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As a marketing consultant, copy editor, and proofreader, C.G.Koens has been working professionally with individuals, corporations, and non-profits for over a decade to ensure their core messages are clearly communicated to the intended audience, whatever the medium.

Married to a fellow INTJ, she's also an adoptive (homeschooling) mom of five, loves a good skinny, decaf, caramel macchiato, and is a fan of BBC mystery shows, Indian curry, Parisian cafes, and her passport. A "work in progress" Jesus-follower, she embraces a lifestyle of thankfulness, simplicity, stewardship, and personal growth.

Favorite Genres/Authors: Food/travel, historical non-fiction/biographies, cozy British mysteries, Agatha Christie, Alexander McCall Smith, Miss Read, J
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What's On My Nightstand (June 2026)

The Hubs and I spent almost the entire month of June in Florida, visiting family, seeing friends, dropping kids off for summer trips, even taking a couple of days to do Disney. Thanks to a family friend and an affordable house, we found ourselves based out of Orlando for most of the time, with a few day trips to both coasts. Since it's been almost a decade since it was just the two of us, we looke

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C.G.Koens C.G.Koens said: " Loved this book - loved the theory, the writing, the ideas, and the recipes (except for leek soup - don't get me started on how bad that was!). Guiliano understands the idea that "diets" don't last, and explains clearly how we to break free from the ...more "

 

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Sinister Spring by Agatha Christie
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I have to give this at least 4 stars, because it's Agatha Christie, and she's just a standard 4-star storyteller. These are all selected stories from other books or short-story collections, so don't expect anything new, but still enjoyable.

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Rather entertaining

I can't say the outcome was a total surprise, but I did like Herself and Flo getting the jump on those who assumed they would be easy to fob off because they were female. Delightful chemistry between the characters, as always, and
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Jim Elliot
“Wherever you are, be all there! Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”
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“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
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William Nicholson
“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.”
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