Who is the Gunny Sack Man?

Ever tried to convince your kids they needed to clean their rooms or something awful would happen? I’ve heard of everything from taking the offending toys and/or clothes and holding them for ransom (tried it myself–it didn’t work very well) to...

Trial of the Heart, a great read

Every year my family makes a trip to Bear Lake on the Utah/Idaho border for a family reunion, and for the past two years I have taken along a book by Sierra St. James (along with several other books, of course). The first year it was What the Doctor Ordered which kept...

Surprise Packages Delivers

I’ve had The Company of Good Women series by Nancy Anderson, Lael Littke, and Carroll Morris on my must read list for quite a while, so when I was offered the chance to review the third book in their series titled Surprise Packages, I jumped at the chance. Though I...

Preparedness Principles: a complete resource

Lately I’ve been reading Preparedness Principles by Barbara Salsbury and Sandy Simmons. Being prepared is something that has been oft repeated to us for generations, but by and large, the majority of people don’t have seventy-two hour kits, never mind enough food to...

Book Review: Caught in the Headlights

When I was asked if I would be a stop on Barry K. Phillips’ blog tour for Caught in the Headlights: 10 Lessons Learned The HARD WAY, I thought, ‘Hey, I heard he was funny. It sounds interesting, I’ll give it a whirl.’ This book, however, is so much more than witty...

Book Review: Room for Two

I don’t think I knew what to expect when I picked up Room for Two by Abel Keogh. I knew the basic storyline–that it was the story of his experiences when his pregnant wife committed suicide, how he dealt with his loss, and getting back into dating again....