Tour Schedule Osteoblasts to the Rescue   Merrin and Pearl are at it again! This time these two young Human Body Detectives are exploring the skeletal system. With the ability to jump in and examine the various systems in the body, Merrin and Pearl’s adventures are fun stories and helpful tools to educate children. In Osteoblasts to the Rescue, Merrin […]

I am always pleased to get a chance to work with companies that offer quality items for children, and that is why I jumped at the chance to review the Berenstain Bears Golden DVD/Plush Gift Set.  It is a limited edition, and they were willing to offer me both the brother and sister edition in exchange for my honest review.  […]

Kids in the kitchen don’t have to make a mess—as long as they know what they’re doing! Teaching your children how to cook can be daunting, especially when you don’t know where to start. Wipe away your worries with this cookbook made specifically for kids.   Inside you’ll find tips for a variety of cooking techniques, a glossary for common […]

It is February of 2000, and Arthur and Valencia Todd and their twelve-year- old daughter, Lindsy, are living very happily—until Valencia receives a life- changing phone call. Life deals her a crisis that requires a miracle of biblical proportion. Six months later, Valencia’s life is still in shambles. As she walks on a path lined with grief, frustration, illness, and […]

The racially-charged prejudice of the deep South forces eighteen-year-old Alison Tillman to confront societal norms—and her own beliefs—when she discovers the body of a hate crime victim, and the specter of forbidden love turns her safe, comfortable world upside down. Alison has called Forrest Town, Arkansas home for the past eighteen years. Her mother’s Blue Bonnet meetings, her father toiling […]

The Truth About Sex and Waiting … Uncovered Purity. Sex. Boys. Waiting. There’s something about those words that makes everything complex in a heartbeat, and raises more questions than answers. Is there something wrong with me if I don’t kiss a boy after a date? Or am I doomed if I DID? What if waiting is just a one-way trip […]

I am always on the lookout for products that can help my skin be healthier, more moisturized, and look younger.  When I tried Merlot skin care products, I jumped at it!  All they have asked is that in exchange for the products that I provide my honest review–which I am doing in this post. Merlot Grape Seed Skin Care is […]

Since I am a former music teacher, I am always intrigued when I see a children’s music CD up for review.  And when I got the chance to review a new kid’s percussion CD in exchange for my honest review,  I couldn’t have been happier!  Continue reading for my (and my daughter’s) review. I Like Everything About You is a […]

When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam. Her mother’s mysterious goodbye gift is filled with quilt blocks that bring comfort to Beth during the hard days and lonely nights, but […]

Author Bio: Paul J. Mila traded in his corporate suit for a wet suit in 2002 and now devotes his time to writing, scuba diving around the world, underwater photography, and speaking to groups about ocean conservation. He has enjoyed photographing and diving with sharks in the Bahamas and with diverse sea life in the Cayman Islands, Cozumel, Bonaire, Hawaii, […]