If so, you might enjoy or be challenged by an article I saw on Yahoo today. It highlights the triumphs and travails of a group of friends in San Francisco who decided to abstain from consumerism in 2006. Yep, no new purchases in 2006. They learned the joys of thrift stores, yard sales and doing without. Something about this is …

I’ll admit it. I am so new to reviewing books that I’m still learning the tricks of the trade. But I have to tell you there’s a nice benefit. Often when I open my mailbox it feels like Christmas. Somedays, I’ve waited with anticipation for a book. Others, I had no idea the book was on the way. Take today. …

A friend pointed out this article in Christianity Today online. It’s an interview with music duo Ashley Cleveland and Kenny Greenburg. In it the couple share some interesting thoughts on the balance between being creative and living through the mundane. They call it a stewardship issue. I agree with them. Sometimes we put ourselves in the chair and write regardless …

In 2006 I have had the pleasure of reading several books by debut authors that surprised me with how very good they were. They didn’t read like first time books, and Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt, quickly fell into that category. Here’s a piece from the back cover:“On her way to completing a degree in forencsic science, Gabby St. Claire …

Okay, so this is a very tight category to me. There are several authors that I tend to love just about everything they write. The first two are a tie because they are so good and different enough it’s hard to do a direct head to head comparison. 1) Fire Dancer by Colleen Coble. Here’s the link to my review …

Have you seen the Digital Praise Dance pads? They are AWESOME! My husband received a couple as demo sets this summer and we have had a blast with them. So much so that my dad asked for one for Christmas. My siblings tell me it’s just like Dance Revolution…never having danced on Dance Revolution, I can’t vouch for the accuracy …

I hope you all had a fabulous day celebrating all that Jesus did for us. I am humbled to think of the sacrifices He made by coming down to earth as a baby. And to think He created us knowing that His death on the cross and resurrection would be required. The kids and I are in Nebraska while my …

It’s late, so this will be short. What a day! I emailed the proposal for the third book in the Nebraska World War Two series in to my editor today. Now I get to wait to hear if they like either book two or three and want to purchase them. I have my fingers crossed and prayers flying. Then late …

This will be a short post to balance out last night’s. On Terry Whalin’s blog today he had a link to an article written by Mike Morehouse, a man who lost his father when the Marshall University football team died in the plane crash 36 years ago. I highly recommend the article to get a sense of the people behind …

I have a confession to make. I love research. I was a history minor at the University of Nebraska and talk about getting a masters in history. Yeah, I know. In all my spare time, I’ll start working on it. My husband looks cross-eyed at me, too, when I mention it. He thinks a law degree should be sufficient. 🙂 …