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Books that Came My Way in November

November ended up being even busier than I expected. Of the 18 days school was in session, I subbed 12 of them. Then I also had other commitments on my free days and traveled a couple times as well. I had very little reading time over the last month and it has continually frustrated me.…
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Book Review: Find Your Balance Point By Brian Tracy

FIND YOUR BALANCE POINT Clarify Your Priorities, Simplify Your Life, and Achieve More By: Brian Tracy and Christina Stein Published: September 1, 2015 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Non-Fiction/Self-Help My life was spiraling out of balance and I needed to make some changes or my health was going to be affected. Over the last year, I have…
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Books That Came My Way in October

Each day we are met with choices. What to eat, what to wear, what time to have lunch, which task to do next, what to make for supper, and for some of us…which book to read next. I have SO MANY great books waiting to be read, that I am feeling guilty each time I…
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Book Review: Too Blessed to Be Stressed Cookbook By Debora Coty

TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED COOKBOOK A Busy Woman’s Guide to Stress-Free Cooking (in 20 Minutes or Less!) By: Debora M Coty To Be Published: November 1, 2015 Publisher: Barbour Books NonFiction/Cookbook/Christian I became a fan of Debora Coty’s writing when I saw her book, TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED in 2011. It held several…
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Children’s Book Review: Animals Have Feelings, Too! By Karen Lee Stevens

ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS, TOO! Exploring Emotions from A to Z By: Karen Lee Stevens Illustrated by: Teri Rider Published: 2011 Publisher: All for Animals I’m participating in the Pump Up Your Book, book tour for ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO!. To see other stops on the tour including guests posts, interviews and book reviews, click HERE. …
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Book Review: Taming the To-Do List By Glynnis Whitwer

TAMING THE TO-DO LIST How to Choose Your Best Work Every Day By: Glynnis Whitwer Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Revell Non-Fiction/Christian Are you constantly making to-do lists and moving the same items over week to week? Do you look at your to-do list and immediately do the easiest thing just so you can check…
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Books that Came My Way in September

I have no business accepting all these great books for review. My schedule is beyond crazy and I went a whole week without even turning a page in a book because I subbed every day and had meetings and kids’ activities in the evening as well as a busy weekend. I have fallen behind on…
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Book Review: 30 Lessons for Loving By Karl Pillemer, Phd

30 LESSONS FOR LOVING Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage By: Karl Pillemer, PhD Published: January 8, 2015 Publisher: Hudson Street Press Non-Fiction So many marriage advice books come from one couple writing the book based on their experiences, their mishaps, and their faith.  But, it’s just their perspective. This one…
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Books that Came My Way in August

Summer is officially over and I hate to admit that I didn’t read nearly as many books as I had hoped to. I rarely had time to myself and when I did have some free time, I seemed to spend it playing catch-up around the house.  I also took a blogging break and that put…
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Book Review: 23, I Love You Too By Nick Dennen

23, I LOVE YOU, TOO A College Athlete’s Story of Trauma, Recovery, and Awakening By: Nick Dennen Published: October 7, 2013 Publisher: Wise Ink Creative Publishing Non-Fiction/Memoir/Christian On September 26, 1998, Nick Dennen was a typical college student athlete. He was living his dream playing football for the University of Minnesota Duluth and life was…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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