Summer Vacation

Yes! It's our first day of summer vacation! Surprisingly enough, our house is already bustling with activity, and it's only 9:00! 🙂 I've got one daughter out in the kitchen, already hard at work making delicious things for us...she could hardly wait until vacation... 😉 Then there's another one trying to finish her yearbook spreads…

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Fiction Friday

I saw this on another blog and thought it was a neat idea...if you are looking for recommendations of fiction, the shortlist selection up for the INSPY award is a great place to start! (and then again--who has time to read, when the weather is so gorgeous outside, right?! My outdoor projects are calling to…

The INSPYs

Here's something else that's been on my mind quite a bit recently...The INSPYs If you haven't heard of these awards before, they are  "The Bloggers' Awards for Excellence in Faith Driven Literature".  I filled out an application to be on their panel of judges. And --I received a notice that I've been accepted!! (I was…

A prince is born

Am I the only one with a strange fascination for the British royal family? Have you also been waiting for news of the arrival of their baby? Prince William & Kate, I mean.... He's here--they had a son today! (Edited to add:They finally have a name: Prince Louis Arthur Charles Louis has a distinct British…

Book Review – Close To You

Here is a book that I've had on my "To Be Read" (hereafter referred to as TBR) List for quite some time. I started it and had to finish it right away. This is a contemporary Christian romance. It's very well written, and quite captivating. If you're a fan of Tolkien's The Hobbit or Lord…

Book Review & Tour – Chasing the Wind

    The Story: A beautiful, half-Indian girl raised by the Californios finds her fate intertwined with an American frontiersman haunted by his past in 1850 California. As California comes to statehood amidst the madness of the gold rush, Isabella Vasquez must wed a buckskin-clad American who wins her in a card game. Though their…

Book Review- Abiding Hope

This is the fourth and final book in the Healing Ruby Series by Jennifer H Westall. At first, I was a bit disappointed in the fact that this book is not yet available on audio (as the first three are--and that's how I was able to experience them--and tremendously enjoyed each one!) From Amazon: For…