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December 21, 2017

Letting Go Is Not Always Easy

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 64 Comments/ 583

Change is hard sometimes. Letting go is part of my life now and I have to admit that I am struggling a bit. Christmas has always meant family time and for years we have enjoyed the company of our sons and their significant others over Continue reading →

November 30, 2017

Fortunes Worth Reading

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Writing/ 28 Comments/ 652

It’s been over a year since I posted one of my fortune cookie posts and as I was cleaning out my wallet of approximately 45 and a half pounds of change I decided it was about time to do another installment.  I keep my fortunes Continue reading →

November 23, 2017

Thanksgiving Blessings Abound

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday, Thoughts, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 544

Thanksgiving Blessings… Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his Continue reading →

November 6, 2017

Where Did the Year Go?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 60 Comments/ 557

Seriously.  Where did 2017 go?  I know that I had a good chunk of the summer taken out with travel to Croatia for Micah and Wendy’s wedding but honestly — I am left wondering where the heck the rest of the year went. Chris looked Continue reading →

October 23, 2017

Tips for Transitioning a Loved One to Assisted Living

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Thoughts, Writing/ 32 Comments/ 432

Assisted living.  It is not always an easy thing to admit that our loved ones need more help than we can give them.  Many times it is simply not feasible to take them into our own homes as much as we would like to.  I Continue reading →

October 19, 2017

Eyes Wide Open Looking for the Extraordinary

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, Travel, Writing/ 44 Comments/ 471

I like to keep my eyes open when I drive.  It helps get me from point A to point B safely. At least that is the hope. Recently I have found myself beginning to look out for the extraordinary when I drive and trust me Continue reading →

October 6, 2017

Our Greatest Need

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 44 Comments/ 504

“I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love…it is the common fiber of life, the flame that Continue reading →

September 29, 2017

Write The Story – It’s Your Turn

Beth Ann Chiles/ Photography, Writing/ 8 Comments/ 1610

Sometimes I see something that just screams “There’s a story here”. I usually have my phone with me and can snap a picture and that was the case the other day. I spied this car in a parking lot when I was shopping and snapped Continue reading →

September 8, 2017

Are You Irma Ready?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories, North Carolina, Thoughts, Writing/ 42 Comments/ 473

Irma. That horrible hurricane that is wreaking havoc with so many areas is coming. Irma is coming quickly on the heels of the horrible Hurricane Harvey that hit the Texas area and the wildfires that appear to be raging in Montana and other areas.  There Continue reading →

August 25, 2017

The Best of “It’s Just Life”

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Writing/ 4 Comments/ 391

Another day of the best of It’s Just Life is coming your way. Today’s post is another fun one that I wrote several years ago.  Its title is homage to Dr. Seuss and I outline what “I” would do if I ran the zoo. I Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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