The Storyteller | Mary Vee

Photo Courtesy Happy New Year ! Last year I heard about a new idea, well, it was a new idea for me. I have a feeling the concept has been around for a while, taking its sweet time floating my way. I'd like to share the idea with you. Making a New Year's resolution is easy. We all have an area of our life we'd like to change, improve, or downright delete. Unfortunately, those resolutions rarely endure past February. We try. Fail. Try again. Fail. Eventually we quit and perhaps consider trying again next year. One-Word The new idea is this: choose one word to be your theme for the year. Post the word in a prominent place. Use this word as your goal word for the year.  For example: If I chose "trust" I might see my goal as learning to trust others or I might see my goal as wanting others to trust me. So each day I would pray that God would help me grow in this area.  This concept "trust" needs to saturate every part of your day and nig

…Then the year came to an end. What an amazing tale.                 I've been chatting with you all for yet another year and have enjoyed every minute. Whoa! The stories we've shared, and the fun company around                                      the  fireside when the weather is cold                                                                 the beach when the weather is warm           Discussing intriguing topics about God's world Meeting authors--and participating in their book giveaways. Sharing needs Praying Blessing As this year draw to an end, take a moment to remember how the Lord has blessed. Yes, we can all think of tragedies, and lament with each other over those moments and there is a time for that…. For today, though, lets dwell on the good and praise God for what he has given us. Help me make a list. There is no order, just add whatever pops in you head: Home Family Food Church Salvation Th

Today I welcome  author, Nelle Cooper   Enter to win Nelle's  2013 release, Princess Lil Scroll to the end of the post to see how to enter. I met Nelle at the Great Lakes ACFW meeting this year. She introduced herself to  several  of us, she was so friendly and warm. I immediately asked her to join us here on Let's Talk.  I asked Nelle to tell us how God led her on her writing journey. Here is what she said: God's Tool Reading and writing poses questions similar to the chicken and the egg argument. We start as children, drawing pictures and telling people about them. Then we learn to read and to write. Story, flows from the heart of a child and some of us never lose our delight in the weaving of a story. I am one. My mother was ill during my childhood. We lived on a large dairy farm. I would carry my tablet and pencil, walk through the fields toward a boulder in the fencerow or a low limb in the woods, sit there and write. As I gr

Photo Courtesy This is the part six of the story,  Purple Memories .   My Christmas gift to you. Purple Memories Part Six (click if you missed parts  one,   two ,  three , or  four ,  five ) By Mary Vee The Christmas bustle had settled with opened gifts sprinkled around the family room. In keeping with tradition, Grandpa and Grandma watched their large family unwrap the presents and prepared to dole out hugs and smiles. Leah stayed in the room after the grandkids dragged their new toys to other parts of the house. She and one of the uncles scooped pieces of wrapping paper and shoved them in a large trash bag. Grandpa handed Grandma a gift from their stack. She accepted the small box and gracefully removed the paper. She opened the box lined with blue velvet and squealed. “You shouldn’t have. This cost too much.” “Of course I should.” He took the necklace, opened the clasp, and fastened it around her neck then kissed her. She wrapped her

This is the part five of the story,  Purple Memories .   My Christmas gift to you. Purple Memories Part Five (click if you missed parts one, two , three , or four ) By Mary Vee Grandpa sat on the floor by the Christmas tree. As if on cue, the first notes of the carol,  O Christmas Tree, sounded from his stereo in the next room.  He waved for the children to come help him pass out the gifts.  A ll the boys and girls ten-years-old and younger, including the new toddler, flocked toward Grandpa. He read the name on the tag of each package and handed the gift to the next child standing closest to him. Some of the little ones forgot which uncle was which, but they all remembered silly Uncle Luke. Leah curled her legs on the chair and watched the beehive of children bustle about the room. This tradition had played to an expanding group every year since she first met her sweet Jerry. No one opened a gift until the youngest family members had delivered ever

Today I welcome  author, Kathleen Rouser a sweet and friendly lady,  with a desire to help others  Enter to win Kathleen's  2013 novella release, The Pocket Watch Scroll to the end of the post to see how to enter. I met Kathleen at the Great Lakes ACFW meeting this year. This sweet lady worked to link new people together. What a fun time we had. With such a tremendous gift, I immediately asked her to join us here on Let's Talk. Boy, was I happy when she said yes.  I asked Kathleen to tell us how God led her on her writing journey. Here is what she said: God's Hand Is Leading My Journey Since I was four years old, I wanted to be a writer. I couldn’t read then, but I listened when my mom read to me. I was so happy when I learned to read and books became safe places to visit as I identified with the characters. How I wanted to give that gift to others. My mother encouraged my imagination when we played games like “Let’s go see Brownie.” T