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“A soft answer turns away wrath.” Prov.15:1 It’s also called a “gentle answer.” A reminder: “how we say it is as important as what we say.”

Proverbs for the day: A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.   Prov. 13:12 “Lord, help me have influence and impact in the lives of my five grandchildren. Help me to leave an inheritance of love, family, laughter, fun, memories, and faith in You. Amen.”

Today I’ll be at the Grant Christmas Tree Farm. If you’re in the area, drop by.  It is the ultimate family place.  Learn more at http://www.grantchristmastreefarm.com That photo shows why I look writing books. It has been a wonderful way to make so many new friends of all ages and backgrounds.  My favorite quote right now is from cellist Yo …

“There ain’t no tacky like Southern tacky.”   I’ve seen it all: pink flamingos filling the yard, trees painted white up to head high, tires half-buried as borders around the flowers, junk freezers at the driveway end for the trash (can anyone spell t-r-a-s-h  b-e-n-d.) These are the things I love about Southern Living (and I’m not talking about the …

Proverbs 8:1  “Does not wisdom* call out?  Does not understanding* raise her voice?” Proverbs is a book of wisdom.  Several times in the book, especially in chapter 8, wisdom is personified as a woman calling out to passersby with wisdom, intelligence, and insight. In chapter 9, another woman calls out (v.13)  She is named the woman Folly. She’s loud, brash, …

The first 300 copies of Deep Roots have arrived.  2000 more will be marching  in later in the week. You can easily order autographed copies at http://www.creekbank.net Here are locations where copies will be available by Tuesday evening: DeRidder:  Thrifty Way Pharmacy, Ideal Drugs, Big Stick Dry Creek:  Foremans, Dry Creek Camp DeQuincy:  Nichols Grant:  Grant Christmas Tree Farm Wednesday …

Friendship is such a wonderful thing. It’s even richer at this time of the year.  Enjoy friends and families as you celebrate the birth of Jesus.  My parents have shared a life-time friendship with Ed and Kat King. Bro. Ed and my dad are both gone.  However, our family’s friendship continues.  Leslie King, granddaughter in law of the King’s (married …

Click here to hear podcast of “Burned Yet Blessed” From Deep Roots, the new short story collection by Curt Iles Burned yet Blessed “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The next best time is today.” Nothing breaks my heart like a field of burned pines. Yet that is exactly what I’m looking at driving toward …

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Scroll down to read entire chapter from Deep Roots,  “The Pine Knot Pile.” Proverbs for Dec. 1  “… and the complacency of fools destroys them…”  Proverbs 1:32   Warning: doing nothing destroys just as improper action does! Quote for your day: “A friend is a present you give yourself.”  -Robert Louis Stevenson Deep Roots update:  Our new …

Friends: I wish for each of you a great day.  Read below for the story “Homeless in Dry Creek.” Quote for your day: Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.  -Jim Rohn Proverb for Nov. 29:  Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to …

Our theme for the week at the Creekbank is living with thankfulness. I like to call it “The Gratitude-Filled Life.”  It’s the state of being thankful to God for each and every blessing in our lives. I caught the gratitude-bug when I saw this sign at our pharmacy. We do have so much to be thankful for. I’d love to …

On Prayer: The first purpose of prayer is to know God.   -Charles L. Allen “Life without faith in something is too narrow a space in which to live.” – George Lancaster Spalding In Whom is your faith? Today’s Proverb: “A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”Proverbs 18:7 Dry Creek version:”He let his …

“Faith enables persons to be persons because it lets God be God.”   -Carter Lindberg “In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.”  -David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox & hatred with it. Proverbs 15:17 i.e. if you live in a home …

I walk into the Lake Charles Books a Million and speak to a young man leaving the store. He stops me. “Sir, are you from Brooklyn?” I nearly laugh. My accent clearly tells you I’m not from Brooklyn. “No, I’m at home right here.” “I’m sorry, Sir. You look like Father Musclevy.” It made my day and tied in to …