds, size […]
Janet Chester Bly to participate in 2013 Montana Festival of the Book Montana Festival, October 10-12, 2013, hosted by Missoula, Montana’s 14th annual Humanities Montana Festival of the Book. This is one of the biggest cultural events in the Northwest. This year includes a special edition of the popular storytelling event Tell Us Something and […]
Broken Relationships and 10 Ways to Cope by Janet Chester Bly I certainly know about broken relationships. Selina and I met at a home Bible study. We enjoyed digging deeper into discussions. After meetings, we talked for hours at a local restaurant. Fondness grew as we discovered common interests. Watching meteor showers. Singing in the […]
10 Grace Tips by Janet Chester Bly I need grace tips. When the subject grace comes up, I realize how short I fall in gracious thoughts, words and deeds. It’s a test of how close to God I am. How well I know Him. How much His heart is in me. I need His grace tips. […]
Hope Lives Here Realities: What Do You Hope For? by Janet Chester Bly Hope lives wherever you are. Girls expect to grow up to be women. Young women fill chests with linens and clothes and assume they will marry. Grown women aspire to do well in careers, to be good moms, to have happy marriages. […]
4 Facts About the Goodness of God: Is God Good? All The Time? by Janet Chester Bly Most everyone at some time doubts: is God good? Can He be trusted? Adam and Eve knew better than any of us. They saw creation before evil entered. They experienced the original – first bloomed, freshly fruited, newly scented. God […]
When My Kids Drive Me Crazy, Am I a Bad Mom? It’s a challenge to keep an identity while kids grow up. Who am I really, apart from them? “My kids drive me crazy,” every mom says at least once. When your life is so tied to them and their issues, it’s hard to remember […]
Myths of Motherhood from How To Be A Good Mom by Stephen Bly and Janet Chester Bly Family life and parenting begins with a woman knowing the joy of her baby’s first cry. Or smile. Or rocking her child to sleep. But it’s also the time she bumps against certain good mom myths. Such as … Good […]
Janet Chester Bly Want suggestions for how to do book promotion for your favorite authors? You can make a difference! Here’s 13 things you can do for your own personal favorite author book promotion campaign … pick one or more: 1) Tell a friend what you liked about his or her work. Word-of-mouth book promotion […]
Writing Ideas at Any Time, Any Place This morning I helped gals from our small church take down Christmas decorations and do overall cleaning. While mopping the bathrooms, I thought through some writing ideas. Then a memory of long ago came to mind. Back in the early 1970s, while hubby Stephen attended Fuller Seminary in […]
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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