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Tag Archives: Connestee Falls

May 5, 2025

The Day Jesus Came to Connestee Falls

Beth Ann Chiles/ Devotional, Spiritual/ 36 Comments/ 504

A repost but one that may be new to you. Enjoy. May 7, 2018 Jesus came to Connestee Falls outside of Brevard, North Carolina. And when I say Jesus I mean a truck with Jesus on the side of it. Chris and I passed it Continue reading →

April 18, 2025

Dreams DO Come True

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Writing/ 13 Comments/ 158

Sometimes dreams do come true and what a wonderful thing it is. For over three years we have been lobbying for a better space for our library in our Connestee Falls community. Letters were written. Emails sent. Requests made at board meetings. The list goes Continue reading →

January 24, 2025

For The Beauty of the Earth

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 6 Comments/ 233

Do you have a song headache already from that title? It only seemed appropriate as I looked out from what will be our new library space at Connestee Falls on Thursday evening. We had a little meeting to get our library angels (our name for Continue reading →

December 24, 2024

The Sounds of Christmas

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday/ 5 Comments/ 317

This year I have loved being able to enjoy the sounds of Christmas. Music is my connection to so many things and at Christmas time I am drawn to all of the music that celebrates the season. Chris and I were part of the Mountain Continue reading →

August 7, 2024

The Book Incident

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 371

Take a look at this picture. It may be a little difficult to read but try. . One of my best volunteer jobs is helping out in our neighborhood library. It is the least stressful volunteer job I have ever had and our library is Continue reading →

July 19, 2023

Deer and Foxes and Bears, Oh My!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals/ 30 Comments/ 623

I have shared many times here on It’s Just Life that we live in a magical place. Our neighborhood community, Connestee Falls , boasts almost 4000 acres of wooded land that is home to not only us but to an amazing array of wildlife. It Continue reading →

August 31, 2022

At Day’s End

Beth Ann Chiles/ Wordless Wednesday/ 14 Comments/ 500

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June 24, 2022

Caution When Driving!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 18 Comments/ 449

Driving through Connestee Falls (our neighborhood) has its challenges at times. The windy, steep roads that find their way through the forest can be intimidating at times but if you take your time and stay alert it all works out. However, now we have yet Continue reading →

June 4, 2021

Oakanoah Trail – Connestee Falls

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 14 Comments/ 577

We are really blessed to live where we live. We have a nice series of trails within our community that our trail stewards maintain really well. We have not been on every trail but recently we checked out another one that was pretty amazing. Right Continue reading →

March 26, 2021

A Bit of This and That

Beth Ann Chiles/ Life stories/ 8 Comments/ 442

It’s been a great week here in rainy Transylvania County and I couldn’t be happier. One reason is pictured below. I was so happy to get my first shot on Monday – got lucky getting an appointment and get the next one on April 19th. 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
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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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