Category Archives: Books

Good Things

Here are some good things I’ve seen and/or read over the holiday season.  It’s been a good break and I’m kind of sad to see everyone go back to their routines tomorrow morning.  We like being lazy around here.  I … Continue reading

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Uneventful

Hmmmmm. It’s actually quite boring to recover from surgery.  In my head I feel great.  Ready to tackle some project or go on my morning walk.  Perhaps do some shopping with my mom. Then I get up and think…….Maybe not. … Continue reading

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

I will always remember two of the best days of motherhood as the days that Katie fell in love with the Little House on the Prairie series of books and with the books of James Herriot. I remember reading his … Continue reading

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Silver Lining

So one really nice thing came out of this week of house arrest. I realized that I had missed reading aloud with my children. Since Elena is now a proficient reader in her own right we had kind of slipped … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading: Edition 2

I had an Aunt named Margie. She lived alone in a little house in the small East Tennessee town of Elizabethton where my mom grew up. She was my mamma’s daddy’s sister so she was actually my great aunt. She … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading

Not only does my husband write something incredible for me each Valentines Day, he also buys me books every Christmas.  He takes this task very seriously.  For days he researches best seller lists and reviews and comes up with 3 … Continue reading

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