I’ve loved sharing some of my favorite movies with you. There’s something magical about that time period and the movies made during the 30s and 40s. But now I want to give you a chance to share your favorite movies with us. For those of you who send me a review that I use on my blog, I’ll send you …
D.C. Adventure: how to see the key sites in three days
Arlington National Cemetary Mount Vernon On the Mall White House in the background The kids and I drove out to D.C. last Wednesday. It was full day with enough fog to keep us praying. But all in all a smooth drive. Eric was already in D.C. for business and spent Thursday and Friday with donors. So what did the kids …
I’m delighted to have my friend Lynette Eason stop by today. She writes romantic suspense that I really enjoy. Tell us a little about yourself. I am a mother to two, a wife, a speaker and an author. I’m getting really good at multi-tasking and I love to meet new people. I married the boy next door 14 ½ years …
Spring Break anyone?
I need to upload photos from our trip to D.C. But with my Mac, it’s not easy. So that will wait for tomorrow. So for now, here’s a fun photo from last week. Love how Daniel looks like he’s trying to reach the baby on the screen and Eric’s playing along. We just got back from a quick trip to …
Bound By Guilt Review
TitleTrakk.com Blog Tours Presents: Bound by Guiltby C.J. DarlingtonPublished by Tyndale House Shuttled between foster homes, Roxi Gold will do anything to fit in. Soon she’s traveling the country stealing rare books from unsuspecting bookstores. Police officer Abby Dawson has seen the worst of society—and not just at work. One fateful night, both their lives are changed forever. One searches …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade is a 1941 movie that stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. It is set as a retrospective beginning with a wife who says she’s leaving her husband. Then she begins listening to records. With each record she sees a different aspect of their life together spanning from the time they met, their courting, to adopting a daughter and …
These are a few of my favorite things: YA novel Heist Society
My writing friend extraordinaire Jenny B. Jones is very good friend. Last year when she was in town for the ACFW conference, she drove around with me while I delivered the kids to their grandparents for four days of spoiling while I worked and taught at the conference. What does this have to do with Heist Society? Excellent question! I …
These are a few of my favorite things: Devotionals
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for devotionals that will challenge me. Yet they have to be something I can do in the midst of my busy life. And ideally, they’ll help me grow in my faith. One I received recently is Ginger Garrett’s A Woman’s Path to Inner Beauty. When I first heard about …
These are a few of my favorite things: Writing Books
This week, since so many people are on spring break, I’m going to share a few of my favorite books with you. I’m going to start with a craft book. Plot v. Character is a new writing book, releasing in the fall of 2010. Jeff Gerke, the author, has developed software (which I love) that walks writers through the creation …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: The King and I
The King and I is a classic Rogers and Hammestein musical set in Siam in the 19th century. Yul Brynner is the 19th-century Siamese monarch who hires English governess Deborah Kerr to teach his wives and children and winds up getting an education of his own. Features such songs as “Getting to Know You,” “Hello Young Lovers” and “Shall We …