tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30432257533661374712024-03-13T17:13:38.055-04:00Butterfly MusingsButterfly Musings ~~~ I am a writer and I like butterflies, so I thought this would be a fitting title for my blog. Enjoy!Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-91794799449185223552023-12-04T16:21:00.010-05:002023-12-09T19:33:47.541-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z8xpiyUAGwezb95jettCrl2zT34nthPjvESGAwmFfaR-NrZP8CVXReLuMAQomfsVRbIP4H5qzqKWONKG5h1QBReb-WETavq3LsPEGQMYFOyRGpVzCcDNjvmT9v0qxADX-iU5Xwq5svVGv7KNxbQpsS0xPKSzxZfpik2havHv-PGrIiKcpaZ-6XQ6O9ap/s3751/free%20ebooks23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="2365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z8xpiyUAGwezb95jettCrl2zT34nthPjvESGAwmFfaR-NrZP8CVXReLuMAQomfsVRbIP4H5qzqKWONKG5h1QBReb-WETavq3LsPEGQMYFOyRGpVzCcDNjvmT9v0qxADX-iU5Xwq5svVGv7KNxbQpsS0xPKSzxZfpik2havHv-PGrIiKcpaZ-6XQ6O9ap/w404-h640/free%20ebooks23.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">UPDATE: I redid the pic to show the rest of the dates and give-aways!</span></div><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=belinda+jo+adams&crid=9ICVH98ZG0N2&fbclid=IwAR2N8e8VOLwmhVV4846xYDTEaMLfOcgaj9fYMCsTY-24xYpwGAqCz23Hoh4&sprefix=belinda+jo+adams%2Caps%2C93&ref=nb_sb_noss">Belinda Jo's Books</a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11UQPX8IWslowXJRTGpgdjEzCSBbiYN7G64P497r0ROjs1i9ZmVcTJAjYZJC7obn-O4cVd4Ek385CYaJWRzEGv87rSB6Xzhl_54Yj8SNauc7fAk-yH9PUoFkl2_LRaTkFBtRhHOZNbeKSfMqcQbrp8Gr4koXhULlT6vuN8koXBT8wrdNdK6PwWbIIudSd/s3751/free%20ebooks23b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="2365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11UQPX8IWslowXJRTGpgdjEzCSBbiYN7G64P497r0ROjs1i9ZmVcTJAjYZJC7obn-O4cVd4Ek385CYaJWRzEGv87rSB6Xzhl_54Yj8SNauc7fAk-yH9PUoFkl2_LRaTkFBtRhHOZNbeKSfMqcQbrp8Gr4koXhULlT6vuN8koXBT8wrdNdK6PwWbIIudSd/w127-h200/free%20ebooks23b.jpg" width="127" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">OK, it's time to give away some eBooks! I haven't done it for a while. I wanted to have them all at one time for several days -- no gimmicks, etc. But it's not working out that way. So here is a pic with the listings of which books for which dates. Note the devotional books are only for the 5th. I will try to do them again later if anyone is interested. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Just go to Amazon and search for my name. Belinda Jo Adams</span><p></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Merry Christmas from me to you!</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQxUxEJMHlniOCepJ3Xlx7Ij15E_YiipjCt8fitK7F1wgVMJMJXf9dFgbslqbBYwwSJKAQCXxlJf25p0rnHmQJ9Cu5x8WE_EazYH2INYlkw_NkdqqcEsEq3VwNzcsej4-KhqE9F_cWqbfeC8WcthaKlYJvK-cHsKIrSDs7iUPgFmySK2rg-MYpcvfCewG/s3751/free%20ebooks23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3751" data-original-width="2365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQxUxEJMHlniOCepJ3Xlx7Ij15E_YiipjCt8fitK7F1wgVMJMJXf9dFgbslqbBYwwSJKAQCXxlJf25p0rnHmQJ9Cu5x8WE_EazYH2INYlkw_NkdqqcEsEq3VwNzcsej4-KhqE9F_cWqbfeC8WcthaKlYJvK-cHsKIrSDs7iUPgFmySK2rg-MYpcvfCewG/w403-h640/free%20ebooks23.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-66480395376954043232023-12-02T08:53:00.002-05:002023-12-02T08:53:28.746-05:00<p> All set up and ready to sell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWx_B3sGNuqFtIn-MCMJxsFvvHOCUUauJ20_Q1xio85HS23b3sGUxPzFn3z4IHlxHXiNTBDFUNliAo07OUZcLJocnUfJrM2YfAntGVZufT3aKOYd7EhNXLAwd8mkSGX4UoKM2StgyAFZUO3gZL-SfVTAf8fwiHFIp1H-peplFCdSshyphenhyphen_O0DjWhrvSQuax/s4080/17015250935344417654150198642219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWx_B3sGNuqFtIn-MCMJxsFvvHOCUUauJ20_Q1xio85HS23b3sGUxPzFn3z4IHlxHXiNTBDFUNliAo07OUZcLJocnUfJrM2YfAntGVZufT3aKOYd7EhNXLAwd8mkSGX4UoKM2StgyAFZUO3gZL-SfVTAf8fwiHFIp1H-peplFCdSshyphenhyphen_O0DjWhrvSQuax/w400-h301/17015250935344417654150198642219.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-82944323824547627292023-11-29T09:33:00.003-05:002023-12-02T07:01:30.158-05:00<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I plan to be set up this year for the event! Come see me! And ALL the other vendors eager to sell their wares.</span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_zlpeh1Av_7qmZQ0g85ESRw7svXHWuDUGUN2emo15V_qFgi8zF0fOIuXnNqcwgFehCk2Q8OGoMseePIF_WGsS1bFDRl0hkalEhFAI3gXGesPL1bt2157MKNLXgGcHLKksqQzUNnugYj3_4Nr_FR-BA3Cjc5kwU0B9uZq_L9v4zexxqjmyDN05lwsnjVT/s772/Christmas%20in%20the%20Cross.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="772" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_zlpeh1Av_7qmZQ0g85ESRw7svXHWuDUGUN2emo15V_qFgi8zF0fOIuXnNqcwgFehCk2Q8OGoMseePIF_WGsS1bFDRl0hkalEhFAI3gXGesPL1bt2157MKNLXgGcHLKksqQzUNnugYj3_4Nr_FR-BA3Cjc5kwU0B9uZq_L9v4zexxqjmyDN05lwsnjVT/w400-h209/Christmas%20in%20the%20Cross.