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I am so excited to bring you my first author interview!  I am thrilled to introduce you to H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, author and retired meteorologist.  This interview is part of his Blog Tour for his new thriller, PLAGUE, sponsored by www.pumpupyourbook.com. I first found out about Buzz after reading his debut novel, EYEWALL.  Check out…

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist and playwright Are you waiting to start on that new resolution?  Are you waiting for a Monday, or when this project is done at work, or when the kids are older, or when I feel…

I have been following Ann Voskamp on Twitter and reading her blog for some time.  Last year I used her Page-A-Day calendar based on her book for my daily encouragement.  Her book, ONE THOUSAND GIFTS has been on my to-read list for at least a year.  (I know you are thinking, why haven’t you read…

THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB By:  Will Schwalbe Published:  October 2, 2012 **** “What are you reading?”That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering…

Resolutions.  The new year makes us think about the things that we want to change about ourselves, our schedules, our homes.  We have a fresh start to “be better” and “do better”.  But don’t we really get a fresh start every day?  Why do we wait until January 1st to “start over”?  Over the last…

Back in August of 2011 I reviewed a new book called 31 DAYS TO BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE by Ashley Pichea.  I read it each day for a month and really tried to focus my efforts on the lessons I was learning along with praying more for my husband.  To read my review, click HERE.…

You all know how I love to make lists.  I like that satisfied feeling of checking off a task.  I feel like I have accomplished something rather than at the end of the day, feeling like all I did was run from one thing to the next.  It is also a way for me to…

I really wanted to do more reading this year and I was able to reach my reading goal of 40 books and beyond.  This year I read 48 books and am almost done with 2 others!  That figures up to four books/month!  I think that is pretty good for me!  The books I read were…

A Christmas Prayer Loving Father, help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share  in the song of angels, the gladness of the shepherds  and the wisdom of the wise men. Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and…

THE SHORTEST WAY HOME A NOVEL By: Juliette Fay Published: October 30, 2012 *** A NOVEL FULL OF HUMOR AND HOPE FOR FINDING YOURSELF WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECTED Sean has spent twenty years in Third World war zones and natural disaster areas, fully embracing what he’d always felt was his life’s mission. But when burnout…