New Year Resolutions

The time has arrived! 2014 will soon be a passing memory and we will embark upon a New Year 2015. And with it comes resolutions and you know the most popular ones. Losing weight being at the top of the list. Most of us vow to lose the love handles that seemed to have settled around our waist with no plans of ever leaving. Also must of us are determined to get our finances in order by saving money or making more of it is one I desire the most. Others may proclaim to mend broken relationships or get out of bad ones. Some may declare just to be a better person in the New Year. No matter what the intentions are, New Year Resolutions are made but are seldom kept. According to surveys only about 8 percent of us successfully achieve their New Year's resolutions to 92 percent that do not. So why do we bother to make them at all? Well my theory is the new year offer new hope, new possibilities and above all a fresh new start. Do you remember as a child learning to ride your first bike? You get on, bracing yourself for the fall you hope didn't come. But when it did your mom or dad told you to get back on and try it again. Even though your fall may have been painful you were determined to give it yet another try.  And you kept trying and trying until finally you began to ride. How proud you were to have accomplished the feat. So go ahead and make those resolutions and you just might ride off into the sunset.


                                                               HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Janie DeCoster has written several novels of different genres. She invites you to check them out on amazon.com as well as barnes&noble.com. 

What My Sister Didn't Know
FRIENEMIES
A Man for Every Season Anthology (Love at Midnight)
Dark Side of Love

The Greatest Gift

The greatest gift doesn't come in a fancy box with a pretty bow. Nor does it have an extravagant price tag to dazzle before the eyes of it recipient. The greatest gift can't be tasted like the finest of wines or worn like a beautiful creation tailored by a famous designer. The greatest gift can't be substituted like splenda for sugar or margarine for butter as simple as those may be.The greatest gift is so precious it can't be returned or replaced. The greatest gift that we can give is...The Gift of Time. Time to spend with those we love. Time to cherish the memories that gathering together brings no matter what season we are in. Lets Make the Gift of Time a gift on our list this year.  Merry Christmas!

Author Janie DeCoster

Janie DeCoster has published several novels in different genres. She would love for you to check them out. They are available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and all other online stores.

What Are You Afraid Of?

No matter how strong or confident we may appear to be we all have something that scares us. Be it as simple as turning on your little night light in the bedroom because you are afraid to sleep in total darkness (like me) or major relevant insecurities of the future with the threat of deadly viruses, the recurrence of school shootings and a host of other devastating world events.

 Being afraid in itself is not neccessarily a bad thing. You wouldn't stick you hand in a burning flame or stand in front of a moving bus now would you? No, our fears along with common sense protects us from hurt, harm and danger. In contrast when we let our fears take control of our lives to the point of placing invisible bars around us, this is the time that fear becomes our enemy. Fear can cripple us by taking away the ability to live a productive, happy and whole life. There is nothing wrong with being afraid, especially for the movies buffs who would be amiss without the horror films. Or for those of us who love the spell bounding reads of Stephen King and so many others authors like him who raises the beat of our hearts.

Being afraid is a part of life like any other emotion we have. It is good to be afraid sometimes so long as we don't allow our fears to dictate how we live our lives.

Joshua 1:9

"Have I not commanded you? Be Strong and courageous . Do not be frighten, and do not be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Janie DeCoster


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What My Sister Didn't Know

Frienemies

Love At Midnight in the Anthology A Man for Every Season

Dark Side of Love

Are You A Game Changer?

The definition of a 'Game Changer' is someone who has new and different ideas that stands out from the crowd. A Game Changer is a person with a vision and is not afraid to go after it in spite of the risks. A Game Changer listens to the beat of his or her drums and dances to the sway of the music even if no one else understands it. Game Changers keep the world evolving regardless of the negativity, obstacles and fear that is a part of their daily lives. In 2 Timothy 1:7 it states that For God hasn't given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Seems like God is trying to tell us something. Are You A Game Changer?


Janie DeCoster is an author of several novels:
What My Sister Didn't Know
Frienemies
Love At Midnight
Dark Side of Love
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Is it Time to Let Go?

How many unhealthy relationships will we experience before we wise up, realizing we are only hurting ourselves by staying in them? It is experienced multiple times through friends, family and even myself years ago with crippled insecurity. We endure unhealthy relationships that practically drags us through the mud so to speak just so we can keep up the image of a happy union. While some of us may find the courage to leave for good as I did, others return for a second or third helping. They are bedazzled with promises of a new beginning only to end up with more heart ache and pain. Relationships are never easy and I'm not saying by no means that we should jump ship at the first sign of trouble waters. But what if the boat is sinking. Should we stay on board and drown? If you and your significant other have tried unsuccessfully to work things out, going as far as getting outside help and things haven't change... or change for the moment only to return to its unbearable present state. Then it may be time to let go. Life is too short to constantly be burden down with bitterness and strife. Letting go may be the best thing you both can do for each other. Of course it won't be easy, frankly it may be one of the hardest thing you'd ever had to do. But when all is said and done, you both will be a more healthier and happier person with piece of mind and a better outlook on life. And that in itself will be well worth it.

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How Much Junk Are You Carrying Around?

HOW MUCH JUNK ARE YOU CARRYING AROUND?

We are always getting rid of stuff. It would be hard-pressed on Saturday mornings not to find numerous Yard Sale signs scattered about like lilies in a field. Sellers are seeking to rid themselves of things that are no longer wanted or needed. Clothing once adored is now out-dated, or either too big or like some of us baby boomers too small due to our muffin top waistline. Other sellers maybe seek to unload furniture that was once treasured only to be replaced by new modern pieces. Be it toys, gadgets, pictures or bedding the whole idea is to get rid of items making room for new things to take their places.

 If only we could do the same thing for our most precious possession…our heart.  If we took the time to take inventory of what is filling it up with unnecessary things such as anger, hate, jealousy, bitterness, and selfishness. Not to mention harboring grudges that hinders us from having relationships with others. Getting rid of these things will leave our heart light and free leaving space for kindness, patience, caring, joy and forgiveness. So when we are out looking for the best bargain or precious find look beyond the physical items and with our hearts free from the junk we once carried we will have room for what really matters in life.

Janie DeCoster wrote poems and articles before becoming a published author. Now she has several novels under her belt. She writes various genres keeping her readers enthralled from romance, drama, suspense and thrills. Looking for good 5-Star Read Click the links below and please leave a review. Also if her articles have been a help to you leave a comment on her website on the link below. 

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EXCERPT FOR DARK SIDE OF LOVE

The trio howled as they ran through the thick forest as fast as lighting. It was mid-night. A full moon guided their path as they headed up the hill towards the castle, a night of terror for the human race. The trio had fetched a total of sixty hearts and forty livers, not bad for a single night. They took from the young as well as the old catching them off guard as they travelled to and fro while others slept peacefully in their beds. Now, they made their way back to the river.

At the edge, they threw their prizes down and went into transition. Fur became skin and paws became hands as they returned to an upright position. They retrieved their clothing which had been hidden behind a tree a few feet away along with an ice chest. The leader of the trio gathered their loot and placed everything into the chest. Two men and a woman left the woods carrying the chest.

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