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fb.me/e/40VhAAdBK">Christmas in the Cross</a><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-78326281473044207782023-11-20T08:34:00.001-05:002023-12-02T07:03:04.579-05:00Do Butterflies sleep?<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbkudzWlVj7h-22-tjJpiMz6cvvoGidDqnp3KcK8aCYior06NPU4fECeuwnRwIw7_RoMlgV0I4CvE8MFErWlo4X3q_QNGRbPFNm1Tnuqj6lYXTybtpm7qSemUyfK5dpWdwxr1hx4WCt-rF29bM5HLkVMI7ffZ-qzIKE10wx-Lvl_a3e6r7L9cp1Ze1FXj/s2011/butterfly%20resting_taken%20with%20phone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="2011" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbkudzWlVj7h-22-tjJpiMz6cvvoGidDqnp3KcK8aCYior06NPU4fECeuwnRwIw7_RoMlgV0I4CvE8MFErWlo4X3q_QNGRbPFNm1Tnuqj6lYXTybtpm7qSemUyfK5dpWdwxr1hx4WCt-rF29bM5HLkVMI7ffZ-qzIKE10wx-Lvl_a3e6r7L9cp1Ze1FXj/w400-h348/butterfly%20resting_taken%20with%20phone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taken with my phone: Moto G Power (2022)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This morning in the cool, crisp air, I walked to the mailbox. On my way back home, I saw the glimpse of an object on the ground. Stopping to look closer, I thought it was a dead butterfly. I took out my phone to get a picture of it being it seemed whole and not damaged. Then I decided to go to the house for my camera. I thought it be nigh to impossible that I would find it again. I counted my steps to the shrub at the corner, got the camera, went to the shrub and counted my way back and lo, and behold, it was still there, and I saw it! So, I took a couple pics with my camera. And it was not dead. I saw it change positions, then I saw an antenna move. So, my next question was, do butterflies sleep? So, I did a search and came up with this page.</span></div><p><a href="https://australianbutterflies.com/do-butterflies-sleep/">do-butterflies-sleep</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0nDfjChtpDEhHi2TghY5qe7FC2tuIy7qukINrBbxZbV2D2Yyb7px30m6aC-sh7X8ul8oH54tcPsuunN01LKEOD9lG02N0DRW0oL0btpitNMIhc5P6GOE1ZpeWDr6jZHM45bMGl0Am6TWMRRdW8zQk1LOXtBWoruHYPCV6qy3zUDqwvjBXQmP4cNqZ7lP/s4608/butterfly%20resting1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0nDfjChtpDEhHi2TghY5qe7FC2tuIy7qukINrBbxZbV2D2Yyb7px30m6aC-sh7X8ul8oH54tcPsuunN01LKEOD9lG02N0DRW0oL0btpitNMIhc5P6GOE1ZpeWDr6jZHM45bMGl0Am6TWMRRdW8zQk1LOXtBWoruHYPCV6qy3zUDqwvjBXQmP4cNqZ7lP/w400-h225/butterfly%20resting1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taken with my camera (Canon Powershot 530 HD) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note: It can take much better pictures. It depends on the photographer. :)</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-59867916026611046782023-11-17T20:06:00.003-05:002023-11-18T11:17:40.711-05:00<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I've had three things to happen to me lately about my writings and other people.</span></h2><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">#1 At a family reunion, one of my husband's nieces (in-law) came up to me and said, "I didn't know you were a writer." I asked how she knew now. She said she was on Amazon looking for a book and one of the suggestions was by me!</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">#2 One of our church members saw my books for sale in a local store. She told me she knew I had written a book, but she didn't know how many!</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">#3 My neighbor found a little packet of sign language stationary at a secondhand store. She knew I know sign language so showed it to me. I grinned and told her that I had made that! She said no, it had a price on it. I said, yes, the price is in my handwriting! :) I guess it was one that I had sold or given away and it ended up at the secondhand store.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Neat huh?!</span>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-43614864128696659602022-12-28T13:23:00.005-05:002022-12-28T16:13:03.877-05:00TEENAGERS<p> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1820
teen as an adjective or noun; 1895 teener; 1925 </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">teenage – adjective or noun; 1955 teenaged.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If
the word teenage was not used before 1925, what were people from age 13-19 called back </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">then?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My
guess is adults. They worked, raised families, went to college and fought wars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></o:p></span><u style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Teenagers</span></u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> – The
word teenage was not even a word before 1925<a href="file:///D:/2022%20KEEP/BJA%20WRITES%2022/ARTICLES%20by%20bja/research%20for%20articles/teenage.doc#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[1]</span></span></span></a>.
