Do you remember that old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial where a person eating peanut butter collides with someone eating chocolate? You got peanut butter on my chocolate! You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Two great tastes that taste great together. When I first heard about Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii by Robin … Read More
What’s Your Pressure Relief Valve?
I walked out of my house this morning with my emotions tied up in knots. The kids were bickering, I was scolding, feelings were hurt– the morning was a disaster. By the time I had dropped them off at school, tears stung my eyes. In the silence of the car ride home, I began to sing softly to … Read More
FREE on Kindle: Titles by Tricia Goyer and Lauraine Snelling
There are some fantastic freebies over on Amazon right now and you won’t want to miss them. I love being able to add new kindle books by my favorite Christian authors. This week’s treats? Two of the best authors in Christian fiction–Tricia Goyer and Lauraine Snelling. I have read several of Tricia Goyer’s books, but not … Read More
Friday Book Pick: A SOUND AMONG THE TREES by Susan Meissner
Frequently we, as humans, use our pasts as an excuse not to live in the present. Could a house do the same? In her newest book, A Sound Among the Trees, Susan Meissner explores how a family’s past is connected to the history of the house in which they live. It is a haunting story full of twist and … Read More
11 Reasons Fall Makes Me Happy
In no particular order… Toddlers wearing costumes around town…weeks before Halloween. Hearing the marching band from the HS stadium, 1/4 mile away. The color of the sunlight as it filters through the golden leaves. Kids (in rubber boots) going on pumpkin patch field trips. The first leaf-raking afternoon (I don’t so much enjoy all the other leaf … Read More
Crossed Wires
The robot spun helplessly in circles as the kids turned and looked at us (their coaches) in panic. Our LEGO robotics team had been practicing for months for this event. Ten students (4th-7th grade) and three coaches had come together to design, build and program a robot to compete in the First LEGO League tournament. … Read More
Surprise!
Have you ever noticed God’s gifts sometimes show up in strange places or at surprising moments in time? This past summer, we fostered a dachshund puppy. She struggled with potty training and no matter what we tried, she would wake in the middle of the night and NEED to go out to do her business. … Read More
Friday Book Pick: OVER THE EDGE by Brandilyn Collins
The winner of the Book Of Dreams contest is… Pamela J. Congratulations Pamela! I’ll be contacting you by email to find out your mailing address.You will be receiving a new copy of Davis Bunn’s Book of Dreams courtesy of Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Book Pick for today is Brandilyn Collins’ … Read More
What’s Your Kraken?
A few years ago I remember finding my son sitting straight up in bed in the middle of the night, eyes wide. “What’s wrong? Nightmare?” “Kraken,” he croaked. I sighed and made a note to not let him play any more “Ocean Hunter” at the pizza place. The Kraken is a mythological creature attributed to Norse sailors … Read More
Friday Book Pick and CONTEST: Book of Dreams by Davis Bunn
Davis Bunn’s newest novel, Book of Dreams, releases this week to a world struggling with economic woes. Appropriately enough, Book of Dreams focuses on corruption within the banking industry and a select team who, because of dreams and visions, feel called to challenge the status quo. Book of Dreams is a thrilling page-turner that kept me reading (rather than … Read More