Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 This is a “One Sheet” or “Sell Sheet” for my latest book, Where I Come From. We’ll be sharing this information at upcoming Spring 2025 events such as the Louisiana Library Association Convention, the New Orleans Book Festival, and more. This is the final cover: More at www.creekbank.net The …
Read More »Lots of things going on today at the Creek
Monday, 10 February Proverbs Chapter 10 for February 10 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. Proverbs 9 Join us on the Proverbs reading plan. We read the corresponding chapter for the day of the month and select a key verse. It’s a great tool to add to your …
Read More »You’re Invited! Help me write my next book, ‘Field Notes: Journals From My Journey’
Sunday, February 9 Today begins the public revealing of my progress on my upcoming book, Field Notes: Journals From My Journey. It’s set for public release on April 15. (I set that date for a reason. Details to come. I need your help on writing and shaping this book. At every stage of writing a book (outlining, draft copies, editing, …
Read More »Tuesday, February 4: It’s a good day.
Join us on the Proverbs Daily Reading Plan The Wisdom of Solomon: The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.” Proverbs 4:18 NLT The Proverbs Plan: read a chapter that corresponds to the day of the month. Rinse and Repeat. it never gets old. More …
Read More »Staying Curious
My 3 Daily Guidelines are: Staying Curious Being Amazed Sharing Moving Stories. Basically, that’s what I do every day. I’ve never lost my curiosity. In addition to my membership at Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, I’m a card-carrying member of Church on the Levee, a homeless church that meets on Sunday afternoons. We gather under the Murray …
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Saturday, February 1, 2025 Seasons I’ve been thinking about Seasons. Winter is still with us, but I tilled my potato ground today. It was great to smell turned earth. It’s one of my 5 favorite smells. What is your favorite smell? Smells? I’d love to hear from you at curt@creekbank.net Seasons in my culture, we plant Irish …
Read More »More on our latest book, ‘Where I Come From’
Readers are loving our latest short story collection,Where I Come From. Reader feedback continues with, “Curt, this is your best book yet.” See for yourself! I want to invite you to visit our Where I Come From Amazon Page today. You can read six sample chapters on the Amazon page. Reader beware: Few readers who read Chapters …
Read More »SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
SAT. JAN. 25 “GO FOR YOUR DEAMS WITH GREAT INTENSITY.” -Don Gray to his son John upon his graduation from East Beauregard in 1986. Lots of people,” as the poet and artist Austin Kleon puts it, “want to be the noun without doing the verb.” To make something great, what’s required is need. As in, I need …
Read More »FIELD NOTES Friday, January 24
Field Notes Mission Statement (coming today) What is a Field Note? (Details to come) Tentative Back Cover Text for Field Notes (Coming today) Gene Ortis’s Father’s “Laws of Generosity:” Dad’s 6 Principles of Generosity 1. You can’t love without giving. 1 John 3:17 2. Extra is what you have received. Extra is what you …
Read More »FIELD NOTES: Thursday, January 23, 2025
FIELD NOTES Our Journey Page for today Thursday, January 23 Today, I’m speaking at a senior adult lunch at my church, Calvary Baptist Church. I’ll be sharing snippets from my latest release, Where I Come From: Journeys, Seasons, and Quarters Lessons from the Seed Tree Professor Cavanaugh’s Best Lecture Thought on the beautiful art of forgiveness: “3 Fallouts” …
Read More »On Being Confidential
On being confidential It’s one of the most important traits of a strong leader. He can keep things in confidence. This leads to trust. Being confidential is also one of the most difficult parts of leadership. You’re going to have lost of information others don’t have, but you cannot share it without breaking confidence. Sometimes it will make you …
Read More »His Name was Carl
HIS NAME WAS CARL “Although Adam was a friend of mine I did not know him well. He was far into his distance. He was deep into his well.” ”A Song for Adam” Jackson Browne His name was Carl, and he froze to death last Wednesday night on the streets of Alexandria. I didn’t even know …
Read More »Getting My Hoot Owl Call Back
Getting my Hoot Owl Call Back. DRAFT: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 I step out of my truck onto our family land in Dry Creek. It’s so quiet. No artificial noise. Until I make my hoot-owl call. I cup my hands to my mouth, “Hoot-hoo-hoot-hoot-hoot-hoot-hoot-alllll.’ It echoes back from the surrounding woods. I smile. I know I’m coming out of …
Read More »An Open Letter to my home church, Dry Creek Baptist Church
An Open Letter to my Home Church, Dry Creek Baptist Church: The most important man you never knew. Robert Evans October 26, 1943- January 8, 2025 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” –The Apostle Paul in I Corinthians 3:16 Other than a few of us, no one remembers the name of Bob Evans and his …
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