Teenager did not gain popularity until 1930’s and that was because of rock
music. What were people from age thirteen to nineteen called before that time? I
think, probably adults. Many of the people these ages were married with
children of their own. Some were in college, for school was finished at a much
earlier age than now. Some were cowboys or outlaws. The ones who were still at
home were preparing for adult life by doing part of the work on the farm or working
in factories to help earn money for the family. The people who were those ages
did not sit around the house and waste time or complain of boredom. They were
busy helping the family or raising their own family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I believe today many of the people those ages
have too much time on their hands and do not know what to do with it. They sit
home alone while both parents work to give them things, wander the streets, or
hang around in gangs. More young
people should strive to help their family and study hard to make something good
of themselves for their future family and our nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I know we cannot, in our society, have people
who are in their teen years doing all that was done back previous to a hundred
years ago, but we could give them more responsibility. Then they can feel as if
they were part of society and not just in ‘in between years’ waiting to grow
up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Update 2022: During the past couple decades; I
have known parents who have looked at their child-rearing years as ‘raising
future adults’. Each of those families has succeeded in their effort and I
watched their children become responsible adults without a lot of heartache.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have wanted to share this for a long </span>time but<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> being I did not have a ‘solution’ to the situation, did not know how to do
so. But, the last two mornings on the radio show </span></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Focus on the Family</i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> there was a man talking about </span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/best-of-2022-parenting-teens-toward-adulthood-part-1-of-2/"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; text-decoration-line: none;">Parenting Teens
Toward Adulthood</span></a>. It was a two-part program. I would suggest that if
you have children that you listen to these programs. He has a solution to the dilemma
parents seem to be facing today!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="file:///D:/2022%20KEEP/BJA%20WRITES%2022/ARTICLES%20by%20bja/research%20for%20articles/teenage.doc#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <u><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Teenager</span></u><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> – teenage – adj – or noun – b1925;
teen – adj – or noun b1820; teener – 1895; teenaged – b1955; teen – v – annoy –
b 1150 – English Through the Ages by William Brohaugh</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Websters: P. 1211<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><o:p> </o:p>Cute Note: 1000AD, teen was used to mean injury & 1150AD,
teen was a verb meaning to annoy.</p>
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</div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-22343758819732244982022-12-20T09:02:00.003-05:002022-12-20T09:02:54.299-05:00<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THANK
YOU to all the people who took advantage of the free offer for my eBooks. It
ended up at 54 books given away and Satilla Secrets was the most downloaded. I
hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them! God bless you and
</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Merry </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Christ</span><span style="color: #38761d;">mas</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">! ~Belinda Jo Adams</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf-qjbafgos7Von79oHf_p4OFguvURwflFYYux8Oj-TFevMM3eEoJN4RNpfWL6qzMhj9BCuD_KlUo9XjgOhnMJQED6Jr3Lz8obXuofQEV_lDD14KHrUuVKB1i19rrt3JQinSgkmGQ3R3cttJjhLS8u4wOC-2oy8_9_b3eOqAGdM1-4InYWVIQx1VMkw/s939/FREE%20eBook%20promotion%2012-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="939" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf-qjbafgos7Von79oHf_p4OFguvURwflFYYux8Oj-TFevMM3eEoJN4RNpfWL6qzMhj9BCuD_KlUo9XjgOhnMJQED6Jr3Lz8obXuofQEV_lDD14KHrUuVKB1i19rrt3JQinSgkmGQ3R3cttJjhLS8u4wOC-2oy8_9_b3eOqAGdM1-4InYWVIQx1VMkw/w640-h486/FREE%20eBook%20promotion%2012-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><p></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-59166920141260449902022-12-12T20:06:00.000-05:002022-12-12T20:06:04.113-05:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">All novels AND devotional books by Belinda Jo Adams,</span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">in the eBook format, will be FREE at Amazon December 16-19.