Book Review: Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith
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Book Review: Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith

Can true love overcome a legacy of betrayal? Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Leah wishes her father would find a good man who would love her alone. Unbeknownst to either of them, Jacob is making his way to their home, trying…

Saturday Confession: I Like to Hustle
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Saturday Confession: I Like to Hustle

February 1. That means January is done-zo. Weather wise, I’m pretty excited to wave that first month of the year goodbye. The kids had 8 extra days off from school thanks to the cold. We had the polar vortex thingie. Twice. I’m also pleased because last month I joined a group/challenge/movement and I saw some…

Book Review: Change Before You Have To by Rob Ketterling
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Book Review: Change Before You Have To by Rob Ketterling

            Book Description: What will it take for you to change? We’ve all heard it said, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions” and we all know good intentions won’t cause us to change. For most of us, however, it takes a crisis, a tragedy, a pain so…

Sabbath Sunday: The Bridge
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Sabbath Sunday: The Bridge

This isn’t the best picture, but that’s why I tell people I’m an amateur nature photographer. I take them with my phone. And this happened to be while in a car that was going over a bridge on Chautauqua Lake in Upstate NY. As you know, each Sunday I share my amateur nature picture along…

Saturday Confession: The Great Pretender
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Saturday Confession: The Great Pretender

Confession time. When I was in high school I remember having an English teacher that was a tough cookie. She wasn’t about being your friend, she was all about making sure you used the language the way it was intended. I don’t even remember how it happened, but one day she let her rough exterior…

Saturday Confession: Wait, I’d Like to Break Up With You
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Saturday Confession: Wait, I’d Like to Break Up With You

        I’m not good at waiting. I’ve told this story before, but it’s so me, it bears repeating. When my husband and I were engaged, he lived a couple hours away. He was making plans to move to the city I was in, but it was two months away. I held on….