Life is an Adventure, Join me on the Journey
Another Ritch Publication
Life is an Adventure, Join me on the Journey
Another Ritch Publication
TREASURED QUIET MOMENTS
About the Book
While walking along the beach collecting seashells, Ritchie Hale finds inspiration. Searching frantically for somewhere to write her thoughts, all she can find is a crumpled fuel receipt and nub of a pencil in the pocket of her windbreaker. Perfect. That will do just fine.
This scenario is repeated daily as she hikes a mountain trail, sits quietly in a church service, on a park bench, backyard swing, or in a restuarant. Talking with a grandchild, seeing a beautiful sunrise or sunset, or hearing a song on the radio - these everyday slices of life fuel her imagination.
Upon returning to her office , she opens a drawer. Hundreds of scraps, torn pieces of paper, paper napkins, old church bulletins, receipts, and crumpled notebook pages tumble out of a bulging manila file folder. These are a lifetime collection of story starts arising from times of inspiration. Some are meticulously printed, while others—most otheres—are scribbled and scrawled as fast as her pen can capture her treasured quiet moments.
Treasures of the Tattered Box
About the Book
Ritchie was fourteen years old when she first met her great aunt Hallie and fully expected her to be a frumpy old lady. She was wrong. Thirty years later an old tattered box bound together with frayed twine containing treasures and keepsakes, would lead Ritchie on a twenty-five-year journey, often accompanied by her mother-in-law. They would travel superhighways and narrow country roads across Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Ritchie's husband, Sheldon, would readily agree to a spur-of-the-moment two-day, round-trip plane ride from Kentucky to Tacoma, Washington.
An elderly man who had information about the Hallie story wanted an in-person interview but had insisted, "Come soon." Sheldon, Ritchie, and Mom H (the mother-in-law travel companion) logged nearly 15,000 miles in researching Hallie's life. As the years and miles accumulated so did the participants whose lives were intertwined with the story of Hallie's life, love, loss, and legacy.
Being an adventurer, Ritchie made it a point to explore points of interest along the way and often in out-of-the-way locations. Mom H continued to keep the journey lively throughout these special side-road adventures with exclamations of "we'll be lost forever and never be seen again." But it didn't stop her sheer enjoyment of seeing a waterfall, a roadside memorial, or meeting someone who desired to share a memory of Hallie; the teacher, the artist, the activist, and the mother. Ritchie had set out on a journey to remember but discovered so much more.
About Ritchie
Ritchie Dawn Hale has worn many hats in her lifetime. Among those are Pastor's wife for fifty years, mother, Nonna, school teacher, and adult college student.
She loves to go on adventures, although now in her seventies, they are more like mild excursions. She loves a sense of exploring new things, immersing herself in the beauty of the outdoors (particularly along the beaches of Florida), and gardening in her flower beds.
As she experiences new things, she has a sense of connecting the old with the new, and discovering the hand of God in creation, and the voice of God in her heart.
Ritchie knew early in her life that she was an artist, photographer, and a writer. She has written for Upper Room, SBC Life, Campus Life, and is the author of "Treasures of the Tattered Box, A Journey to Remember," and her newest book, "Treasured Quiet Moments, Scribbles on Scraps."
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What's Coming Next?
Treasured Quiet Moments
Treasured Quiet Moments
I'm continuing to gather the Scribbles on Scraps into a new book and hope to have it completed by late fall, 2023.
Please continue to pray for me as this project develops. Watch this space to see sneak peeks at the progress.
Treasured Quiet Moments
Treasured Quiet Moments
Treasured Quiet Moments
"Treasures of the Tattered Box, A Journey to Remember"(2021) and my newest book, "Treasured Quiet Moments" (2022) are available on Amazon.
My prayer is that these everyday stories will be a blessing in your life and spark a memory of some of your own special times of listening for the still small voice of God.
Morning Meditations
Treasured Quiet Moments
Morning Meditations
Each year my husband and I serve a month at Shocco Springs Conference Center in Talladega, Alabama. As we drive across the campus it is a great joy to see the morning mist rise above the lake...and see the cross. It's all about the cross. God loved me so much that He sent His Son to redeem me. With this wonderful promise, I discover praises flowing from my heart.