Most of us frown upon the philosophy: “You’ve got to look out for No. 1.” Our parents brought us up to be responsible, generous, and self-sacrificing. And we...
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Stories: fictional, historical, biographical. Devotional thoughts. Writing tips. Helps for home and hearth.
~ Holly Bebernitz
Mondays—Maintenance
Keeping up with necessary facets of life, posted for the 31 Days of Blogging challenge.
Maintain Confidence
The Mother Superior had just told Maria she was to become a governess to seven children. Maria said, “Seven?” And then she put on the dress “the poor didn’t...
Flexibility Is Youth
Among the sports my children tried were t-ball, baseball, basketball, swimming, skateboarding, rollerblading, surfing, and karate. Each experience left behind...
Maintaining Balance
Do the laundry, clean the house, mow the yard, vacuum the car, and within no time at all, it is all to be done again. You look around at the progress you made...
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.