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CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER By Tom Franklin Published October 5, 2010 ***** This atmospheric drama is set in rural Mississippi. In the late 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas “32” Jones were boyhood pals. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor,…

I had gotten the idea on PINTEREST to send someone a “Cheer Up” package with everything being yellow.  So, I changed it a bit and sent a “Happy Spring” package to my niece who is in PA School.  I found some neat yellow items on sale at ZULILY.com and the rest I got at Target.  It…

One of my favorite hymns is “It Is Well With My Soul”.  The other day I noticed on my friend, Keri’s blog  CREATIVE GENIUS ART that she had some new art work.  When I saw this piece, I knew I had to get it. For a mere $25, she framed and shipped it my way. …

THE GOOD WIFE’S GUIDE EMBRACING YOUR ROLE AS A HELP MEET By: Darlene Schacht Published January 13, 2012 **** In The Good Wife’s Guide author Darlene Schacht encourages women to joyfully serve their families. In doing so she offers reasons for achieving a well-managed home backed by scripture and gleaned from experience. As well she…

We live in town, but at the edge of town, with a cornfield in our backyard.  Luckily, we still get quite a few birds on our feeders.  With our early spring like weather, I have been enjoying the windows being open and hearing the birds singing.  One of my favorites is the Cardinal’s song.  We…

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”  Anne Bradstreet If it wasn’t for the cold of winter, we wouldn’t notice the change of the grass turning to green, the smell of spring in the air, and the…

True Random Number GeneratorMin:Max:Result:11 Powered by RANDOM.ORG Andrea is the winner of the I See Me! Personalized Children’s Book.  Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for more giveaways!!!

After coming home from Minnesota, I gave Reagan these hair curlers we had found in a shop.  They are called  Curl Upand are heart-shaped sponges that you roll your wet hair into.  Then you just sleep in them and wake up in the morning with gorgeous curls.  Well, Reagan’s hair is so fine, by 2AM,…

Every year I attend the Como Conservatory Flower Show in Minneapolis with family.  This year, the Winter Flower Show was still going on and it was just a glorious as the years before.  When you open the door to the sunken garden room, the smell of Stargazer Lilies and all the other beautiful flowers envelopes you…

I had an absolutely amazing weekend.  I had 4 days to get back on track after returning from Florida before I left for my annual weekend in Minnesota with my mom for her birthday.  We meet up with my mom’s sister, Susan and her daughters and just had a blast the whole weekend. We started…