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, that's 4 days that you have a chance to download one for yourself or to give as a gift to someone! FREE!</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just go to Amazon and search for Belinda Jo Adams.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxL3sYFC53Nx7UcF0A16v4yf2BUXJR-CPPzfJiJlelP07sIlrRQ_LC3X3SxPg4KGJIDDjouA4KNYUgVhuNNFQbRg-m_FX_xIzaOwFwyF9oCn3amSWIVmDOn9gPB6mvMumJsLz1mifPAju5uEmlJBBijDTFcjIwqbTYN5y5EenlMK2itDd-52rMjtgOw/s1024/1%20The%20Inheritance%20front%20cover%20ruts%20flattened%20smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxL3sYFC53Nx7UcF0A16v4yf2BUXJR-CPPzfJiJlelP07sIlrRQ_LC3X3SxPg4KGJIDDjouA4KNYUgVhuNNFQbRg-m_FX_xIzaOwFwyF9oCn3amSWIVmDOn9gPB6mvMumJsLz1mifPAju5uEmlJBBijDTFcjIwqbTYN5y5EenlMK2itDd-52rMjtgOw/s320/1%20The%20Inheritance%20front%20cover%20ruts%20flattened%20smaller.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllmrcUImrvTV0aQJkseyqrFkcEYmHaqc54d_bJnhVYHtSeU1e_-lLPF3KbTNF-_blsM54VDLgRETNxgP_jACB7pN7uSV7f6aiVi6ycaCi6QvGb_CfsK9J02SqtUW9LDuS9J1M0y-FEIGDAqylz_KPa5pw2_d5cQ2vD-7IOEV5I3t5bpbz-FpfOx-jfQ/s1448/3%20dev%20books%20long%20by%20bja%20NEW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1448" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllmrcUImrvTV0aQJkseyqrFkcEYmHaqc54d_bJnhVYHtSeU1e_-lLPF3KbTNF-_blsM54VDLgRETNxgP_jACB7pN7uSV7f6aiVi6ycaCi6QvGb_CfsK9J02SqtUW9LDuS9J1M0y-FEIGDAqylz_KPa5pw2_d5cQ2vD-7IOEV5I3t5bpbz-FpfOx-jfQ/w640-h328/3%20dev%20books%20long%20by%20bja%20NEW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN547pAlNlwPo5-DAri7q1J8nQ3qwY56kl16ALMEsnykTCDyKLj_BWHcj4TYVd7U3pe9nfrT-t3bGLhcq1FB8xUnoIzzyzGKITbu41MRjM9SMc8JODYfbxqB9Nbx8k1yvGczh7Nyn2AfkhDCe6D_ks2_QCfF1RrI621gVBNkLGn4hE0F6r765v9P4g-Q/s1085/5%20novels%20bks_new%20covers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="1085" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN547pAlNlwPo5-DAri7q1J8nQ3qwY56kl16ALMEsnykTCDyKLj_BWHcj4TYVd7U3pe9nfrT-t3bGLhcq1FB8xUnoIzzyzGKITbu41MRjM9SMc8JODYfbxqB9Nbx8k1yvGczh7Nyn2AfkhDCe6D_ks2_QCfF1RrI621gVBNkLGn4hE0F6r765v9P4g-Q/w640-h229/5%20novels%20bks_new%20covers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-744856567879687032022-11-09T06:06:00.001-05:002022-11-09T06:09:47.860-05:00My weight loss journey ... continued.<p><span style="color: #990000;"><b>I am doing a HAPPY DANCE, well, at least in my mind! I am 71 years old today. Praise God for another year! I weighed and measured today and that is why I am happy. I have not weighed these many pounds since 1993! And that was after I had moved to a new state and gained 10 pounds the first year! I am now down to 124.6. And in the last year I have lost 6 more inches!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><b>I had come to a standstill again at 130 pounds last year on my birthday. Then in June of this year, I started watching my carb intake. Trying to make sure I was getting enough I need for energy, but less than I consumed before. And I got a jumpstart to lose more weight and inches. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Now, I want to try to stay at this size. Hopefully. Also, I am still (mostly) doing the South Beach Version. But, in June I read his book on South Beach, Keto Friendly.</b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Happy Birthday to me! Now, for Pizza and Cheesecake (GF) as a treat today!</b></span></h3><div><span style="color: #990000;"><b>NOTE: For my previous entries on this 4-year journey, see:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><h2 class="date-header" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-top: 0px solid rgb(170, 177, 35); bottom: 100%; color: #908d6a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px -15px 1px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; right: 15px;"><span style="border-left: 0px solid rgb(170, 177, 35); border-right: 0px solid rgb(170, 177, 35); display: block; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; padding: 0.5em 15px;">Wednesday, December 23, 2020</span></h2><div class="date-posts" style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(170, 177, 35); clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-outer" style="border-bottom: none; border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" style="min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><a name="5867758222701833121"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="color: #d52a33; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="http://belindajowrites.blogspot.com/2020/12/my-weight-loss-journey.html" style="color: #d52a33; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">My Weight Loss Journey</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5867758222701833121" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 586px;"><p>Refer to: South Beach Diet Plan dated 9-1-18, before reading this update.