Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
My Twin the Writer - Beautiful Words by John Miller
Truth be known, my brother Jay got
the gift.
He penciled lines that made us smile.
Poems, prose and short stories of
talking critters and fanciful folks and places, often set to songs to delight
His words in creative flight,
unencumbered and rare invited us to wonder, to venture away from the mundane to
skip in fields and wander magical forests of childlike imagination, where no
adults are allowed
Words flowed onto pages turned, our
youthful memories churned,
Where did he? When did he? Were we
ever in those places, seemingly familiar?
God’s gift, first for mother’s pen, a
writer’s craft honed sharp for many years before it crossed the placenta to a
thirsty mind
So rich, this fantasy liquor seeped
in that early pregnant time
It was Jay that drank that potion
rare from the umbilical cord
Now his
Sipped while sleeping before first
breath
Warm in the womb the twin claimed his
gift, stored in a fetal memory
And, our mother smiled
A grin, as brother’s tiny hands
touched
Busy arms and knees sparred in that
watery space
A brother’s bond was made where these
twins met in that safe, warm place
Then years spent to fully discover
each other
Decades passed while prose’s potion
worked, awakening and nourishing the mind of the twin who bore God’s gift
Came time and by the Creator’s
design,
A potion long rested was brought
alive and given purpose
Words made to soar by a new-found faith
Poems, prose, and song to fill his
days
The gifted twin
Drawn close to his
Creator with words of praise
Creator with words of praise
His gift of wonders poured out for us
Words we ponder
Childlike or challenging, he crafted
them
The Creator’s purpose has been made
known
The twin would use the gift
Through times of joy and struggle
When called to witness in simple,
honest manner
By words never before uttered,
unleashed, fanciful and written
My twin, Jay, gone home
Honored the Great I AM!
☦☦☦☦
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| Jay and his beloved wife |
John Miller is the twin brother of Jay Miller who was one of the first members of the John 3:16 Marketing Network. Jay was a dear friend and great encourager (Lorilyn Roberts).
John sent the poem to me on the five-year remembrance of Jay's homecoming. Jay was a kind and humble person who wrote wonderful picture books for children. I look forward to meeting Jay in heaven. You can learn more about Jay Miller and his books on his Amazon page by clicking here.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Crazy Creek Christmas by Lisa J. Lickel - Pre-Order for Christmas
Crazy Creek, Wyoming saves Leah Hanes's life. Running on fumes and bald tires, she thanks heaven for Cookie and Jeanette Wimmer who send her to the Rocking J Ranch as a winter cook. Leah arrives to discover the ranch and the people need more than a cook.
Noel Johansen, heir of the Rocking J, happily left for the big city years ago. When he loses his family in a terrible accident, the best thing for everyone is to sell the place, ditch the memories, and move on. But his brother-in-law has other plans, and the beautiful new cook they've hired for the season threatens Noel's desire to remain detached.
The ranch represents Noel's future and selling it becomes more important than ever when one more tragedy leaves him with nothing. But memories can't be bought and sold, nor can a broken conscience heal itself. Home, heart, and future are irrevocably tied in Crazy Creek.
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Saturday, October 19, 2019
That Special One - New Young Adult Release, by Nike N. Chillemi
THAT SPECIAL ONE: Young Adult (YA), Contemporary Romantic SuspenseCollege freshman Ivy Chalmers moved in with her aunt and uncle in Arroyo, Texas. She needed to get away from her alcoholic and weed smoking mother. Ivy longed for a different life than the revolving-door-men in her mom's life. Making a one-eighty, she vowed not to make a serious dating commitment unless she knew it would be that really 'special relationship '.
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Once in a while, his dad showed up trying to extort money from them using threats. Then his blue-haired, self-centered cousin Ava came to live with them and the way she treats his mom enrages him.Ivy is thrilled when she meets an upperclassman from a neighboring college and thinks he might be 'that guy.' When she is horribly betrayed, her world is thrown upside-down, and she plunges into a depression. In a steady and kind of clumsy way, Corey is there for her during her worst moments. But his family is plagued with alcoholism, the life she had with her mom, the life she ran away from. What's wrong with her that she attracts the wrong guys? A s if that weren't bad enough, there's an arsonist terrorizing their tiny village.
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November 9, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
As usual, Nike gives us true-to-life (and so very much needed) characters in this new genre/book. Teens face problems every day--getting through each day as a well-loved, well-adjusted person is hard enough, but for those who suffer from parents who fail in their parenting duties? It's disastrous for the teen.
When young adult Ivy Chambers heads to college life to escape home life, she vows to never have a relationship that is not "true love." But it happens, and Ivy is heartbroken! Ultimately, Ivy is pulled between two young and likable men. Add to the mix suspicious fires, troubling memories, and the pitfalls of a new scene, and Ivy has her young hands full weaving her way through the mix.
This book will pull readers back into their own past of insecurities and problems. You will root for young Ivy and learn to love all of the secondary characters that help make any book better.
I highly recommend this book. Chillemi is an author to follow.
When young adult Ivy Chambers heads to college life to escape home life, she vows to never have a relationship that is not "true love." But it happens, and Ivy is heartbroken! Ultimately, Ivy is pulled between two young and likable men. Add to the mix suspicious fires, troubling memories, and the pitfalls of a new scene, and Ivy has her young hands full weaving her way through the mix.
This book will pull readers back into their own past of insecurities and problems. You will root for young Ivy and learn to love all of the secondary characters that help make any book better.
I highly recommend this book. Chillemi is an author to follow.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Book Review by Lorilyn Roberts of Book Three in the Montgomery Lake High Series, The Aftermath, by Stacy A. Padula
I've developed a sense of who these teens are as people and how God is working in their lives in a deep and personal way - when the coming-of-age young adults are willing.
Montgomery Lake High Series is realistic and meaningful and something that all teens who are searching for truth and meaning in today's chaotic world would greatly enjoy. I look forward to the next book in the series.
To purchase from Amazon click here
Friday, October 11, 2019
Book Review by Lorilyn Roberts of "Infernal Gates" Written by Michael Jack Webb - A Supernatural Christian Thriller in a Genre of Its Own - Based on Scripture
In today's world, where politics, Hollywood tabloids, and salacious
news reporters fight for supremacy in entertaining the masses, most are blind
to what is REALLY happening behind the veil.
Sometimes I feel like I'm living
in a different reality from the one in which I grew up. Few people are able to
recognize the spiritual battle that is being waged. Not a day goes by that we
aren't affected, and in "Infernal Gates," Michael Webb gives us a
glimpse into that spiritual realm with thought-provoking history, creative
exegesis, and mysterious characters that keep the reader turning the
pages.
Masterfully woven together with a hint of romance, tragedy
that is too close for comfort, and an original storyline, Inferno Gates
embodies the truth of Scripture with a historical and cultural narrative that
is refreshing and eye-opening. With an unpredictable plot, the reader is
whisked to exotic locations, and as only Michael Webb can artfully achieve, the story comes together with a conclusion that is truly satisfying.
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