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January 2015 FREE BOOK!!
Maybe you’ve recently seen — and loved — the movie UNBROKEN, but the book is even better!! That’s why we’re giving away a copy on my blog this month!! UNBROKEN (A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption) by Laura Hillenbrand was hailed as the top nonfiction Book of the Year by…
August 2017 FREE BOOK Winner!
Congratulations to Allen Bishop who won our August Free Books!! Allen, please message me your address and I’ll mail the books to you, ASAP! Happy Reading, Sue
July 2017 BOOK WINNER!!
Congratulations to Brenda Lee Harrison who won our July 2017 Free Book! In answer to the question, “Do you think you could live the Amish lifestyle with few modern conveniences?” Brenda said, “No, thanks!” I’m smiling about that answer! Brenda, message me with your address and I will mail the book to you ASAP! Happy…
APHAERESIS
Wild Word Friday! When my 92-year-old father-in-law refers to electricity, he says ‘lectricity. The process of dropping an initial syllable when pronouncing a word is so common in human speech that it’s been given a name – APHAERESIS (uh-fur-eh-sus). APHAERESIS – the word – may be totally unfamiliar to us in our everyday speech, but APHAERESIS…
The Eastern European Research Trip – Language!
Since about 2001, I’ve been studying a re-constructed language that is considered the mother tongue of most European languages. Linguists tell us that more than 400 languages have their roots in that ancient Indo-European tongue. You might enjoy seeing a map that puts that all into perspective: The dark green areas are countries in which…
Gorgeous sky and photo, Sue! I love how the ripples reflect. Not a tranquil scene, for sure, but one that reminds us of God’s artistry.