</p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-14705231884184759522022-09-03T09:30:00.003-04:002022-09-03T09:30:40.606-04:00<p> Microsoft is telling me it is Hummingbird Day. So here is a group of pics I put together that I have taken. Keep in mind I am not a photographer. I am just a picture taker. I chose not to feed them this year. We have flowers so they can enjoy nature's way. So, we have not seen many. However, last week, I saw at least 5 playing around our bottle brush trees. I got a movie, but it is too long to post.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFer1xM7IWJmEKfFASbIjc0PKh93ZnvmgZUvGKyzk6L4ENOIVZxkkWcw9BAxLQ9Gk8T-F3J-jbPTdBmW9J3xbEpn2nDMyVNSEkyQdW0YnpJIUCfOfTRjlmh1cYcb-K9X30xBZHcJFRXxR46c1LL5Guf6SMF-FZo2q7uud42pdL-8geAcw0OJ26v0MFg/s1800/hummer%20collage%2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFer1xM7IWJmEKfFASbIjc0PKh93ZnvmgZUvGKyzk6L4ENOIVZxkkWcw9BAxLQ9Gk8T-F3J-jbPTdBmW9J3xbEpn2nDMyVNSEkyQdW0YnpJIUCfOfTRjlmh1cYcb-K9X30xBZHcJFRXxR46c1LL5Guf6SMF-FZo2q7uud42pdL-8geAcw0OJ26v0MFg/w640-h426/hummer%20collage%2022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-90958728813524985292022-08-20T16:25:00.002-04:002022-08-20T16:25:29.462-04:00<p> Several little butterflies were fluttering around in our driveway today. I just had to get some pictures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9qdNqUB72FnT2LZvlfTYZenv2D3_aNmjqYMkpUiLxyO890hEfqzzszqUz66H-y514AuyrS-7z-qbxhK2qbfp-2_buQt1MSdAuJ0ztF4xCfuIwtfsedMB8UEvBcOD-emxfaSb--rQxBCUlcTQW6m200BY30s5bbNOFt9widKwNUiuRso5yBmuyFlh2Q/s1006/5%20lil%20butterflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1006" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9qdNqUB72FnT2LZvlfTYZenv2D3_aNmjqYMkpUiLxyO890hEfqzzszqUz66H-y514AuyrS-7z-qbxhK2qbfp-2_buQt1MSdAuJ0ztF4xCfuIwtfsedMB8UEvBcOD-emxfaSb--rQxBCUlcTQW6m200BY30s5bbNOFt9widKwNUiuRso5yBmuyFlh2Q/s320/5%20lil%20butterflies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPEtuV9vmfxH8BQnJD5RyLU6t-X18GQfNTEr09NUBV0UpxMKNbqgpzLYKohjcROo0FZBBUK5nMdVaPslEHhF4ddkrB9oDbgUBn3BURQP99PEhu7S6TdLBYsFIjq2wO7Mi4WtG3dM42OD8jsyQPmQAsrLKpCRyEztksesSYauJhldwDu5qpNtYXY4KCw/s1381/lil%20yelloworange%20butterfly%20explained.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="1381" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPEtuV9vmfxH8BQnJD5RyLU6t-X18GQfNTEr09NUBV0UpxMKNbqgpzLYKohjcROo0FZBBUK5nMdVaPslEHhF4ddkrB9oDbgUBn3BURQP99PEhu7S6TdLBYsFIjq2wO7Mi4WtG3dM42OD8jsyQPmQAsrLKpCRyEztksesSYauJhldwDu5qpNtYXY4KCw/w640-h198/lil%20yelloworange%20butterfly%20explained.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUXDPmCKA2PsV8WNYn5vrO9hP5hSAJNTxx-iIxK8ogdVojxziJHWu9PGDpCq2eB-n0E-P7auDhOCUyJBK_dw87ekHWhNDhwseZLpQ_kyJiBEAtT8s7nL4O8M1p7Wgoj98e-5eWByQYN0EY0hmAhQlD1Rsh2vPqWgXur_qxqEvJ77q-eXTEOd6t3wzTg/s1182/MVI_2575_6%20butterflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1182" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUXDPmCKA2PsV8WNYn5vrO9hP5hSAJNTxx-iIxK8ogdVojxziJHWu9PGDpCq2eB-n0E-P7auDhOCUyJBK_dw87ekHWhNDhwseZLpQ_kyJiBEAtT8s7nL4O8M1p7Wgoj98e-5eWByQYN0EY0hmAhQlD1Rsh2vPqWgXur_qxqEvJ77q-eXTEOd6t3wzTg/s320/MVI_2575_6%20butterflies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-4273975617091765682022-07-06T08:18:00.001-04:002022-07-06T08:18:18.846-04:00<p> I saw this today and thought I'd share it. I wish I could make pictures this pretty, but alas, I am a picture taker, not a photographer and especially not an advanced one!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailv2&iss=sbi&form=ENAIMG&q=imgurl:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FABT8F403E5378F9386E2741BAB831D4F1E73234A7A30E8332C702AECA70FD44AE43%3Fqlt%3D90%26dpr%3D1.5%26pid%3DInlineBlock&ptitle=%C2%A9%20Alberto%20Ghizzi%20Panizza/Getty%20Images&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&selectedindex=0&id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FABT8F403E5378F9386E2741BAB831D4F1E73234A7A30E8332C702AECA70FD44AE43%3Fqlt%3D90%26amp%3Bdpr%3D1.5%26amp%3Bpid%3DInlineBlock&ccid=d8F2Du7B&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FABT8F403E5378F9386E2741BAB831D4F1E73234A7A30E8332C702AECA70FD44AE43%3Fqlt%3D90%26dpr%3D1.5%26pid%3DInlineBlock&exph=1080&expw=1920&vt=2&sim=11">pollinator week - Bing images</a></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-47474195015213593652022-06-08T08:29:00.000-04:002022-06-08T08:29:16.760-04:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">TODAY starts the giveaway for one of my eBooks. I thought it would be good for summer reading while the children are out of school. If you want to share the post so your friends with children can see it, please feel free to do so.