“You were made to make a difference.” That’s the basic premise of this book. Lucado challenges his reader’s to live their lives in such a way that the impact will be felt long after they have passed from this earth. What I love about this book are the examples and illustrations that bring to life [Read the Rest…]

Persuasion by, Jane Austen ©1818 This is only the second Jane Austen book I’ve read and it caused me to pull out my soapbox, once again, on the importance of reading a book before watching a movie of the same book. You can read that post here. Sadly, I’ve seen three different versions of Persuasion [Read the Rest…]

I’m about to write a book review for a book that I read after seeing the movie version. Before doing so, I need to pull out my old soapbox and lecture on the importance of reading a book before watching a movie. Back in the day, when I pulled this soapbox out, I would carry [Read the Rest…]

William and Kate, A Royal Love Story by, Christopher Anderson ©2011 I certainly did not expect this to be the first book of the 25:11 challenge, but I had the opportunity to borrow it for less then three days and so I read it while I could! I’m pretty sure I’ve never read a book [Read the Rest…]

The challenge: Read 25 books in 5 different categories in the year 2011. It was the end of October when I sent my son, Samuel, a link to a blog article that had come across my twitter feed. A couple of gals had been super motivated on New Year’s Day and challenged themselves to read [Read the Rest…]