Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

Well, Christmas is coming.  That’s right.  I’m sure you know that, but I thought I would do a Top 11 list.  I also needed a Christmas post for an upcoming giveaway, so this seemed like a good time. Our family has always loved Christmas movies, and I thought I would list our top 11.  I’m not going to list Christmas […]

Note:  I was sent a free product for review  purposes. So have you ever dropped your phone, your tablet, your e-reader, or even your mp3 player?  I think I have dropped all of those (except a tablet since I don’t own one).  Thankfully, my devices have never suffered significant damage.  I have done all sorts of things to protect them, […]

Note:  I received a free product for review purposes. We live in the country, and we live in a mobile home.   We have one dog, thirteen cats, four goats, three adults, and one child.  We live in Washington state where it is normally pretty damp, and there is a lot of dirt around here.  Welcome to the country! Wet & […]

Note:  I was sent free products for review  purposes. I am so happy to be working with this company again.  I got to review their natural deodorant this summer, and I knew that I would love this package.  I honestly had no idea just how much would be included!  Read on for all of my thoughts concerning this all-natural cosmetic […]

How often do you use the windshield wipers on your car?  Are you grateful you have them in the middle of a bad storm?  I know I am!  And I did not realize the history behind this essential item.  On a trip to New York City one winter, Mary Anderson of Birmingham, Alabama was in a trolley car trying to […]

Imagine if you were in a tragic accident – unable to move or speak but otherwise cognizant of everything around you. Imagine hearing doctors deciding your fate without you having a voice in the outcome. Alex is a 16-year-old girl who finds herself in that exact situation in Both Sides, a novel that begins when – while on a class […]

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This view is much different from what the Pilgrims of old would have seen, but it is the general area.  Although there is some disagreement about the dates, it  would appear that on this date in 1620, the Pilgrims got their first look at Cape Cod from the  Mayflower. For more info: http://famousdaily.com/history/pilgrims-mayflower-sight-land-cape-cod.html http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/mayflower-carried-pilgrims-to-cape-cod-not-original-destination/ http://gonewengland.about.com/cs/sbostonsights/a/aaplgrmmonument.htm http://www.nps.gov/caco/historyculture/pilgrims.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower Mayflower Sighted in […]

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Today’s feature is certainly quite important to the world of medical science. On this date in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen “accidentally” discovered the X-ray.  He was doing some experiments with electricity–cathode rays to be precise.  He discovered that there was a new kind of light that could pass through solid matter.  And the rest if history. At last broken bones could […]