VOICE Speaks

June is the month we celebrate Father’s Day! For those of us who no longer have our dad around, it can be a sad time. However, on Father’s Day I try to think about the things that my dad loved to do or the things that made him laugh. Dad had a sense of humor, and sometimes it could be a very subtle compliment or simple observation.

Once, he observed the jeans I was wearing. He looked at my jeans and asked, “Do you iron your jeans?” Interesting question, but my mom ironed everything including sheets, towels, and dish cloths.

I answered, “If I started toward my jeans with an iron, they would get up and run!” My dad rolled with a belly laugh. Thinking of his laughter always makes me smile. It was that kind of humor he and I shared. Yup, sometimes I claim that I have his sense of humor.

Another reason to smile? Jan-Carol Publishing is hosting an authors’ event on Saturday, June 24th! Please see our ad on page 2. JCP’s bookstore, Books & Gifts, located in the Food City shopping center in Blountville, TN, will celebrate Summer Time Fun Reading with different authors present for book signings, discounts, giveaways, and a meet and greet with the publisher. Please join us and show your support to a local business and local authors. Books make great gifts!

JCP is looking to fill part-time positions at the bookstore. Working at Books & Gifts is an ideal way to supplement your income with flexible hours. Call 423-926-9983 or email your resume to JCPbooksandgifts@gmail.com.

Keep in the know by following Voice Magazine for Women and Jan-Carol Publishing online with our websites and social media. With our newly updated JCP Bookstore link on jancarolpublishing. com, book purchases are available directly from our website. Sign up for our newsletter promoting a book of the week at a discounted retail price and free shipping. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and join the fun of the giveaways and other happenings. Email communications@jancarolpublishing.com to receive our newsletter.

For that special day in June — a day for all dads — from all of us to all of you, Happy Father’s Day!

Thought of the month: “Sometimes we are tested not to show our weakness, but to discover our strengths.” – Success.com

Verse of the month: “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

– Isaiah 40:31 KJV

Janie C. Jessee, Editor-in-Chief

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PUBLISHED BY JAN-CAROL PUBLISHING, INC. (Volume 20, Issue 6)

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