by Joyce Smith | Sep 6, 2018 | Christian Author, Harvey Girls, Harvey Houses, Writing News
Home for the Heart I have been working hard on my next book, “Home For the Heart.” It takes place in 1900. The main character is nineteen-year-old, Liz Gilbertson. If you have read my first book “Romance Along the Rails”, you will recognize Liz...
by Joyce Smith | Sep 5, 2018 | Christian Author, Harvey Girls, Harvey Houses, Writing News
Harvey Girls worked along the railroad. How the Harvey Girls Won the West Fred Harvey opened the first Harvey House in Topeka, KS in 1876. For the first few years, men worked for him as waiters. The Harvey Girls joined Fred Harvey’s empire along the Santa Fe in...
by Joyce Smith | Sep 4, 2018 | Christian Author, Devotional, meditation
Have you been touched by the Lord? Rest assured He has your life in His hands. Psalms 37:23-24 declares that He has ordered your steps and He delights in your way if you are a good man. None of us are good in our own strength so this has to be referring to God’s...
by Joyce Smith | Aug 31, 2018 | Count Your Blessings
We are so blessed with wonderful friends from every phase of our lives. God is Good!! There are acquaintances, but then there are real friends who make an imprint on your soul. You all know who you are! We love you all!!
by Joyce Smith | Aug 30, 2018 | Christian Author, Count Your Blessings, Devotional, meditation
God’s Love is immeasurable! Thankfulness for God’s Love For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the...