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Happy Friday folks! Hope everyone else in the Northeast is enjoying the gorgeous weather as much as I am. It’s such a joy to wake up to the sun streaming through the windows and spend time in the evenings reading on our balcony. Once again, Jay was away for work so I had ample opportunities…
Did you know this was possible?? I’ve talked to a few friends recently who had no idea you could borrow eBooks from the library for free! Upon hearing this, I immediately sent them detailed instructions so they could begin using this wonderful service. As someone who firmly supports “real books” in the real books vs…
I can’t tell you guys enough how much I love library book sales! There always seems to be a great selection and a wide variety of genres. Plus, the books are rarely more than $2. We heard of one at a local library a few weeks ago and immediately put it on the calendar 🙂…
With Jay on his way to Italy for 10 days (eek), I have a lot of alone time coming up and am planning to do lots of snacking, Netflixing, and of course reading! Here’s what I’m reading right now and a few things I’m planning to start next week. Work Book (for lunch time reading):…
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah About the Author – Kristin Hannah is an American author who published her first novel in 1991. Before pursuing her interest in writing (a result of encouragement from her late mother), she practiced law and worked in an advertising agency. It wasn’t until she was placed on bed rest during…
This evening, Jay and I are making the trek down to Virginia for our long weekend getaway in the Shenandoah Valley. I’m praying that it doesn’t rain ALL weekend, but I don’t think we’ll get that lucky… Before we head out, I’m sharing what I’ve been reading this past week and a few fun links…
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline About the Author – Ernest Cline is an author, screenwriter, and spoken word poet from Ohio. Ready Player One is his first novel. He also wrote Armada, another novel featuring a video game plot. After browsing his website, it’s fairly obvious that he derived the inspiration for the…
Join us in our book discussion of The Stand by Stephen King For my first guest post, Jay agreed to write up his thoughts after finishing Stephen King’s epic novel, The Stand. Many thanks to him for putting up with my blogging needs : ) Read on for his views on the book and add…
I’m excited to introduce a new series of posts that will appear on my blog…book discussions! I’ll feature books that I’m dying to talk about with other readers and write up a bit of background info and questions/answers that came to me while I was reading. Head on over to the Book Discussion page for…
Most years I find that the Lenten period sneaks up on me (does this happen to anyone else??) I always associate Easter with spring and sun and warmer weather, but completely forget that the beginning of this spiritual season starts in the dead cold of winter. Luckily, my church’s communication department does an excellent job reminding…
We’ve reached another Friday and I’m extra thankful because I have a great weekend coming up! Most of my weekend will be spent on a women’s retreat with my mom and a group of women from the church I grew up in. This is my first retreat, so I’m excited to see what God has in…
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