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TRACKS One Woman’s Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback By: Robyn Davidson Published: May 30, 2995 Publisher: Vintage Non-Fiction, Memoir US Movie Release: September 19, 2014 If you read and loved WILD by Cheryl Strayed, you will like TRACKS too.  Both books share a woman who impulsively decides to take on a thousand-plus mile…

Photo Source – HERE Start somewhere today. Don’t put it off. You can do something, no matter how “small” you think it is in terms of your long-term goal. Every step you take is one you’ll be thankful for when you get there. Remember: You’re lapping everyone who’s still on the couch.    Caressa Sharp,…

I have a winner for THE NEVER NEVER SISTERS giveaway. The winner is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Darlene. Darlene, check your email and reply within 48 hours. Thanks to all of you who entered.  You can purchase your own copy by clicking the photo below:

I’m sharing my High Five Moments from our week.  To see other great moments in other blogger’s lives, click the buttons above.  Take a moment to reflect on your High Five moments from your week. Meet our newest family member, Stormy 1. On Sunday morning, our family went to go out to eat for Father’s…

THE FEVER By: Megan Abbott Published: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Little Brown and Co Fiction Deenie is a normal teenager attending high school. Her brother, Eli, is a star hockey player and their dad is a teacher at the high school.  Life for Deenie is idyllic until her best friend, Lise, has a seizure at…

SECRET DAUGHTER: A Novel By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda Published: March 9, 2010  Publisher: HarperCollins Fiction In a small village in India, Kavita is about to give birth.  She is praying this second child with her husband, Jasu is a boy.  If it is a girl, like her first born, she will not be able to…

Run when you can,  walk if you have to,  crawl if you must;  just never give up.  Dean Karnazes, American Ultramarathon Runner This has been a good quote for me as I am participating in the Runner’s World RunStreak Challenge to complete 40 miles in 40 days. From Memorial Day to July 4th, runners just…

I want to make sure you are using up all those great strawberries and the excess rhubarb from your patch ( or in my case, my neighbor’s patch).  This has the perfect sweetness/tartness flavor and the crunchy topping makes it one of my favorite desserts.  Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!…

“The more you read, the more things you will know,  the more you learn, the more places you will go.” Dr. Seuss Wigu Publishing is the publisher of those great children’s books, WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE….. that I keep raving about here on the blog.  They have introduced a Summer Reading…

I have a winner of a copy of HERE AND AGAIN by Nicole R Dickson! Thanks for being patient with me today while I ran my kids around. The winner is………………………………………………………………………Rhonda! Check your email Rhonda! Thanks to all of you who entered to win and visited my blog.  Be sure you enter my other giveaway…