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June 7, 2021

Feeling Wordy

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 173

Did you read the title of that correctly? I know you did! Today’s post is all about words. All about language and some quirks that you may or may not know. I love words. I love how I can learn new words every single day. Continue reading →

January 4, 2021

New Year – New Words

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 11 Comments/ 50

Every year for the past five or so (I am too lazy to go and check on that) I have tried to start out the year with some words to guide me through the year. Well, this year was kind of a bust. I had Continue reading →

March 23, 2018

The Power of Words

Beth Ann Chiles/ Inspiration, Writing/ 19 Comments/ 22

Words are powerful. Both those that are said and those that go unsaid. Tell me your thoughts about this repost from 6 years ago. Have you ever in your life said words that were uttered in frustration??? Are there words that you wish you could Continue reading →

January 11, 2018

A Phrase You Won’t Hear Me Say

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 30

I will/would never…. That’s it. I won’t say it. If I have learned anything in my 57 + years of living on this earth it is that life is unpredictable. Life is unfortunately not always black and white. There appears to be some gray in Continue reading →

August 14, 2014

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Writing/ 34 Comments/ 2994

It’s all about words today on It’s Just Life! Continue reading →

Beth's bookshelf: read

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

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

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

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

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...

Tag Archives: words

Feeling Wordy

New Year – New Words

The Power of Words

A Phrase You Won’t Hear Me Say

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato

A Reason for Jubilee – Comments for a Cause

Comments for a Cause – Caring for Others

Honoring My Mom with Comments for a Cause

Comments for a Cause – The Love of Books

Comments for a Cause – A Bit of Nostalgia

Comments for a Cause for the New Year

Comments for A Cause – Sharing Where Needs are Great

Comments for a Cause – Supporting First Responders

Comments for a Cause Goes Pink

Comments for a Cause: #IowaStrong

Comments for a Cause – Sharing With the Community

Comments for a Cause – Fill the Bus

Taking Care of Yourself and Others- Comments for a Cause

Comments for a Cause – Transylvania Tomorrow

Comments for a Cause – COVID – 19 Solidarity Response

Beth's bookshelf: read