Happy Fourth of July! I don’t know about you but every day, I am so grateful to be from the United States. There are things I don’t agree with (Mandatory health care), but I am always thankful that I was born and live in the United States of America. As you celebrate with family, friends and fun, I wanted to …
E-Books: Still not convinced..
Within about a week in May I purchased a refurbished iPad2 and found myself with an iPhone (courtesy of my husband). I dutifully loaded them with the Kindle app and books determined to give reading on them a try. I love to have books with me everywhere, but when I had a Kindle, I really didn’t use it. For some …
Learning New Skills: German Anyone?
Don’t ask me why…but I must have been bored because in January I decided to learn some German. This from the girl who at one time didn’t want to learn any languages then took ten credits of Spanish and twenty credits of French in college…don’t ask! The kids and I have been working on it together. After lots of research …
What are you reading right now?
I’m often sharing books I’ve read or am reading with you. Last week I read Randy Singer’s Directed Verdict (Amazing legal thriller!), Angel Eyes by Shannon Dittemore (A YA This Present Darkness), The Girl in the Glass by the amazing Susan Meissner (FANTASTIC!!!!! and preorder it now for its September release), and First Date by Krista McGee (very fun YA with …
Have I Disappeared?
What a question to ask, right? Have I disappeared? Am I living my life in a way that when people look at me they don’t really see me? Instead, they see fruit in my life that points them straight to my Savior? That what they do see of me is offered as a sacrifice to for my King’s glory? I’m …
Summer Reading Suggestions
It’s the time to grab books and head to the pool. Last week, I read two books in very different genres. Bonnie Calhoun’s novel Cooking the Books is a very enjoyable debut novel in the P.I. genre. Lena Nelson Dooley’s Maggie’s Journey is an engaging historical romance. Sloane Templeton’s life is chaos in Cooking the Books. Her mom’s died, she’s …
Pressing the “Hot Buttons”
Today I’m delighted to turn over my blog to my good writing bud Nicole O’Dell. I love her heart for tweens and teens. And my daughter adores her writing. Today she’s here to share a bit about a new series of books I’m excited to see…these books explore Hot Button issues. The ones we as parents can’t ignore and the ones …
Crazy Dangerous by Andrew Klavan
At our house right now, my tweens are racing through Andrew Klavan’s books. Here’s what my daughter says: Crazy Dangerous is a well-written thriller. Sam is a regular boy who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances. He just wants to be a normal kid, but not pushed around anymore. Jennifer is a school mate with some type of mental illness. She …
Scavenger Hunt Stop #3
The first ever Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt has ended and the grand prize winner, who will collect 23 new Christian novels with a value of over $250, is Elisabeth Scherer! The winner of my drawing for a copy of After All is Shondra Brown! Your book is on the way, Shondra! Thanks to all who entered! It’s too late to enter the …