Feb 17, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Read Aloud Thursday – Small Edition

Today is Read-Aloud Thursday and I have two adorable little ones to share with you! First up is When Stella Was Very, Very Small by Marie-Louise Gay. Stella is a delightful new find for our family. From the very first page, I loved little Stella. We get to see Stella eye-level with a turtle, then she grows a bit and loves her doggie and goldfish. We laughed out loud when Stella fed the goldfish. Stella... read more

Feb 10, 2011 Posted by sweetie

A Wedding and Dirty Socks

This week for Read Aloud Thursday, there is no theme to our selections. My daughter and I did a quick library run; just the two of us. We ran over to the picture book sections to grab a few reads for the little ones back home. Out of the stack of book we brought home, two have been read and then read again. Mountain Wedding by Faye Gibbons What a delightful find this was! We go back to an old time wedding... read more

Feb 3, 2011 Posted by sweetie

The Pirate Queen

I was expecting The Pirate Queen to be a predictable, light read that would hopefully be engaging and enjoyable. How wrong I was! In The Pirate Queen, Patricia Hickman introduces us to Saphora Warren. She is a woman who had it all….or at least that is what others see. Her home is going to be in Southern Living, her husband is a successful plastic surgeon and they have three adult children on their... read more

Jan 29, 2011 Posted by sweetie

The Goodness of God

Excerpt: “Suffering — whether from persecution, accidents, or illnesses — shouldn’t surprise us. God has promised it. And when it comes, people should lose their faith in false doctrine, not in God.” We will all face suffering and evil…the loss of a child, disease, hurt at the hand of other. We see if everyday. It assaults us everywhere we go and we are devastated when... read more

Jan 26, 2011 Posted by sweetie

Love and Respect

Love and Respect By Emerson Eggerichs Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect His Desperately Needs by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs is a marriage book based on Ephesians 5:33, extensive Biblical research and psychological research. In Love and Respect, Dr. Eggerichs speaks on the power of unconditional love and unconditional respect and how couples can reap the benefits of marriage... read more