Book Review: Coming Clean A Memoir By Kimberly Rae Miller

COMING CLEAN: A Memoir By: Kimberly Rae Miller Published: July 23, 2013 Publisher: New Harvest Memoir/Non-Fiction Sometimes our house is cluttered with toys, sports equipment, mail and newspapers, dirty dishes, laundry, etc. I tend to get tense and stressed until everything gets put away and taken care of. This kind of clutter is nothing compared…

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Book Review: One Step Too Far By Tina Seskis

ONE STEP TOO FAR: A Novel By: Tina Seskis Published: January 27, 2015 Publisher: William Morrow Fiction/Suspense Have you ever felt like escaping your life?  For a day or a weekend, maybe. But not escaping forever, leaving your husband and family behind. Probably not going as far as changing your name and never looking back.…

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Sunday Snippets 1.25.15

Another busy week has been left in the dust. I can’t believe we are in the last week of January already! Another busy week is ahead, but today I’m slowing down and hoping to see American Sniper with some friends.  I could be doing laundry, organizing our daughter’s room, cleaning, etc, etc, but I’m trying…

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Children’s Book Review: Snowman’s Story By Will Hillenbrand

SNOWMAN’S STORY By: Will Hillenbrand Published: November 18, 2014 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction When our boys were little, they received the book GOOD DOG, CARL from my sister. I remember flipping through the pages and thinking, “Where are the words?”. Then the first time I “read” it to our son, I realized what a treasure…

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Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual Winner

I have chosen a winner for the COMPLETE DO-IT-YOURSELF MANUAL using Random.org. This has been my most popular giveaway ever. There must be a lot of home improvement projects in your futures! Thanks to all of you for entering to win! The winner is……………………………………………………….. Tami L. I have sent an email to Tami and she…

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Book Review: The Same Sky By Amanda Eyre Ward

THE SAME SKY: A Novel By: Amanda Eyre Ward Published: January 20, 2015 Publisher: Ballantine Books Fiction Best-Selling author, Jodi Picoult has said, “This is the timeliest book you will read this year…This one’s going to haunt me for a long time.” I would have to agree with her. No matter what your political views…

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A Little Monday Inspiration – Balance

Last week I shared my One Word for 2015. That word is Balance and you can read all about it, HERE. Over the course of the year, I plan to share quotes and inspiration related to  Balance here on Mondays.  This is exactly where I want to be.  Right in the middle of too little…

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Sunday Snippets 1.18.15

What a great week it was here in Iowa.  Even though it is winter, the weather was manageable  and we ended the week with some sunny skies and warm temps. We started our week with Reagan’s birthday  and ended it with show choir and basketball. This is just the beginning of busy weekends in our…

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