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Recently, I went shopping to buy plants and flowers. It is the season, and with Mother’s Day celebrated this month, I decided to try to find a bush that my grandmother was very proud to show off in her flower garden—the butterfly bush. I wasn’t even sure there was a butterfly bush. I thought that she just called it that because of the pretty butterflies around it. But when I asked the salesperson if they had a butterfly bush, she immediately said, “Yes. We do. Is this a gift?” I guess with my question, she knew I was not a gardener. But I proudly answered, “No, it’s for me. Sort of giving tribute to my grandmother.” She smiled and said, “Good for you,” and handed it to me. At the same time, I’m sure she was giving ‘blessings’ to the butterfly bush since she recognized that I do not have a green thumb. So, for Mother’s Day, here’s a tribute to my grandmother, who did have a green thumb, and my mother, who turned 93 in December and still wants to take care of her flowers and receives a different flower each year on Mother’s Day. Too bad the green thumb didn’t pass on to me. I guess we’ll see with the butterfly bush.

Many of you have asked about future events at the bookstore. Our Books & Gifts store will be scheduling author appearances and other events in the near future. Books are great gifts, and with close to 400 titles now, Jan-Carol Publishing offers different genres from children’s books to cozy mysteries to sci-fi. Our books are great for local book clubs. We offer new and ‘new to you’ books, and soon readers will be able to purchase used books from our website!

JCP continues to grow with an online presence through our websites and social media. We ask that you if you have Gmail, please leave a good review for us on Google. Also, purchase JCP books either through Amazon, our JCP website, or other websites such as Walmart and BAM (available online only).

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From all of us to all of you—HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Thought of the month: “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself, and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” — Unknown

Verse of the Month: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” KJV James 1:17

Celebrating our 19th anniversary! We wouldn’t be here and there without all of you!

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Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc PO Box 701 Johnson City, TN 37605

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Janie C Jessee, 423.502.6246 publisher@jancarolpublishing.com

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PUBLISHED BY JAN-CAROL PUBLISHING, INC. (Volume 20, Issue 5)

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