</span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">HERE is the link:</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QHMPWPQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4">The Inheritance - Kindle edition by Adams, Belinda Jo. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBLbY_tNgU5_e6jGhb3QsBsNx6H7zCgT-uTgMDe3LjEbN-3I86_FC7WUgqKdPCSlaZnBrjHL-oKNuwiGZcvm1FMU1QsxMmCBH2eCCCV9QFYyX4kCzwqV8PbPWSoopuZFP67XMY9Xz3wGjinEFkw1jMulpgdA3FhD1A6ME7D05QdIA8XRl4JTa52NkKQ/s1920/TI%20free%20giveaway%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBLbY_tNgU5_e6jGhb3QsBsNx6H7zCgT-uTgMDe3LjEbN-3I86_FC7WUgqKdPCSlaZnBrjHL-oKNuwiGZcvm1FMU1QsxMmCBH2eCCCV9QFYyX4kCzwqV8PbPWSoopuZFP67XMY9Xz3wGjinEFkw1jMulpgdA3FhD1A6ME7D05QdIA8XRl4JTa52NkKQ/w640-h320/TI%20free%20giveaway%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-19784872571552178362022-03-22T09:33:00.004-04:002022-03-22T09:33:52.258-04:00<p> As I was cleaning my kitchen today, I thought to myself, "Why did I buy this black dish drainer?" I don't like black items that I have to clean water-calcium deposits or grime off. Why? I clean them and they look clean, but when they dry you can still see the stains or dirt. That happens with a couple of pots I have that has a black interior. I think they are clean and when I take them down to use later, I have to finish cleaning them! So why did I buy that drainer. I don't know!</p><p>But it reminds me of how we have to be careful in our lives to not let sin in! For it is hard to make it go away when it gets a foothold in our lives. I know we all sin and we have to deal with it daily, but I mean what we call 'bad sins' that can stain our lives and be hard to clean up afterwards.</p><p><span style="color: #351c75;">I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</span></p><p>10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.</p><p>1 ¶ My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:</p><p>2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.</p><p>3 ¶ And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.</p><p>4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.</p><p>5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.</p><p>6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.</p><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-67117714424215044542022-03-22T09:06:00.000-04:002022-03-22T09:06:46.780-04:00<p> As I was cleaning my kitchen today, I thought of two songs: #1 Annie theme song - Tomorrow, tomorrow. Then something triggered the song: #2 Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away! Then I smiled thinking, The most important thing is to live the best you can live today and tomorrow or yesterday won't matter for each day will take care of itself! And we would be happy in the day we are living in .... NOW .... TODAY.</p><p>I just did a search for the word tomorrow in the Bible ... and it is not there! Well, now it is but was spelled differently. It is listed at To morrow or on the morrow.</p><p>Matthew 6:34 "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-16808611800730744852022-02-15T07:50:00.001-05:002022-02-15T08:04:37.681-05:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Yesterday for Valentine’s Day, we didn’t do much besides say,
“Happy Valentine’s Day.” Why? Well for one reason, we have 364 other days a year to
show our love to each other and really don’t go all out for the day anyway, but
I usually try to do something like take down our special cups or make a heart
shaped cake … or something. But, with the stress of caretaking for his mom
this week, we just let it slide. Well, I did make spaghetti and told them that
was their red for Valentine’s Day. Ha! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyway, it got me to thinking about all the people out there
that this ‘day of love’ just makes them sad or depressed. And I prayed for them
and wondered why there has to be a day so publicized that it makes a whole
group of people distressed. If you are one of those people, just remember, true
love is of God and all the worldly shows of love are just people’s attempts to
show affection. God loves each one of us much more than we can ever express to
