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My husband and I have different tastes in books. He prefers non-fiction while I enjoy “mind candy.”  Theological studies? Right up his alley.  Usually those books would put me to sleep.  Abraham by Charles Swindoll, though, is a different story.   [Read more…]

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Summertime makes me happy.  I feel the summer down to my bones.  So help me, it’s hard for me to slather on sunscreen because it seems to stave off the warm feeling of the sun on my skin.  The early morning hours are my time to spend in the garden.  The scent of the early rose blossoms, coupled with the heady musk of pollen trying to entice the bees, is far more intoxicating than alcohol for me.  The birds singing, woodpeckers pecking, and the tiny spring peeper frogs from the pond next door serenade me as I water my plants.  My kids usually wander outside near the end of my gardening session, sleepy hair and cheeks still warm from slumber beg to be kissed.  These are the moments I love in the summer.

What if those happy thoughts were stolen from me? [Read more…]

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There are some books that just need to be carried around in your purse waiting for those moments you’re just sitting around doing nothing. This is one of them. While not exactly intellectually stimulating, Harriet Beamer Strikes Gold is the kind of book you need to read while sitting in the waiting room of the dentist’s office. You’ll lose yourself in the funny yet unrealistic moments of the book. Since this is a Christian novel, it’s good clean fun that reminded me not to take life too seriously.  Admittedly, I read the author’s bio and it occurred to me that she might be a Harriet-in-waiting.  After all, she has an eighty year old onion plant.  What’s that all about?! [Read more…]