Confused by our tax system?

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Then check this out: http://nextstoplauderdale.com/2007/04/16/the-dinner-lesson/ It’s a great easy to understand analogy. With all the presidential election hooplah, this is a perfect reminder of how the system really works.

Interview with Susan Meissner

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I am delighted to have my friend Susan Meissner join us today. Her latest book is The Shape of Mercy. I gave away two copies last week. But if you’d still like a copy, leave a comment today and I’ll give away my Advanced Reader Copy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Susan graciously agreed to participate in an interview. Without …

For Young Men Only

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For Young Men Only : A Guide to the Alien Gender Authors: Jeff Feldhahn & Eric Rice with Shaunti Feldhahn The best-selling ONLY series returns with a one-of-a-kind guide for teen guys on how to figure out girls Drawing on a fresh national survey of 600 teen girls, as well as hundreds of personal interviews, For Young Men Only reveals …

Review: The Bone Box

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The Bone Box is the latest release from author Bob Hostetler, an award-winning author and pastor in Ohio. I think this is the first book of his that I’ve read, and it reminded me of John Olson’s Fossil Hunter. It follows in the niche genre (that I may be coining) of archaeological suspense. Usually these books focus on a what …

Abigail’s Competition: Beam

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This is the last one — we were too far away to capture vault. Have I mentioned I’m so excited for her? All that hard work saw fruit. She’s definitely got areas to keep working on, but she had a great first competition. Did you notice all the pointed toes LOL She was the model of consistency — averaging 8.0 …

Abigail’s Bar Routine

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She placed third among the eight year olds competing at level three. 🙂 I’m so proud of her because she got her windmill and her dismount! Still some refining — but YEAH!!!!

Abigail’s First Gymnastics Competition:floor

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This is a test. Can I upload a video to the blog? This is short — 37 seconds to the song that every level three in the country uses. It kind of get stucks in your head and won’t go away! We are so proud of the job Abigail did. She’s worked very hard since getting selected for the team …

Goodbye Hollywood Nobody First Chapter

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It is October 11th, and FIRST is doing a special tour to ‘Say Goodbye to Hollywood Nobody’. Today’s feature author is: LISA SAMSON and her book: Goodbye Hollywood Nobody NavPress Publishing Group (September 15, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Samson is the author of twenty books, including the Christy Award-winning Songbird. Apples of Gold was her first novel for teensThese …

Single Sashimi: Interview with Camy Tang

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I am delighted to have my friend Camy Tang back here for a quick interview as her third book releases. One of the things that I love about Camy’s writing is the great sense of humor that borders on slapstick. This book definitely opens that way and it doesn’t stop. I loved exploring Venus and her struggles with control issues. …

Fun Story about Canteen Dreams!

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There are plenty of days I wonder if I’m doing enough marketing, and usually decide I’m not. I know many of you feel the same way, so I just had to share this. My mom asked me if she could put an article in the North Platte Telegraph about Canteen Dreams finaling in the ACFW Book of the Year. Ummm, …