I wish I knew where these originated, but I don’t. But here are some delightful definitions of love taken from the mouth of babes. Thanks to Tricia for forwarding these! ‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis …
Google Maps — An Amazing Tool
I’ve heard many writers rave about Google Maps, but until A Promise Kept, the book I just finished, I didn’t really need it. I knew my settings well from site visits or having lived in the communities. Cincinnati — yeah, don’t know it well at all. So I turned to Google maps. I LOVE the satellite feature. It allowed me …
Apple Picking
I forgot to take my camera, but earlier this week the kids and I went apple picking. We drove almost an hour for twenty minutes of picking. We managed to fill two laundry baskets with apples while Rebecca slept. My hope is that we’ll actually turn them into applesauce. This is the third type of fruit we’ve picked this year. …
Confused by our tax system?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …