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Favorite Reads of 2016: Part 1

Going back through my little booklet of books read, I found my favorite titles from the past year. I won’t break them up into various genres, but will list them by month and a short blurb about each. From January: I read 10 books that month, 3 homeschool related and 7 fiction. My favorite book […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #61

Hello there and welcome to another week of writing prompts! Today, I thought I would post a picture and write a prompt from it. Here’s my take: Josie was always playing with somebody’s hair. Her sister’s, her doll’s, her mom’s– when she would let her. The family dog would see that purple brush in Josie’s […]

December 2016 Reading Wrap Up

Hello! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying the new year so far! In December, I read mostly Christmas related books, but a few that weren’t. For the library club, we read Richard Paul Evan’s The List, which was very good.   Titles I read were Anne Perry’s The Christmas Message, […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #60 Merry Christmas!

Hello there, Since this is a busy time for everyone, including yours truly, this is going to be a very short writing prompt. Here it is: Merry Christmas! Look for my December reading wrap up in early January. Enjoy your Christmas with family and loved ones! See you soon! ~~MichelleFiled under: celebration, Christmas wishes, prompts, […]

Books Make Great Gifts!

Hello there, Just wanted to remind you that the Indie Advent Calendar is still going on. Each day a new author or two is revealed with links to their books. All kinds of genres are included and most books are on sale. Cookie Encounter was included for National Cookie Day on December 4th. You can […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #59: Reading Goals

Hello there, This week on WPW, I wanted to write about reading. Recently I got my reading wrap up from Goodreads listing all the books I read this year. I met my goal of 75 books, and exceeded it by 2 (so far). I’m still reading and there are still a few weeks to go. Are […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #58: Favorite Christmas Movies

Hello there, This week’s writing prompt is about a couple of my favorite Christmas movies. At this time of year, I like to read Christmas novels or mysteries and watch special movies. One of my favorites is The Christmas Card, starring Ed Asner, John Newton and Alice Evans. In this story, Faith (Evans) mails out […]

Announcing the ‘Tis the Season to Give (Away)! Winners!

Hello Readers, What a fun week I’ve had preparing for National Cookie Day and the giveaway! Without further ado, here is the list of this year’s giveaway winners! Dianne K from Illinois, Jo S from Illinois, Becky S from Missouri, Pat M from Nevada and Crystal M from ? Thanks to all those who participated […]

Today’s the Day! National Cookie Day!

Hello Again, I don’t know about you, but I love all things cookies! Maybe that’s why I titled my first book Cookie Encounter

‘Tis the Season Giveaway/National Cookie Day!

Hello readers! The Christmas season is upon us! I love this time of year! I’m in the spirit of giving away a few gifts; and celebrating National Cookie Day! Just look for the newsletter when it comes into your mailbox soon. It’s almost finished and should go out sometime today (whenever MailChimp sends it from their […]