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Book Description   Life begins again at 60! Crossing that magic age might bring a few new wrinkles but also new experiences. This collection is full of humorous and fun adventures from those who are actively enjoying their "senior years!" Book Review   Once again, the Chicken Soup for the Soul team has put together a great collection of short stories.  Even though I am quite a bit younger then the intended reader of this particular volume, I still enjoyed each and every story.  They were tender, endearing, and heartfelt. So if you have a special someone in your life who has reached the milestone of 60, then I suggest you give them this book to show them that life is not even close to being over!  In fact, the journey is just beginning. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for the Young at Heart: 101 Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Wisdom about Life at a Certain Age (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Quality Paper)) (9781935096719): Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Han

Please enjoy this excerpt from the literary novel, Doxology . Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including $450 in Amazon gift cards, a Kindle Fire, and 5 autographed copies of the book.    Sunday is Vernon’s wash day. And though he has enough money to buy a dozen of the nicest washing machines known to man, Vernon Davidson washes his clothes by hand. For his washing, as for everything else Vernon does, he has a system. As far as Vernon is concerned, his clothes come out looking cleaner and newer than any machine could get them. He wears all of his clothes during the week according to the schedule he has printed in black marker on the insides of the garments. Five sets of work clothes, three sets to rotate before or after work on those five days, and two sets for the weekend. When he wakes each Sunday and slips off his underwear, his drawers and closet are completely empty. If the morning is cool, Vernon goes out and washes his clothes wearin

Book Description   Sometimes when we look back, we are able to see ahead Following her mother 's funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents belongings, as well as her own turbulent life. For the first time since childhood, Anna embraces her native heritage, despite the disdain of her vicious mother-in-law. By transforming her old family home on the banks of the Siuslaw River into The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna hopes to create a place of healing a place where guests experience peace, grace, and new beginnings. Starting with her own family . . . Book Review   This was a really quaint story set in a charming town.  I really enjoyed this book greatly.  The characters were well developed.  The descriptions of the Siuslaw River were incredible.  The story did have a few slow moving spots, but it was still a nice story and I can’t wait for the next one in the series. River's Song -

Product Description   ABOUT THIS BLEND An aromatic sweet cinnamon tea with hints of orange. Our full flavored signature blend offers up a rich, spicy fragrance followed by a sweet, warming, clean taste without added sugar. INGREDIENTS Black tea, artificial flavor, rosehips, chamomile, cinnamon, lemongrass, peppermint, jasmine tea, papaya leaves, anise seed, ginger root, orange peel and orange oil. Product Review   We drink herbal teas A LOT in our household.  I think a lot of that is due to having a British heritage.  My family has always had the propensity to drink tea over coffee. This tea has become the new favorite in our house.  The flavors don’t overpower each other.  In fact, they all blend in so wonderfully together.  One thing that I loved about it was that while the tea is still in the mouth, you get the sweet & spicy tastes together.  Then just as it is going down your throat, you get a little zing from the cinnamon.  It was so heavenly delicious. 

Book Description   In this impressive and varied collection of creative essays, Mathias B. Freese jousts with American culture. A mixture of the author's reminiscences, insights, observations, and criticism, This Mobius Strip of Ifs examines the use and misuse of psychotherapy, childhood trauma, complicated family relationships, his frustration as a teacher, and the enduring value of tenaciously writing through it all. Freese scathingly describes the conditioning society imposes upon artists and awakened souls. Whether writing about the spiritual teacher Krishnamurti, poet and novelist Nikos Kazantzakis, or film giants such as Orson Welles and Buster Keaton, the author skewers where he can and applauds those who refuse to compromise and conform. The profound visceral truths in this book will speak to anyone who endeavors to be completely alive and aware. Book Review   This wonderful book of short essays not only takes you through the ifs in Mathias Freese’s life, bu

Product Review   I received several snack sized bags from the Frito Lay company to try out of their new Sun Chips 6 Grain Medley Parmesan & Herb flavored chips. According to the bag, the chips contain corn, wheat, oats, brown rice, buckwheat & quinoa.  The flavor that I got to try was Parmesan & Herb. The chips were wonderfully crunchy.  They definitely satisfied my hunger.  I especially loved the flavor.  It wasn’t too overpowering as I find many of the flavored chips are.  These had just the right amount of seasoning on each chip. What a nice way to enjoy a healthy snack. These are perfect to pack in lunches or even pop a snack sized bag into your purse.  They are the perfect pick me up whenever you need it. Sun Chips on Facebook Sun Chips on Twitter Sun Chips In conjunction with the Wakela’s World Disclosure Statement , I received a product in order to enable my review. No other compensation has been received. My statements are an honest account of

Book Description   1916. It was the one thing Bridget was supposed to never let happen. But no matter how many times she replayed the steps in her head, she couldn’t reanimate the small pale boy who lay limp in her arms. 1976. Billie felt as if she’d been wrenched in half more surely than when the baby had been cut from her body. But she felt something else too: happy to think only of her own needs, her own tears. So light she could float away, somewhere no one would ever find her. The present. Even if Cait never found her birth mother, even if she decided not to have this baby, to leave her lover and kiss her parents good-bye, she was surrounded by so much emotion, so many questions, that she felt as if she might never be free again. Can we ever atone for the sins of the past? Or does each generation of women invent itself anew? In a complex and beautifully told masterpiece set against key moments for women in the last century, New York Times bestselling author Pamela Redm