We had a long day, but a fabulous day! So many friends came out to support us, and we met a lot of new ones, too! Mayor Susan Narvaiz and husband Mike met us for lunch at my favorite place, Dan’s Hamburgers, prior to the 4th Be Still book signing event at Hastings, then joined us at the event. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for April, 2011
Book signing #4 – San Marcos ROCKS!!
April 30, 2011 at 9:04 pm · Filed under Book Signings and Events, Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged author, Be Still.... and know that I am God, Bible, book signing, Charles L. Mashburn, City of San Marcos, devotions, encouragement, events, Hastings, Mayor Susan, Pennies From Heaven, San Marcos Texas, story, writer
Mom’s Cooking – Survival 102
April 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, Family, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged Be Still.... and know that I am God, black-bottom biscuits, Charles L. Mashburn, children, eyes bugged out, family, funny, gack, good old days, laughter, mashed potatoes, mom, mom's cooking, Pennies From Heaven, salt shaker lid came off, story, writer
Mom wasn’t that bad of a cook; she wasn’t great, by a pretty good stretch, but we survived with only minor digestive disorders. I’m pretty sure the rubber spatula in the fudge had lasting effects.
The thing was, sometimes we’d start to think she was doing this stuff on purpose; maybe she liked the way our eyes bugged out and the way we’d all go, “GACK!” I’m telling you, she would get the biggest kick out of that, and then tell us what had happened; an accident; it was always an accident. I don’t know, man…. Read the rest of this entry »
College Station Book Signing Event!
April 30, 2011 at 4:26 pm · Filed under Book Signings and Events, Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged author, Be Still.... and know that I am God, Bible, book signing, Charles L. Mashburn, College Station, College Station Conference Center, College Station Texas, contest, cookies & punch, crime novels, devotions, encouragement, faith, fear, gift bags, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, Pennies From Heaven, story, Sunday May1st, writer
Book Signing Event #5 for Be Still…. and know that I am God will be held at the College Station Conference Center at 1300 George Bush Drive in College Station, Texas tomorrow, Sunday, May 1, from 2-4 pm. This is a very special event, being sponsored and organized by our good friends at www.tradingpostoftexas.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, But It’s A Dry Heat
April 30, 2011 at 12:00 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, FaceBook unhinged, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged Arizona, author, Buckeye, Buckeye Arizona, Charles L. Mashburn, funny, good old days, hot, humidity, humor, it's a dry heat, laughter, no humidity, really hot, story, sweating, sweaty hot, Texas, writer, yes but it's a dry heat
I gotta tell ya folks, a person doesn’t have to look far to find a subject to write about for his blog. FaceBook will serve up some doozies on a pretty regular basis. Take this little chat I had with an old classmate from Arizona this morning. How could I resist? Read the rest of this entry »
Kite Season
April 30, 2011 at 10:00 am · Filed under Family, Mostly true, Stories, Weird stuff ·Tagged author, Charles L. Mashburn, funny, good old days, humor, kite season, laughter, marble season, squirt gun season, story, windy, writer, yo-yo season
It seemed like there were seasons for things when I was in grade school. Of course, when I got to high school there were seasons as well, but they were the obvious things; football, basketball, baseball, and the likes. But in grade school, it seemed like there were seasons for weird stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
Forever Changed
April 30, 2011 at 8:00 am · Filed under Good stuff, Poems, Some truth to it ·Tagged Barry, Be Still.... and know that I am God, best friend Barry, Charles L. Mashburn, children, fear, first kiss, funny, good old days, Lisa, Lisa Patterson, love, Pennies From Heaven, poetry, scared to death, spin the bottle, writer, young boy
This is a work of fiction for the most part. I’m not sure my first kiss was from Lisa (my best friend Barry’s cousin, by the way). But it’s the memory of that spinning bottle, and that fear coursing through a young boys brain and body that this little ditty is about. The names, the faces, the places… you pick your own, and go back when. That’s what I did. Read the rest of this entry »
Daily Encouragement – 4/30
April 30, 2011 at 3:30 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Be Still.... and know that I am God, Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, children, devotions, encouragement, faith, family, fear, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, Pennies From Heaven, story, writer
April 30
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:5 Read the rest of this entry »
Bunk & Jewel On The Road
April 29, 2011 at 8:04 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, Family, Mostly fiction, Stories ·Tagged author, BUnk, Bunk & Jewel, Charles L. Mashburn, family, funny, gas station, good old days, grouchy, he thinks he knows you, humor, Jewel, laughter, old man, story, story teller, traaveling companion, traveling, tucumcari, tucumcari new mexico, writer
In a couple of earlier posts, I mentioned my grandparents. All the grandkids called them Ma and Pa, but to the rest of the world they were known as Bunk (Pa) and Jewel (Ma). Bunk’s real name was Luther Benjamin, so I can see how he might want to be called something else. Just sayin. How he got the nickname, Bunk, I don’t know. Read the rest of this entry »
Go Get Us Some Firewood, Ski!
April 29, 2011 at 6:32 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, Family, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged author, Boise, Charles L. Mashburn, Crazy times, family, firewood, funny, good old days, humor, I can't believe you did that, laughter, little brother, our friend Ski, Pennies From Heaven, stealing firewood, story, writer
Here’s a quick little fun story for ya. The names have not been changed because it doesn’t really matter, and if it does, Ken and Ski can sue me! Surely they’ve heard the term, “You can’t get blood from a turnip.” Which in southern-speak translates to, “I ain’t got nothin’, so knock yerself out!” Read the rest of this entry »
College Station Book Signing Event!
April 29, 2011 at 4:00 pm · Filed under Book Signings and Events, Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged author, Be Still.... and know that I am God, Bible, book signing, Charles L. Mashburn, College Station, College Station Conference Center, College Station Texas, contest, cookies & punch, crime novels, devotions, encouragement, faith, fear, gift bags, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, Pennies From Heaven, story, Sunday May1st, writer
Book Signing Event #5 for Be Still…. and know that I am God will be held at the College Station Conference Center at 1300 George Bush Drive in College Station, Texas this coming Sunday, May 1, from 2-4 pm. This is a very special event, being sponsored and organized by our good friends at www.tradingpostoftexas.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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