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Review–Reading Lips

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  Book Description   Kisses, even the ones that don’t happen, can be the trace of what’s constant when life changes. In childhood, when what seems to define everything is competition for style, for knowing, for experience a kiss is the first first. When a girl’s father moves out and chooses a new family, a kiss on the head from him may be the trace of constancy that she wants most. Later, such things take on a different flavor. Sometimes the kiss she wants doesn’t come. Sometimes the one she wouldn’t have is forced upon her. From time to time, the one she has kissed before is lost to her. Some kisses are final. When things are most hectic a kiss can be a celebration. And when circumstances grow threatening to a woman, her family, her sister a kiss becomes the reassertion of the most vital connections. The rich story in these essays rings with good humor and with moving wistfulness. Throughout, Sternbach maintains a perfect balance between them as her story moves from the bitter

Review & Giveaway–KinKast

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    Product Description   The KinKast App is the easiest way to privately share video clips. Record a moment and share it with two taps! No waiting (video uploads in the background) Privately share with friends (they receive a link with no login required) Safely back-up your memories on KinKast servers Can also post to Facebook You can also access your private video library at KinKast.com . Online, you can watch, share, download and delete videos. Plus, upload videos from other cameras. Full list of features and iPhone App FAQs at kinkast.com.   Product Review   I don’t know about you, but I am the type of person who has a constantly changing array of apps on my iPhone with just a small core of apps that stay constant.  This one was added to that small elite group. First off, the app is free.  I know you are probably wondering why this app stands out above all the other video sharing apps.  I would be worried if you weren’t. The app wa

Review–Sweet Baklava

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  Book Description   After years of looking for a place to belong, Paula Andrews finally finds her niche in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Her soap and candle shop flourishes, and her friendship with the Papadopoulos family gives her the love and support she never got from her own family. The only thing missing is a romance—or in the grand hopes of the Papadopoulos family, a proper marriage. Preferably with Nick, their favorite son, currently serving in the Air Force. Paula, however, has doubts. After all, he’s been gone a long time and loves flying. Their lives have grown apart. Would he still feel anything for her? When Nick comes home on leave, sparks fly, and not just with Paula. Nick's father wants him home, helping with the family sponge-diving business. His mother wants him back in the family, back in church. Nick just wants Paula . . . and the Air Force.   So who’s going to give in first? And what will it mean for their love and future? Book Review   Thi

Review–When The Heart Cries

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Book Description When Hannah dares to love across the boundaries of tradition, will she lose everything? Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She’s been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for three years, and before returning to college for his senior year, Paul asks Hannah to be his wife. Hannah accepts, aware that her marriage will change her relationship with her family forever. On the evening of their engagement, tragedy strikes and in one unwelcome encounter, all that Hannah has known and believed is destroyed. As she finds herself entangled in questions that the Old Ways of her people cannot answer, Hannah faces the possibility of losing her place in her family, in her community– and in the heart of the man she loves. When the Heart Cries is book one in the Sisters of the Quilt series. Book Review   This was a charming b

Review–The Blessing of Adversity

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  Book Description   Most people see trouble as something negative and seek to avoid it whenever possible. But what if it’s those troubles that actually lead to greater blessing and purpose? In The Blessing of Adversity , a retired U.S. Navy admiral and the 62nd chaplain of the U.S. Senate distills the wisdom gained from thirty years as a counselor, theologian, and psychologist. Barry Black offers a blueprint for removing the sting of life’s trials, showing us how to let God use our pain for his glory by blessing others—and how that can actually help heal our own pain. Drawing on Scripture and his own experiences as a counselor and chaplain to some of the most powerful people in the world, Black teaches us how to deal with seasons of God’s apparent silence, offers techniques for staying encouraged in the middle of life’s storms, and shows how to find advantages in adversity. Book Review   This book was filled with words of power and love.  It was an incredibly well writte

Review–The Book of You

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Book Description   Are you a Power Seeker? Or are you a Seeker of Feelings? The Book of You by James Tolbert is a philosophical discussion of how you can control your own destiny by getting in touch with your feelings. It includes an alphabetical arrangement of words that can be used to help you reach within yourself and discover your authentic feelings, and not just the mask of emotions we all too often present to the world. This book is not only ''...about our existence; where we have been, and where we are going in our future as the human race...,'' but it is also a guidebook for you to help you find your direction in life. The Book of You is for you. You should read this not as a book, but as a guide. When you pick it up you can look for the word that you are dealing with at that point in your life or you can just open it and the page that you pick will be for you. Book Review   Having a love of words, this book was extremely interest

