Saving Scotland

While doing research for Emma’s Quest on St. Andrews and Dundee, Scotland, I stumbled upon the history of the Recording Scotland Collection. Since my father was an artist from Dundee, I loved learning about the heroic efforts of British artists during World War II to...

Trouble Aboard

“When a gentle southerly breeze came up, they weighed anchor, thinking it would be smooth sailing. But they were no sooner out to sea than a gale-force wind, the infamous nor’ easter, struck. They lost all control of the ship. It was a cork in the storm.” —Acts...

The House God Builds

I read a story of a carpenter who told his boss he was ready to retire and spend time with his wife and family. His boss was saddened because this man had been a good, reliable employee for many years. He asked the carpenter if he would do him a favor and build one...

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

A few weeks ago, a female cardinal began attacking her reflection in the glass of one of our porch doors. She would come several times daily, sit on our table umbrella, and throw herself repeatedly against the window. Next, she’d hop onto the door handle and peck the...

The Good Part

“Clocks were created to make us the stewards of our time but sometimes end up making us nervous.” –Calvin Miller An Irish proverb asserts, “When God made time, he made plenty of it.” Still, the incessant ticking of the clock as I write my first 2023 Hub devotion...

Simply as I see it

Love Note #31

Love Note #31

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or...

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Karen Lynn Nolan

Karen Lynn Nolan

Those who know award-winning Atlanta author, Karen Lynn Nolan, may be surprised to learn this likable, fun-loving personality has a dark side—she writes Appalachian fiction that “must include mystery, murder, mayhem, and dark human conditions.” Her debut novel, Above...

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Love Note #30

Love Note #30

  “Sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth.   Sing to the Lord, praise his name;     proclaim his salvation day after day.   Declare his glory among the nations,...

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Ann Tatlock

Ann Tatlock

North Carolina award-winning author, Ann Tatlock, was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia but grew up in Delaware. She had a friend in high school who wanted to be a novelist. “I thought she was frankly crazy. Who would aspire to be something so far-fetched? My...

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Love Note #29

Love Note #29

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with...

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Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Nonfiction author, speaker, and board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Michelle Bengtson, always knew she would become a writer. She began writing as a young teen in Kalamazoo, Michigan, entered several Christian writers’ contests, and consistently did...

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Love Note #28

Love Note #28

“The mountains quake before him     and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence,     the world and all who live in it.” Nahum 1:5, NIV

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Leslie H Stobbe

Leslie H Stobbe

After more than 60 years in the publishing industry, Author, Leslie H. Stobbe, a recipient of five Lifetime Achievement Awards, wants nothing more than to help aspiring authors achieve their writing dreams.  Born in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada, he now...

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Love Note #27

Love Note #27

“If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” ―Psalm 139:9-10, NIV.

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Sharon Leaf

Sharon Leaf

Award-winning author, Sharon Leaf, hasn’t been everywhere, but I’m sure it's on her list. This quintessential “lady on the run” made her first cross-country trip in 1946 at five-months old and hasn’t stopped moving since. After riding the rails with her parents from...

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Love Note #26

Love Note #26

"And how blessed are those in whom you live,     whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks,     discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain! God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and     at the last...

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Vincent B Davis II

Vincent B Davis II

Best-selling historical fiction author, Vincent B Davis II, was born and remains deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern Tennessee. He developed a love of history at an early age. His inspiration to become a writer came from the real men he...

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