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Fun Facts (Part 3)
For the final post about me...(not forever, I assure you)...I thought I'd list some of my "favorites." Let me clarify: I HATE "favorite" questionnaires. I can never think of one ultimate favorite. I'd need at least a top ten to fully answer those sorts of questions......
Fun Facts…(Part 2)
Here's a bit more about me: Hopefully you know a bit more about me now - but I'd love to know something more about you, the readers! Share, now. It's your turn.
Fun Facts…about me!
In effort to break the routine of book reviews and other senseless ramblings of mine... I decided to "show" you all a bit more about who I am! Leave a comment with a fun fact about yourself! Something people might not expect about you... š More to come in the...
Becoming a Quitter
Part One (of many) I could probably blog about Jon Acuff's book "Quitter: Closing the gap between your day job and your dream job" for a solid month. The basis of the book "Quitter" is finding a way to reach your day job, without sacrificing financial security or...
You have to jump
"You need to jump off cliffs all the time, and build wings on the way down." Anne Dillard This past weekend, I attended the Oregon Christian Writer's One-Day Conference in Eugene, where best-selling author, James L. Rubart was the keynote speaker. He spoke a powerful...
Book Review: Beyond All Measure
Book Description Unless she can trust God's love to cast out her fears, Ada may lose the heart of a good man. Ada Wentworth, a young Bostonian, journeys to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, in the years following the Civil War. Alone and nearly penniless following a broken...
Story Behind the Story: Karen Witemeyer
Have you ever wished there was an epilogue to Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son? I have. So often we focus on the wonderful homecoming the lost son received, but I wanted to know what life was like for him after the fatted calf was consumed and the party was over....
Book Review: Tomorrow’s Garden
Harriet Kirk is certain that becoming Ladreville's schoolteacher is just what she needs--a chance to put the past behind her and give her younger siblings a brighter tomorrow. What she didn't count on was the presence of handsome former Texas Ranger Lawrence Wood--or...
Book Review: Put Your Dream to the Test
Most people John Maxwell encounters have a dream. In fact, heās asked thousands about their greatest aspirations. Some describe their dream with great enthusiasm and detail. Others are reluctant, almost embarrassed, to talk about it. Regardless of their zeal or fear,...
Story Behind the Story: Dorothy Love
IĀ Ā publishedĀ Ā 14 pre teen and YA novelsĀ Ā atĀ Random House, Holiday House, and Simon and Schuster, but a novel forĀ adult readers,Ā Ā the story of Ada Wentworth, a young Bostonian hatmakerĀ transplanted to southern Appalachia,Ā Ā kept swirling in my head. I firstĀ envisioned...