Post Theme: Why Chivalry is Important Today “You must pay the rent!” The dastardly villain with his thin mustache and sinister eyes holds the deadline over the maiden in distress. “You must pay the rent, and you must pay the rent today!” In return, the maiden begs, “But I can’t pay the rent. I can’t …
Chivalry Sighting
Post Theme: Chivalry Sighting Locking your car doors is a good habit—unless, of course, you’ve just tossed your keys inside. Then you literally find yourself on the outside looking in, wishing you had thought things through a little more carefully. That’s exactly where I found myself last week. Before leaving work for the day, I …
Courage Begets Courage
Poste Theme: Courage Begets Courage I recently met a single mom who absolutely amazes me, and she probably doesn’t have any idea how truly awesome she is. If you see her coming down the street, you’ll see a small, bright, smiling woman, who looks just like anyone else. The more you get to know her, …
Prayer, Protection, and Peonies
Post Theme: Protect The Weak Protecting Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves One morning last week, as I stepped out onto my front steps, I noticed the buds on my peony bush were just about to burst open. “Oh, you’ll be open by the time I get home!” I said to them as I walked by. …
When You Don’t Feel Courageous
Post Theme: When You Don’t Feel Courageous I have been working on a different post for about a week and a half and should probably be posting it tonight, but something else is on my mind. This will be short and sweet because it’s late and morning comes very early, but I think it’s worth …
The Journey Begins
Post Theme: Chivalry and the Courageous Life Chivalry and the Courageous Life What if someone walked up to you and told you they were going to give you a chance to change the world? What if the only qualification for the opportunity was a test proving your Chivalry, Compassion, Commitment And passion to live …
Hello world!
I’m so happy to welcome you to The ChaiNook. A Little ChaiNook History In my upcoming book, Shadows of Chivalry, the ChaiNook plays a seemingly insignificant role. Kelly meets there with her friend Sarah to chat. Matt spies on his “bus friend” from behind a wall and learns of her struggles. The Trevor Street Crisis …