This essay was written in 2010, and sadly it is still relevant. As anyone in retail can attest to, the day after Thanksgiving is like a zoo that has had all the cages opened. I remember a time when shopping the day after Thanksgiving was fun. A lot of people were doing the same thing, […]
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For all of my American readers, I send out a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is blessed by the love of family, good food, and all the things that make lasting memories. Enjoy this picture I colored. The following was first a column for the Plano Star Courier back when I wrote a
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Since the news is filled with distressing reports from parts of the world where wars are raging. Not to mention the mess in Washington D.C. that is pretending to be governing us here in the States, I thought some levity would lift all our spirits. So here are some jokes that a friend recently sent
THE OXYGEN FARMER byColin HolmesScience Fiction / Space MysteryPublisher: CamCat BooksDate of Publication: December 5, 2023Number of Pages: 338 pagesโฏ Scroll down for Giveaway! After 35 years of living on the Moon, cranky old oxygen farmer Millennium Harrison has stumbled onto a hidden facility in the shadows of the Slayton Ridge Exclusion Zone with a
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THE THIRD DAWN: FROM BETHLEHEM TO GOLGOTHA byThomas J. NicholsInspirational Religious Fiction / Historical FictionPublisher: Nicholson BooksPage Count: 212 pagesPublication Date: September 14, 2023Updated version with new dialogue and more detailed descriptions Scroll down for a giveaway! Nichols turns his award-winning writing career to the greatest mystery of all time in The Third Dawn: From
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COURTING MISS EMMA The Hangmanโs Daughters, Book 2byLinda BrodayWestern / Clean & Wholesome / Sweet Romance / Historical FictionPublisher: Severn HouseDate of Publication: November 7, 2023Number of Pages: 203 pagesโฏ Scroll down for Giveaway! Texas, 1868. Emma Taggart has finally found a place to belong โ setting up Heaven’s Door orphanage with her sister Maura
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When trying to decide what to write about for today’s blog, I decided to bypass all of the horrors of the war between Israel and Hamas. We see and hear enough about that on the news, and I can only say that my heart goes out to all the innocent civilians caught up in the
FINDING COMFORT Comfort and Joy Trilogy, Book TwobyKimberly FishWomenโs Fiction / Contemporary / Cozy MysteryPublisher: Fish Tales PublishingDate of Publication: September 1, 2023Number of Pages: 312 pagesโฏ Scroll down for Giveaway! Even with all her experience, Gloria Bachman, retired banker and candy entrepreneur, didnโt see this coming. Sweeties, the beloved Comfort chocolate shop, was ready
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Currently I’m reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and it’s worthy of all the accolades it’s received. Told from the POV of a sixteen-year-old girl, the story explores racism and the aftermath of a police shooting of a Black teen, as well as so much more. ABOUT THE BOOK Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves
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There were so many wonderful aspects of the few days away with my daughter last weekend, and if I wasn’t so exhausted yesterday, this would’ve been a Monday blog. ๐ We went to an art and craft fair where I set up to sell books, something we’ve done for almost eight years now, with the
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