November 19, 2008
- A Life Well Read
Have you answered our reader survey? (…)
November 12, 2008
- Winners and a Survey
Have you been waiting for the newsletter? No? Yes? Well, I think that we'll get out in the next week or so. I've been a little busy. (…)
- Broken into Beautiful
I had never heard of Gwen Smith before I picked up this book. I came across this title and thought it sounded like a message worth exploring. (…)
November 5, 2008
- Simplify Your Holidays
I LOVE the Christmas holiday season. Absolutely love it. (…)
October 29, 2008
- Home Another Way
The storyline of Home Another Way sounds cliche, and not unlike your token Christian romance: big city girl comes to small mountain town to claim her inheritance after the death of her dad only to find there's glitch–she must live in the small town for a certain amount of time before she can get the money. (…)
October 27, 2008
- Get Positively Beautiful
This giveaway is now closed. The winners are…
1. Tiff from Three Peas in a Pod who said, "My eyes!! I love to watch What Not to Wear! Great giveaway!"
and
2. (…)
October 22, 2008
- Home to Heather Creek Series
Sweet September (Home to Heather Creek, Book 2) is the second book in a new Guidepost series called Home to Heather Creek. I gave a mini-review of the book here. (…)
October 20, 2008
- Take Me Back: A Trip Through History
Amanda (age 10) enjoys the perks of having a mom who is a reviewer. Whenever I get a package or padded envelope in the mail, she asks, "Is it something I would like? (…)
October 15, 2008
- The Edge of Recall
I admit it. I am a scaredy cat. Because of my irrational fears, I rarely read suspenseful novels or watch television shows that might keep me up at night. (…)
- The One Hundred
When I was asked to review Nina Garcia's guide to The One Hundred stylish pieces every stylish woman must own, I eagerly emailed my contact at Collins Publishing with an enthusiastic YES! (…)
October 14, 2008
- Literary Halloween Costumes
It's that time of year again. The time that our children have to come up with THE costume. (…)
October 13, 2008
- What Happy Parents Do
"Big trouble," I say to Terry raising my eyebrows.
He grins, "Yeah, I know," he acknowledges. (…)
October 8, 2008
- Chronicles of Faith books
The Chronicles of Faith books published by Barbour Publishing are intriging. For me, they brought back memories from my childhood. (…)
- Self Talk, Soul Talk
The subtitle of Self Talk, Soul Talk, by Jennifer Rothschild (published by Harvest House), was what originally caught my eye. It is subtitled What to Say When You Talk to Yourself. (…)
October 1, 2008
- Hachette Book Giveaway for the Election
Are you ready for Election Day? Hachette Book Group is offering these 11 titles in the spirit of the season:
1. (…)
September 24, 2008
- Giveaways and Winners
Sourcebooks, the publisher of Fairy Foals which Bev recommended so highly back in our early days (two whole months ago), wanted me to let you know that if you order the book directly from them between now and October 31, you can save 40%. (…)
- Hannah's Dream
I was an English major in college, but not one of those high-falutin' intellectuals looking for symbolism and political subcontexts on every page. I liked to read. (…)
September 18, 2008
- Books on Screen — TV Tie-Ins
I’ll just come out and admit it, I have been a snob about books based on television shows, especially shows found on Noggin and Nick Jr. (…)
- I Know it's Thursday!
I sort of lost my mind yesterday when I posted about Jane Eyre (if you read it last night, be sure to go back and read the edited version). (…)
September 17, 2008
- Shoot the Moon
Several years ago, I read Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. (…)















