It's been forever!

I know, if you're still with me, it's a miracle!  I have been so very busy, you wouldn't believe me.

Now I have 19 books on Amazon.com!!  I told you I'd been busy.

I have my own website, too!  http://jancarolromancenovels.weebly.com
I invite you to go check it out.  You can find pages of all my books and the synopsis.  Under
the book cover picture is the URL where you can find them on Amazon.com.

It's been a long road, but not that hard to travel.  Self-publishing can be rewarding, and it doesn't
have to cost you an arm and a leg.

I have also been busy helping others by editing their books, and helping them become published
authors as well.

You know that commercial...they show this and tell you how much it costs, and show you that
and tell you how much it costs, then they show something money can't buy... Well, believe me,
money can't buy the joyous feeling of seeing someone holding their first published book!  I really
enjoy helping others.

Know anyone who writes?  Send them to me!  momofemmett@gmail.com

Hope to see you on my website!

Jan

Autum Brings Color to the Ozarks

I just haven't done much blogging.  Actually none at all. I've been really busy with helping others with their books, both editing and points on publishing.  Then there are my own books...

I now have 8 romance books published, and I wrote a Christmas Childrens Advent book: My Very Own Christmas Book - A Color-Your-Own-Book.  It is all about Jesus' birth, and there is something for them for every day of December up to Christmas Day.  It will be on Amazon.com by the end of the week.

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I am really disappointed in the online things I was doing.  They have all gone on to something else, which costs more money, so I'm out of that.  I am still helping others as I can.  In fact I found something you might enjoy looking into.  No money involved, just ask for the JBG cards, and be sure to read what JBG is all about!  www.JustBeeGenerous.com  You will love their concept, and it has spread to many countries!

Can't believe, once again, that the end of the year is just 3 months away!  This year has flown out the window, even though the windows haven't been open much.  It was hot this summer!  My granddaughter just closed up the windows because she was getting chilly!  Sure felt good to me!

Well, I guess that's about all there is for now.  Please let me know if you are a writer and could use help getting things published!  I don't charge, I help!

Spring Is Definitely Here!

I just came over to change and add a few things on my blog, and thought I might as well do some writing while I'm at it.

Spring is definitely here!  One never knows how to dress, if you have to leave the house early in the morning.  Unless, of course, you watch the Weather Channel, but even then, they aren't as accurate as the pain in my body!  Today we're expecting 82*, and tomorrow 90*.  That's quite warm!

My husband has been outside turning over the garden by hand and shovel.  He's not physically able to do that kind of work, but as he always tells me, who else is going to do it?  He does love his vegetable garden, though he doesn't plant a large variety, and when the cucumbers get ripe, he pickles them!  Yuck!  I love cucumbers, but pickles aren't my thing.  The ground needs more nutrients in it so we can get better growth with our plants.

My oldest granddaughter was planning on going out with her mother tomorrow to find a prom dress.  In a week she is going to her first, and maybe only, prom.  There are drawbacks to homeschooling.  This is a church prom for 16-17 year old youth, and she is really looking forward to it.  She had her doubts about going, because no one had asked her.  Then, Thorn B., who is a good friend, said he would take her.  He's more like a big brother to her.  Do you know what it's like trying to find a prom dress?  One was offered to her from her aunt, and looked nice on her.  One was given to her that really looked good on her.  Neither were pink!  So it's off to shop for the perfect dress!

Today, though, Thorn gave her bad news.  He has a ball game to play the night of the prom, and if he is not there, his coach will kick him off the team.  What a letdown for my granddaughters!  Not that Thorn can help it.  There is no one else to take her, as the few around here are already committed.  But, one never knows what can happen in a week.

Life is like that, ups and downs.  Sometimes we win, sometimes we feel like the world is against us.  I pray that all who read this will have a blessed weekend, and week coming up.  May God grant you the things that you need.


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Spring sure has gotten in the air lately!  The robins are here, the geese and flying back to the north...what more do we need to tell us it's almost spring?

It's a bit chilly today, and they say we may get some spitting snow, but tomorrow is going to be warmer!  The time of year that everyone starts getting sick because you don't know what the weather is actually going to be and what you should wear!


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Hope you have a great March!

What a month it has been!

Can you believe it is already February?  I guess everyone is asking that question.  It doesn't seem like New Years Day was but a few days ago, not weeks!

Well, I'm back!  Missouri has been hit pretty hard, but things are warming up, well, they will be.  Today it's still in the single digits, and it's nearly noon. Supposed to get to 30* in our area.  It's got to hurry up to get that warm.  North of us, people have it worse than we do, so I'm not going to complain.  I pray for all those who have lost power, and am so very thankful that we have not.

