Did You Know? ~ Vintage Recipes for Ears, Cough, and Rheumatism

Old time recipes for what ails you. Ear-ache Soak the feet in warm water, roast an onion, and put the heart of it into the ear as warm as can be borne. Heat a brick, and wrap it up, and apply it to the side of the head. When the feet are taken from the water, bind roasted onions on them. Lard or sweet oil [olive oil] dropped in the ear, as warm as can be borne, is good.  (Onions contain the antibiotic/antiviral, and anti-fungal ingredient...

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Metaphor of a Tree by Connie Almony

Do you ever have those moments where you feel truly inspired by God and know you are on the right track? Many authors talk about writing the story God gave them. It’s a wonderful feeling as the Holy Spirit flows through your fingertips onto the page. But there’s another kind of Holy Spirit experience that’s even better than knowing it as it happens. It’s the moment you...

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Alicia Willis Author Interview & Book Giveaway

Please welcome Alicia Willis to the BB! Alicia is the author of two novels and two novellas, with more books on the way. :) She loves historical fiction, and that's the main topic of our interview today. Come learn more about Alicia's books and enter to win an e-copy! (You can also connect with her on Facebook, Google+, and her blog.) *** Amber: Welcome to “The Borrowed...

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Winners!!

Good morning, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is:  Elaine K (Elaineking1 at hotmail dot com) - Critical Condition by Richard L. Mabry. Congratulations, Elaine! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: Now What?

So ... Jesus is risen. Now what? The Pharisees had to be beyond ticked. Here they’d expected to be rid of Jesus, had schemed to get Him crucified—He should be gone forever. But now, with the mystery of the body’s disappearance, and some claiming to actually see Him alive, they’d never be rid of Him. Never. Not that they believed any of this resurrection stuff. God just didn’t do that. Did He? What if He did? What then? The challenge...

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Weekly Drawing ~ Mabry

It's Fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzles in the comments section as well as your email address for notifying you if you've won. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. Want another entry?...

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A Day in the Life of Dr. Richard Mabry

For some reason, people seem interested in the life of a published writer. Before I joined that group, I had visions of a writer repairing to a quiet den where he or she could write in solitude, turning out words that were pure gold and never needed editing. When the author went out, people would point and whisper, “There goes…” And every few weeks, the postman would deliver...

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Did You Know? ~ Rules for a Sick Room (1877)

I found these Rules for a Sick Room in The Circle of Useful Knowledge by Charles Kinsley (self published in 1877), and I thought it might interest our readers. (Please note last sentence, which I thought pretty funny.) Keep the patient and all about him perfectly clean, and secure as far as possible pure air. The chamber should be ventilated at least once a day, or twice if it can be borne. The bed-clothes should be carried out into the open...

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If At First. . .by Author Richard L. Mabry, M.D.

Outside, strobes atop the police cars spilled red and blue over the figures huddled on the lawn.  From the front window, the lights of the Christmas tree cast multicolored reflections on the snow.  Inside the house, red bows and green garlands adorned the mantel of the living room. That color scheme continued in the tattered green coat the man on the floor wore...

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Romance Book Spotlight ~ Love's Promises

The winner of last week's giveaway for a copy of Alone Yet Not Alone is... Meagan Davenport! Congratulations, Meagan! I'll send you an email. :) Now...announcing a new release from author Sandra Leesmith! In a similar vein to Love's Refuge, Love's Promises is an inspirational romance with a dash of suspense - this time set at Lake Tahoe in the 1980s. (Would you consider...

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Winners!!

Good morning, BB fans! Thanks to everyone who participated in our "puzzling" Friday giveaway! Keep all those facebook and Twitter notifications, coming! This week's winner is:  Laura Pol (sylvesternator AT yahoo DOT com) - Healer of Carthage by Lynne Gentry. Congratulations, Laura! Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book....

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Sunday Devotional: Where Are the Words?

Speechlessness in the mouth of a preacher is not a good thing. Speechless, however, is exactly how the followers of Jesus found themselves on the morning of that third day. It’s also where I find myself now. I’ve written for six weeks on varying stages and aspects of Christ’s journey to the cross. And now, today, we celebrate the anniversary of the day He rose from the dead, and I am at a loss for what to say about it. It’s nice, as I look back,...

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Weekly Drawing ~ Gentry

It's Fun Friday at The Borrowed Book! To enter: Leave the time it took you to complete the puzzles in the comments section as well as your email address for notifying you if you've won. Winners will be drawn from ALL of the times, so the person with the fastest time may not be the actual winner, but by leaving your time, you double your chances. Want another entry?...

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The Solitary Life of Extrovert Lynne Gentry

As much as I enjoy putting words on paper, the life of a full-time writer is not an easy one for an extrovert. Some days the isolation becomes so great I’m forced to take drastic measures to satisfy my cravings for real people. Those are the days I run screaming from the make-believe characters populating my head and walk the mall. I’ve been accused of talking the ears...

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