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A Few Days of R&R

In: Family on: February 2, 2023

From the last weekend in September of last year to the end of 2022, we hardly stopped. Some was planned travel. Some was not. There were the usual holidays and the accompanying busyness, and there was the puppy—and all that …

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Rewarding Myself

In: Family, Reading on: August 4, 2022

I really, really worried about making my Aug 1 deadline. The books for this publisher are a pretty quick turn around, and I knew going in that I had a busy summer to contend with. But the Lord is gracious and truly multiplied …

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Spending Spree

In: Reading on: March 10, 2022

I received a few Amazon cards for my birthday recently, and while I did spend part of those on a new lap desk for my office, the rest I dedicated to books! And not just any books. Recent releases I feared I wouldn’t get to …

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February Reads

In: Reading on: February 28, 2022

Finishing up revisions on Hidden Riches, due out in November, put a damper on my reading time this month. And the short month itself didn’t help matters. I’m currently in the middle of several books, but here are the few I …

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My Goodreads Rating System

In: Reading on: January 13, 2022

I ran across a social media post last week asking how you rate books on Goodreads. It’s a topic I’ve thought a lot about so I thought I would address my personal thoughts on this here. For me, ratings of books are …

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November Reads

In: Reading on: November 30, 2021

With a Dec 1 deadline for my own book, my reading time hasn’t been as available this month. But I did already dive into a couple of Christmas novellas, which made me happy! And please forgive my minuscule reviews this month! …

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An Introvert’s Dream Vacation

In: Family, Reading on: August 19, 2020

We were able to get away for a few days recently. Not the trip we had originally planned for this summer, but it turned out to be one good for the soul. Come read all about it at Inspired by Life ... and Fiction! …

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C.S. Lewis and The Reading Life

In: Faith, Reading on: August 5, 2020

I'm over on Inspired by Life ... and Fiction sharing a few of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes on reading. Come see if you can identify with any of them! …

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July Reads

In: Reading on: July 31, 2020

Wow! July was a banner month for finishing books at my house! 14 books in 4 weeks. How did I do it? I might have had something to do with great books—the kind that don’t let you put them down for any length of time and …

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June Reads

In: Reading on: July 2, 2020

Ah, June. You brought me some great reads! Everything from a classic to contemporaries to historicals.  Howard’s End by E.M. Forester I do love this story. I think it is such an interesting character study. Lots …

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