Him or each other! And HE loves you!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John 3: 16 “<span face=""Segoe UI","sans-serif"" style="color: black; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.”</span></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-55472541609829894342022-02-08T10:57:00.001-05:002022-02-08T10:57:33.763-05:00Free eBook<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming Soon. Another eBook giveaway! This time it is the Romance novel. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Giveaway will be Feb. 14-15.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEPrqqoWyXClBDv-1VAPORAUdr31jAlhpnGX1ugbkVhvxK3nvGR4L6nLkZ4LdvnrAV7trfL167gpgmIwZRZvBQKWrIs_zAT7IUxNzPOpZyfm2qnlCFqPrVJ0Kw_2dyTpogu8el3Sbl2SeruWkE32MXYRwt-JB9G6FiCpJO4H2QZm07szD0Xkq9QYsmA/s1800/MPJ Promotion Red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEPrqqoWyXClBDv-1VAPORAUdr31jAlhpnGX1ugbkVhvxK3nvGR4L6nLkZ4LdvnrAV7trfL167gpgmIwZRZvBQKWrIs_zAT7IUxNzPOpZyfm2qnlCFqPrVJ0Kw_2dyTpogu8el3Sbl2SeruWkE32MXYRwt-JB9G6FiCpJO4H2QZm07szD0Xkq9QYsmA/s320/MPJ Promotion Red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYgthFEr4ud2i-lX0K1tVXTAMcK6IdmbBp_yC7Yd_XuCqDdbs3pQqpGjIfHIDq9XE76v4WV14IYAfhugjrvi3pTkiuAFgPxWTRV6ANzFq0TbNxLtbUEf4eIAumstrVCbxvxZN2H7HjcHFXumdo369KeMUdasJggeaxNz5BSZCxN6UXh0AvSUlgbVkJQ/s613/free eBook MPJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="613" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYgthFEr4ud2i-lX0K1tVXTAMcK6IdmbBp_yC7Yd_XuCqDdbs3pQqpGjIfHIDq9XE76v4WV14IYAfhugjrvi3pTkiuAFgPxWTRV6ANzFq0TbNxLtbUEf4eIAumstrVCbxvxZN2H7HjcHFXumdo369KeMUdasJggeaxNz5BSZCxN6UXh0AvSUlgbVkJQ/s320/free eBook MPJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-11683497685561129352021-12-15T15:57:00.003-05:002021-12-15T15:57:49.179-05:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the Patterson craft show, I didn't sell a lot ... but I did have an editor from The Blackshear Times interview me ... and others around the room. I was included in the article in this week's edition. It starts on front page by K.T. McKee and is continued on page 11 (that's where my info is). Be sure to read it! BTW, she is a good writer!</span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4r5lq" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><a href="http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/news/christmas-at-patt-son-city-hall-full-of-joy/article_69d27c42-5dc3-11ec-892a-c7115a191ed1.html">Article in the Blackshear Times</a><br /></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;">Picture of my display at the craft show. (taken by me)</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2s8ff-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB5fsMhTDgsj4ox8-oDV1INMNbX3wraHV0i8z_54pgLCsGzDX2z93IsqGGfUwYJLyPVD2lhzbsYhmDXofJinvI4OkHUpYbDK5rnZVCGFgmRB_q08RzCedcx2xRDeE_gKsMiEWxke_NkPR_swamE7ZlyMs4T1Ty-M09AGDjGZOIY0DVp5ry0QsYOEwX-Q=s2582" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="2582" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB5fsMhTDgsj4ox8-oDV1INMNbX3wraHV0i8z_54pgLCsGzDX2z93IsqGGfUwYJLyPVD2lhzbsYhmDXofJinvI4OkHUpYbDK5rnZVCGFgmRB_q08RzCedcx2xRDeE_gKsMiEWxke_NkPR_swamE7ZlyMs4T1Ty-M09AGDjGZOIY0DVp5ry0QsYOEwX-Q=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-8848961206604544482021-12-03T09:54:00.001-05:002021-12-03T09:54:28.216-05:00<h3 style="height: 0px; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYUS6Lasve8/YaoumFHT3NI/AAAAAAAACpU/FU50yx6rLqwcts4XQElnYJomU9n9PQ3FQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1300/free%2Bebook%2Bgiveaway%2BDec%2B2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1300" height="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYUS6Lasve8/YaoumFHT3NI/AAAAAAAACpU/FU50yx6rLqwcts4XQElnYJomU9n9PQ3FQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h278/free%2Bebook%2Bgiveaway%2BDec%2B2021.jpg" width="400" /></a></h3><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;">Some of my friends
say they missed out on the give-away.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;">I was able to give away 138 eBooks last
month,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;">but if you missed your chance, I'm sorry,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;">but here is another opportunity! </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Belinda-Jo-Adams/e/B00MC12WJ2/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1">Amazon.com: Belinda Jo Adams: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-53269899234337629132021-11-11T08:25:00.002-05:002021-11-11T08:25:21.493-05:00<p><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great BIG thank you to all the people who downloaded my eBooks while they were free. The Book give-away ended up at 138! That was also a great BIG encouragement to this author!! Thanks again!</span></span></b></span></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-37572995989550585472021-11-09T10:44:00.003-05:002021-11-09T13:12:56.688-05:00My Birthday Cake .... hummm pie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ew_EJZQaU0/YYqWj2_5KuI/AAAAAAAACoA/ktCbNvUz-JkUZTGIjCAEhzWtAdL6M9PyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s774/cherry%2Bcheesecake%2Bby%2Bbja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ew_EJZQaU0/YYqWj2_5KuI/AAAAAAAACoA/ktCbNvUz-JkUZTGIjCAEhzWtAdL6M9PyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cherry%2Bcheesecake%2Bby%2Bbja.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>My birthday cake. Long time ago and far far away, I used to make a cherry cheesecake for my birthday every year for many years. Then, I got out of it for various reasons. Eating less sugar, gluten free ....