A Bit of Wild West in Cody, Wyoming by Janet Chester Bly My late husband Stephen Bly and I once a year traveled to Cody Wyoming for an Antique Winchester Collectors show. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t spend much time there. But I’m glad we did. Located on the western side of the Big Horn Basin, […]
What most prevents you from expanding your relationships, to make them lifetime relationships? Do you lack time or interest? Are you lazy or shy? Or does the reason you ignore or renege on your potential lifetime relationships go much deeper? Could it be fear or mistrust, bitter memories, or insecurity? Shelley, an attractive and talented […]
Catch Us if You CAN: Spring Scavenger Hunt … STOP #10, Janet Chester Bly’s Blog. Catch Us if You CAN: Spring Scavenger Hunt! NOW FINISHED. Congratulations! Winners for Stephen Bly’s The Lost Manuscript of Martin Taylor Harrison were Betti Mace, Kristen Mayfield, Virginia Winfield. We hope you enjoyed meeting Christian Author Network members as you chased down […]
Who, from God’s point of view, is the biblical model for women today? Who is heaven’s most wanted woman? Many women have been commissioned by God through the ages. A wanted woman can be a mother or wife. Or a single female. A wanted woman can become a simple servant or the founder of a great […]
Why did God choose Mary to mother His Son? Could one reason be she was full of highest quality praise? The song of Mary glorifies the Lord. “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on […]
What did God see in Mary? That he would choose her as mother of His son? Perhaps because Mary was a woman of contemplation, a deep thinker. “And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke […]
What did God see in Mary? That he would choose her to mother his son? For one thing, Mary was a woman who would cooperate with God. And with the important people in her life. Mary knew the greater honor would go to someone else: Jesus, her son. She chose to cooperate with God to accept […]
Called Together, Forced Apart by Janet Chester Bly, coping with loss as writing & marriage partners I started the writing craze. Then I got my husband, Stephen Bly, involved. We combined as a team. Then his fiction got so prolific that it consumed us both, to keep up with the process before and promotion afterward. […]
Stuart Brannon Series Completed Award-winning western author Stephen Bly passed away June 9, 2011, after a 5-year battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Janet Chester Bly, and 3 sons determined to finish the western book series with Book #7 he began, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. Here’s the second and final part of a western author […]
Final Western Book Series Novel Family Deadline by Janet Chester Bly We started the project July 1, 2011. Our deadline for Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, Book 7 in the Stuart Brannon western book series, was November 1st. My husband, western author Stephen Bly, left us 7,000 words (one chapter), a one-page synopsis, some scribbled, penciled […]
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