I've been listening to "vintage" music on my iPod lately and "Rain King" by Counting Crows came on and I've always loved it. I listened hard to the lyrics maybe for the first time. When I think of heaven Deliver me in a black-winged bird I think of flying down into a sea of … [Read more...]
Letters For Scarlet by Julie C. Gardner: Book Review
Back to school reading for grownups. By the time a woman is thirty, she has experienced loss, most likely. It's true for men too, I'm sure, but in Letters For Scarlet, a book about grief, friendship, grace, and courage, the losses are felt most keenly through the eyes of … [Read more...]
Is There Love After Death? “Soul Sessions” by Carson Gage
Have you ever met someone and been struck by an instant attraction? Not just physical attraction, but a curiosity about her, or an inexplicable need for more information about him? What about those chance meetings that result in lifelong companions or love … [Read more...]
My Florinda Shelf
I have this friend. Her name is Florinda and she is a book blogger. (She is also in our world famous Wordless Wednesday linkup and she's also doing this Just One Paragraph challenge - our great minds think alike.) That is a person who blogs about books - it's pretty plain and … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Genetics
My dad reads a lot. He always has multiple books he's reading at the same time and they are placed throughout his house, ready and waiting for him to pick them up again. He also reads at least two newspapers a day, and magazines, and material on his iPad and his computer. My … [Read more...]