</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>But, this year I wanted to have one with a crust I could eat.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>So, I made a crust with pecan flour & GF graham crackers. While I was at it I figured I should go for less sugar, so I did that too. Licking the beaters was sweet enough, so I am looking forward to having some with a cup of coffee this afternoon!</b></span></div><br /><p></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-52056269313535296912021-11-06T20:08:00.000-04:002021-11-06T20:08:02.932-04:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Free eBook
Promotion is from Monday, November 8, 2021, 12:00 AM Pacific ST to Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 11:59 PM
Pacific ST. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; text-indent: 0in;">I have 3
devotionals; 3 children/souvenir books; 5 historical novels & 1 shorter
story for a light read or children (It's about the Oregon Trail) </span><span style="color: red; text-indent: 0in;">And all 12 eBooks
are FREE for those 3 days! </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">If you want to see what my books are about, you can go to my book page and read about them</span>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="http://www.belindajo.com/bjabooks.html " style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Belinda Jo's Books</span></a></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-65183156928384977242021-11-01T15:42:00.000-04:002021-11-01T15:42:28.496-04:00<p> My birthday is soon and I am planning to give away eBooks! So check your list of books that you have by Belinda Jo Adams and be ready to 'fill in the blanks'! Yes, ALL eBooks ALL free ALL 3 days. November 8, 9, & 10 2021. That's Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of next week. My goal is 70 books (or more!) so help me reach that goal by getting your free eBooks by Belinda Jo Adams!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--7Qg2J15Ovo/YYBCxtg6xfI/AAAAAAAACnc/Hewdb23-q0wPzwwJBFd_trcvna-nPgY3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/free%2BeBooks%2Bby%2BBJA%2B11-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--7Qg2J15Ovo/YYBCxtg6xfI/AAAAAAAACnc/Hewdb23-q0wPzwwJBFd_trcvna-nPgY3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/free%2BeBooks%2Bby%2BBJA%2B11-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-78939206742278946012021-07-22T10:55:00.000-04:002021-07-22T10:55:27.723-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6vj6Gr8-W8/YPmGEvNKcGI/AAAAAAAAClo/u4IGyoXYESQXNFFPQOj0oqVg171KZoqNACLcBGAsYHQ/s599/Patterson%2BChristX%2BJuly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="599" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6vj6Gr8-W8/YPmGEvNKcGI/AAAAAAAAClo/u4IGyoXYESQXNFFPQOj0oqVg171KZoqNACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h500/Patterson%2BChristX%2BJuly.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b> <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also will have some of my books on sale (at a lower price), if you want a good deal on one come out and see what I have!</span></b></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="e5tcq" data-offset-key="fah66-0-0" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fah66-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; text-align: center;"><a href="https://patterson.myruralwater.com/news-detail"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Patterson Christmas in July</span></a><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="fah66-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="e5tcq" data-offset-key="7n4qj-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7n4qj-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7n4qj-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043225753366137471.post-63188814965373341162021-07-09T21:57:00.000-04:002021-07-09T21:57:22.312-04:00Answered Thought<p> I was expecting an item in the mail. I had ordered it a couple weeks ago and was surprised it was taking so long to get to me. It was due in one more week and a couple days. I had ordered it for now, though, and was disappointed. I started to ask God to go ahead and send it to me. But I thought and told him that he had too many important things in the world to take care of to worry about that one little item that I wanted sooner than expected. And I went on about my way. When the mail came there was this package in it and I didn't know what in the world it was. And lo and behold who was the item I wanted just in time for when I needed it. And I hadn't even prayed about it but He knew a desire my heart.</p>Belinda Jo Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790659289854997599noreply@blogger.com0