Throughout my life I have been blessed with the best of neighbors—from my childhood on Belmont Circle in Denver City, Texas, to my teenage days in the...
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~ Holly Bebernitz
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Meeting of Friends III
When I heard why I was being called on the carpet, I made myself a cup of coffee and brought the animal crackers to the table, no matter what Ivy Leigh had...
Surviving the Storm
Psalm 107: 25-30. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he...
The Lord is My Shepherd
One of my all-time favorite books is A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller, in which the author, as a shepherd, shares the traits and habits of sheep...
George Whitefield
George Whitefield was probably the most famous religious figure of the eighteenth century. Newspapers called him the "marvel of the age." Whitefield was a...
Worth the Wait
“His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour. The bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower.” William Cowper We spend much of our lives...
Meeting of Friends II
By the time Ivy Leigh and I had stepped into the living room, Bonny Bee and Maybelle had seated themselves at the kitchen table. Of course. They both...
ABC’s of Motherhood [U-Z]
U—Utensil. Yes, you are a tool…a vessel… in God’s hands. Always consider you are His hands in the life of your family. II Corinthians 4:7. But we have this...
How to Find Rest
"In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Isaiah 30:15 In Hebrews 3 and 4, God speaks of His...
The Camels are Coming
We admire biblical figures of firm faith. Their stories are among our favorite passages in the Bible. Recalling their faith, we wish to be like them,...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.