Monday’s topic this month is “Managing,” so when I decided Stress would be our second topic, I almost wrote: “Managing Stress” as the title. But do we ever...
The Latest from Bee Write With You
Stories: fictional, historical, biographical. Devotional thoughts. Writing tips. Helps for home and hearth.
~ Holly Bebernitz
Blog
Everybody Loves Moses
One of my most vivid childhood memories is listening to stories on 33 1/3 LPs on our record player. My favorite was a recording by Joseph Cotten reading the...
Words Spoken in Prayer
“Oh, what peace we often forfeit. Oh, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.” Prayer: a devout petition, a...
Fruit of the Spirit–Joy
The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy We continue our discussion of the Fruit of the Spirit [Galatians 5:22-23] with the second attribute in the list: Joy. John 16:20,...
Dolley Madison
Dolley Payne was born in the Quaker community of New Garden, North Carolina, on May 20, 1768. Her parents had moved to New Garden in 1765 from their...
In His Steps
Sometimes feel misunderstood no matter how often you explain yourself? Convinced you’re not “getting through” to the people around you? Doing the best you can...
Meeting of Friends V
Maybelle rose from her chair and joined the congregation at the kitchen sink. She pulled open the silverware drawer and took out a knife. By then Bridey,...
Manager Wanted
Mondays’ topic during July is “Managing.” We begin with the most daunting challenge: Managing Self. If, like me, you talk to yourself, let me put your mind at...
Right Place, Right Time
Much of the study of history, whether biblical or not, focuses on “great men and great deeds.” There are, however, unnumbered multitudes of common ordinary...
How the Presidents Spoke
This month’s Saturday blogs will discuss the topic of “Speaking.” And in honor of July 4th, we will begin with “How the Presidents Spoke.” November 1863...
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.
