Poppy took the New York Four Hundred by storm when her grandmother blackmailed her into coming for a Season. Unconventional, to say the least, she was constantly shocking the staid Upper Crust with her constant faux pas. I loved that she didn’t set out to brook convention. In fact, she […]
Reading labels has become far more than a habit borne of curiosity; it is an essential part of survival for many. Plagued with numerous food allergies and food sensitivities (yes, they are different, in case you were wondering), it is critical that we know what is in the food we […]
Years ago, I read a book by an author and liked it, so I began to read other books of his. One after the other. I came to realize that each one used the theme of the prodigal son. Overtly. After reading about a dozen of his books, I had […]
Amanda Dykes is a new author to me. I had seen many posts about her book on Twitter. After reading the description, I was intrigued and made sure to get a copy. Where to start? There was a wonderfully rich assortment of characters peopling this story. So many stories to […]
This year, while reading the various accounts of King David in the books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, it occurred to me that it is very likely when he received the message from Bathsheba that she was pregnant, he became afraid. Terrified, even. If you look at his character up […]
“You don’t seem like a computer person!” I imagine this statement was intended to be a compliment. I accepted it as such, regardless of the intent. Isn’t it humorous that we have so many preconceptions about the way things are and should be? Computer people should be nerdy men who […]
Author Connilyn Cossette is preparing for the release of her newest book, Until the Mountains Fall. The good news for us is that her publisher has the first book from this series, A Light on the Hill, on sale this month. I haven’t read that yet, so I grabbed a […]
“Don’t let them see your weakness.” “Be strong.” Do you ever feel that you have to keep up the facade of being perfect? That you will be failing those around you if “they” were to find out you have flaws? Or that you would be giving a bad testimony to […]
I was at a conference this week. One of the speakers displayed a quote on the screen and attributed it to “a great American thinker” or some other great complimentary description. He then proceeded to tell us that the man he quoted was his father and spent the next five […]
What is in your bag? Isn’t it interesting how we feel so differently about what is truly important to have with us at all times? There are some who carry the bare minimum – my dear friend carries just her credit card and phone. And others I know have so […]