When I was eight years old, my my best friend’s mom took a group of us kids to the fair. We decided to spend some of our tickets on a pony ride. I had my heart set on the little white pony. He was lovely. However, while I was waiting my turn in line for…
For Christmas my daughter-in-law gave me a book entitled THE READING PROMISE. By the end of the first chapter, I knew I’d enjoy the read. By the end of the book, I knew THE READING PROMISE had risen into that rare category of “Books I Love.” THE READING PROMISE is a memoir written by Alice…
It’s been a while since THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks was published (1996). The movie version came out in 2004. But this is a new year and I’m feeling a little nostalgic, so I thought that we’d give away an “old” book. By now, maybe you’ve misplaced your copy of THE NOTEBOOK or never quite…
I have a difficult time selecting just one New Year’s resolution, so I’ve decided to follow the wisdom espoused by several of my writer friends. They’ve each selected one word as a resolution. For some reason that seems to make the whole resolution thing a whole lot easier, and I’ve decided that for 2012 my word is JOY….
The author of the Old Testament book, Esther, is unknown, but the story is set in the Persian Empire, and most of it takes place in the palace where Esther, a beautiful Jewess has become the queen of King Xerxes I. Her bravery in standing up for her own people and the outcome of the story make…
If your house is like mine during the holiday season, you’ve got candy. I can resist hard candies and even plain chocolate, but when it comes to chocolate cherries, I’m lost. I can’t leave them alone! Worse than that, it’s genetic. My mother and I and my daughter all have the propensity to over indulge when it…
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