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Just a few more week before Spring will be here.  Time for gardens, time to clean up the yard, time for walking or jogging, whatever you are into.  Soon the Winter blues will be a thing of the past.  I hope those south of us are staying warm!

Until next time --  Have a great week and spread some joy to others!

Chats with Carolyn

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I pray you all have a very happy and prosperous New Year!

God bless us, everyone!

A Merry Christmas to all...

A good email friend sent me this, and I wanted to share it with everyone who reads my blog.  There was no author name, other than what is in the story.  May it touch your heart, and help you to know that Christmas comes from the heart.  Prayer is always answered, as long as you have the faith that God will answer.

Brown Bag Christmas Story

When I asked our Sunday School class to share a favorite Christmas story, Carrie Fuller said, "Our family has one we call the 'brown bag Christmas.'" When she finished, I had to hear more. Two days later, I called a member of her family for more details.

It was the early 1930s during the Dust Bowl days of Kansas, in the heart of the Depression. The Canaday family---Mom, Dad, 7 children---were having a tough time existing, so there would be no luxuries at Christmas that year. Mom told the children to go outside and find a Christmas tree and decorate it. After a lengthy search, they returned with a dead branch, the only thing they had been able to find. They stood it up in a bucket of sand and decorated it with pieces of paper tied with string. Little Judy, almost four, did not know how a Christmas tree was supposed to look, but somehow she knew it was not like that! 

As Christmas approached, the Canaday children, like children everywhere, pestered Mom and Dad about what presents they might get under their "tree." Dad pointed out that the pantry was bare, that they did not have enough to live on, and there certainly would be no money for gifts. But Mom was a woman of faith and told her children, "Say your prayers. Ask God to send us what He wants us to have." Dad said, "Now, Mother, don't be getting the children's hopes up. You're just setting them up for a disappointment." Mom said, "Pray, children. Tell Jesus." And pray they did.

On Christmas Eve, the children watched out the window for visitors, but no one came. "Blow out the lamp and go to bed", Dad said. "Nobody is going to come. No one even knows we're out here."

The children turned out the lamp and got in bed, but they were too excited to sleep. Was this not Christmas? Had they not asked God to send them the presents He wanted them to have? Did Mom not say God answers prayer?

Late that night, when one of the children spotted headlights coming down the dirt road, everyone jumped out of bed and ran to the window. The commotion woke up Mom and Dad. "Don't get excited, children," Dad said. "They're probably not coming here. It's just someone who got lost." The children kept hoping and the car kept coming. Then, Dad lit a lamp. They all wanted to rush to the door at the same time, but Mr. Canaday said, "Stay back. I'll go." Someone got out of the car and called, "I was wondering if someone here can help me unload these bags." The children dashed out the door to lend a hand. Mom said to her youngest, "Stay here, Judy, and help Mom open the bags and put up the gifts."

A deacon from the church in town had gone to bed that Christmas Eve, and lay there tossing and turning, unable to get the Canaday family off his mind. Later, he said, "I didn't know what kind of shape you folks were in, but I knew you had all those kids." He had gotten up and dressed and went around town, rousing people from their sleep to ask for a contribution for the Canaday family. He filled his car with bags of groceries, canned goods, toys, and clothing. Little Judy got a rag doll which remained her favorite for years.

With so much food, Dad wanted to have a Christmas feast, to spread it all out and eat as they had never eaten before. Mom, ever the caretaker, said, "No, we need to make this last." And it did last, for weeks.

The next Sunday, Mrs. Canaday stood in church and told what the members---and one deacon in particular---had done for her family. There was not a dry eye in the house.

Years later, the oldest sister Eva wrote up this story about her family for a school project. Eva said, "We were so thrilled by all the wonderful things in the bags, for a while ;we lost sight of the most special gift. The best gift that Christmas was not in brown bags at all.
It was Mom's faith, as she taught her children to bring their needs to Jesus and trust Him to meet them. And a Dad's love that wanted only to protect his children from hurt and disappointment."

When Carrie finished telling her story, she added, "Little Judy is my wonderful grandmother." Today, Judy Canaday Dryden lives in Sanger, Texas. As she relived this event from seventy years ago over the phone, one could hear the tear in her voice and feel her pride in being the recipient of such a precious heritage from her mother and father.

At Christmas, we celebrate praying mothers and caring fathers and believing children. We give thanks for sensitive deacons and generous friends and sleepless nights. And we praise God for the hard times that teach unforgettable lessons, stories of faithfulness that get told and retold through the years inspiring each new generation to place their faith in a loving Savior. 

 

May God grant you the most wonderful of Christmas presents, which was the birth of His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who lived a short life, and did more in that short time than any of us can do in our whole lives!  Peace be unto you!