Review–Lilly’s Wedding Quilt

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    Book Description   She isn't looking for love. He's mending a broken heart. It will take divine intervention for these two to get together. Local Amish schoolteacher Lilly Lapp is tired of weddings, afraid of horses, and immersed in caring for her depressed mother. But when Jacob Wyse, a handsome horse breeder from her small community rescues her from a dangerous accident, Lilly discovers a renewed interest in life and the possibility of love. Yet Jacob has lost the one true love of his life to another man and doesn't care to expose himself to the vulnerabilities of loving again. God works to bring this unlikely pair into a sweet romance to produce a pattern of faith, which leads to the creation and comfort of Lilly's Wedding Quilt. Book Review   This is my second time reading an Amish romance.  I have to say that I was thoroughly caught up in the story from the first page.  The writing style stayed true to the culture being portrayed in this

30 Blogging Challenge–Day 30

Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge   Today is the last day of this challenge.  I know that it says to include a picture of myself this day.  However, I was up late last night and have ginormous bags under my eyes.  So instead of scaring you with those, I chose to forgo including a picture of myself. As for the five good things that have happened since starting this challenge.  That is a difficult one for me.  I have met some incredibly wonderful people through various blogs. I started taking liquid B12 and I have a lot more energy because of it. I have had an increase of followers which I absolutely love. I just got to spend a few days with my sister Brenda.  I don’t get to see her that often.  I really wished that the reason I got to see her was a better one, but at least I got to spend a few days with her. I got a new computer monitor.  My old one died.

30 Day Blogging Challenge–Day 29

Day 29: 3 Wishes   For my first wish, I would have to wish for good health.  When my health is bad, I can’t really enjoy anything else.  So I would just be wasting wishes if this wasn’t the first wish.  My second wish would be for money.  At first I was thinking the usual million dollars, but in today’s economy, I don’t think that would go to far.  So I would say my wish would be for an unlimited supply of money which I can use for anything. My last wish would be for love.  I know that I have the love of God and the love of my family and friends.  However, I am tired of not having a life partner.  I know that he will show up when I am ready for him, but sometimes it gets me sad to see so many other  people with someone in their lives. What would your three wishes be?

Review–Laird of Darkness

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Book Description   Half-Fae Laird Duncan MacDougall is cursed. His nights are haunted by Otherworld creatures sent to kill him. The only way to stop them is to possess the magic bow currently in the hands of his enemy half brother, Kinnon MacClaren. In desperation, Duncan plans to take MacClaren's bride-to-be hostage and exchange her for the bow. Lady Alana Forbes has never met her intended, but she hopes he is handsome—and a good lover, for Alana is no innocent virgin. On her way to Castle Claren, Alana and her escorts are intercepted, and she is kidnapped by a man with extraordinary abilities—and every attribute she longs for in a mate. Duncan didn't expect the woman he thought of as a mere pawn to be so beautiful, and so arousing. Alana is drawn to him as well—but Duncan still needs the bow, and Alana is betrothed to another. How far will Alana go to save the life of the man she's come to love? Book Review   The description of the book leads you to believ

Review–Hollywood Nobody and Special Offer

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Book Description   Fifteen-year-old Scotty Dawn travels to movie sets with her mom, Charley, a food designer. Scotty is determined to discover what she wants from life. She’s even documenting the journey on her “Hollywood Nobody” blog. But as Scotty begins to ask tough questions, will her story have a happy ending? Book Review   I usually don’t like to start a review with the bad part of the book, but here it goes.  The worst part was that I couldn’t put it down.  Literally!  I was unable to sleep last night, so at 1am I started reading.  I didn’t go to sleep after 4am when I finally finished the book.  I read it in one sitting, that’s how good the book was. The way the book was written was very interesting.  It was part blog, part diary, and part live action.  Scotty Dawn has lived her life on the road with her mom.  They travel from movie location to movie location in their old beat up RV.  The little human contact she has comes from internet, CB radio, and on the set

30 Day Blogging Challenge–Day 28

Day 28: Something that stresses you out   The first thing that comes to mind when I read this question is when my computer breaks on me.  For the most part, I can fix most issues with my computer.  However, there are those rare times when I have to bring it into my friend George’s shop.  I remember one time when my friend Jeff was still co-owner of the store with him and he had made a rather interesting comment.  Like I said, I can usually fix the computer myself.  Those times that I do have to bring it in is because something weird is going on that I can’t figure out.  Well, on one of those occasions, Jeff had said that he was going to send me over to his competitors because I always end up with the strangest things happening to my computer and he didn’t want the headache of trying to figure them out.  He thought that I would annoy his competitor enough and they would just go out of business. So what stresses you out?

Review–An Apple A Day

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  Image via Wikipedia Book Description   From Old Testament proverbs to modern phrases like "the best things in life are free," An Apple a Day takes a fun look at expressions that "have stood the test of time." Read through from start to finish or search through the list of hundreds of the most common proverbs, arranged from A to Z for easy reference. You'll learn about each proverb's surprising origins, why some are valid and others are not, the derivation and meanings behind them, and their relevance in today's society. Includes entries like: Two heads are better than one: Like the less-familiar "Four eyes see better than two," this proverb extols the benefits of having someone else help you make up your mind-and it's a view that goes back to at least the fourteenth century. But while it is always useful to have a second opinion (A sounding board? Someone else to blame?) it might also be worth bearing in