Seattle native Holly Fisher is smitten by Lancaster County, its simplicity and her long lost relatives. In the sequel to bestselling Leaving Lancaster, Holly embraces the Amish culture, learning to slow down to see what – and who – really matters. Meeting the family that her mother had kept hidden from her, Holly comes face to face with her real […]

ISBN 978-1-62137-080-2 (Hardcover), $23.99. 978-1-62137-081-9 (Softcover), $15.99. 333 pages  “Water Water All Around” is a series of adventures by a lone senior woman kayaker. Each of the nine European countries that sport waterways across their surface from sea to sea is incorporated here as individual challenges. Very little is left out of the daily entries so that the kayaker or […]

Since I try to be health-conscious, I am always pleased when I get the opportunity to review products that are good for me and will help me be even healthier than I already am.  NeoCell asked me to try a couple of their products, and all they asked was that I give my honest review.  So read on to discover […]

Summer has arrived at last!  Traditionally, the kids are out of school, and mom (that’s me) can get caught up on all the many things she had been putting off during the school year.  I just don’t have the time to go the doctor, dentist, and eye doctor during the school year. My daughter and I both need to pay […]

ABOUT COMING THROUGH THE FOG A mother tells the journey of her daughter’s recovery from Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder to Functioning Recovery and independent living, giving tips to parents on how to navigate the medical and educational domain. This story is an example of the unique obstacles facing a parent raising a child with Autism. The challenges they face […]

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 […]