Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

UPDATE: I read 2 of 13. Wow! Talk about lofty ambitions gone away!! It’s 2019 now! I have absolutely loved participating this week even though it has been difficult at times.  I have been the “oddball,” but in a good way.  I know I tend to look at things differently, but there have been some awesome posts from others as […]

This is a really hard one today.  Only 10 characters?  Really?  Thankfully, yesterday’s post covered the “boyfriends.”  So I can concentrate on heroines, villains, supporting characters, and more.  It still is a very hard choice. Well, here goes. Honorable mention: Adina from Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease I felt I had to mention this character.  This is […]

Day 3 of Top 10 of 2011–this one is a stretch for me as well.  But only because I have never really written about it.  There are many times that I read through books and wish with all my heart that I could have a husband or boyfriend like the guy in the book!  So I think this one will […]

Okay, this is not something that I generally do.  A lot of book bloggers get into “covers,” and most of the time, I could care less.  However, since I agreed to do this blog hop, I figured I needed to follow the rules.For this Top 10 post, I will be sticking to books that I have read this year, not […]

True to my word, I am participating in the blog hop I told you about.  Today I will be telling you about the top 10 books I read this past year.  I will link you to the review and tell you why I chose that book. This was actually easier than I thought it would be in many ways (other […]

Summary from Goodreads: For country music fans, singer Alan Jackson needs no introduction. With his “neo-traditional” sound, this Georgia native has sold over 40 million records and won dozens of awards, including a Grammy. Denise Jackson, once his high school sweetheart and now his wife, has often shared her husband’s spotlight, sometimes unwillingly. In 1998, this celebrity couple separated under […]

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have to admit that when I first began this book (2 days ago!), I was somewhat dreading it.  I don’t honestly know why except that I am not a science fiction enthusiast, and I had hoped that my daughter would be able to read this […]

Summary from goodreads:   Psychologist Survives Shooting, Firing, IRS Audit and Death of Spouse to Challenge Others to ‘Find the Upside of the Down Times’. Rob Pennington, PhD, shares his own very personal and honest account of some of the biggest challenges life can throw at anyone. He empowers readers with true stories, inspiring insights and practical tools to help […]

Summary from good reads: Nobody wakes up one morning and decides that today is the day they are going to cheat on their spouse. When the opportunity presents itself however, it ultimately becomes a choice. And that choice, whether good or bad, can have irrevocable consequences. Ethan and Jessica Harrington are doctors who work alongside fellow doctors Gavin and Sarah […]

I have now been a substitute teacher for ten years, and I thought I would take a moment to give prospective substitute teachers and current ones some tidbits of wisdom I have learned over my years subbing in classrooms from kindergarten through high school.  I have spent plenty of time talking about these issues with other educators and paraprofessionals, and […]