The Storyteller | Mary Vee

Photo Courtesy Party!! Celebrating 74 subscribers to my  Never Give Up Stories Newsletter  in only three months! Happy   New   Year ! How are those New Year's resolutions coming?  I didn't even try this year. Doesn't mean I don't have tasks I'd like to get done...I just have chosen a different way to set this goal. I will be selecting One-Word. Scroll down to the last post to see how this works. Starting a new year is like opening a gift. Yah never know what is going to be inside. I always hope for something amazing. Don't you? This year is no different. Those who have hung out here on Let's Talk know I love to travel.  Top. Top. Top on my to-do list is seeing God's world.  What travels are on my docket for this year? Eeeeeee, I am excited to say:  San Jose, California (I have never been to California! I'm attending a writer's conference),  Italy (oh, this is going to be a-mazing), and  Flori...

Day 6 of the New Year and so much has happened already with so much more to come! First , a reminder that my post will be coming to you on Tuesdays. HaPpY TuEsDaY! Posting on Tuesdays gives me time to wrap up the weekend visitors, make announcements, and get some writing done on my current novel. Second , something to share- I find God's Word incredibly amazing. Each time I reread a passage, I learn something entirely new and profound. Only God could write such a work like this.   Take, for example, the Christmas story. An event I've read many, many times, told to children, seen as plays, etc. Yep, got that story down pat. THEN, God saw my heart and spoke to me, saying, "Wait a minute. There is so much more!"  I recalled Mary's responses to the angel's news, the birth of Jesus, and to other events in her life: she pondered them in her heart. The word ponder means to think about something carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching ...