Part history, part armchair travel-guide, and part memoir, A Walk With Jane Austin by Lori Smith put my travel bug in overdrive. Being a big Jane Austen fan, I can easily imagine what it might be like to walk where she once lived. A Walk With Jane Austin gave me a glimpse of the UK from the comfort of my couch.
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It’s official. I want to be a SisterChick when I grow up. I hope I might be so lucky. Robin Jones Gunn’s SisterChick series is centered around the lives of two “midlife mamas”, Elizabeth (Liz) and Kellie. The two friends have been through ups and downs together and know each other almost well enough to read the other’s thoughts.
Sisterchicks Go Brit, the seventh book in the series, finds Liz and Kellie on their way to see Big Ben. How they end up traveling to the UK is a story in itself, but I’ll leave that a mystery because what’s best about the book is what’s in the middle - the trip itself. The gals visit all of the places I’d like to go if I were cross the pond - the old haunts of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the sights and sounds of London, shopping at Portabella Road in Knotting Hill. Ahhh, I could envision myself alongside them as they bopped from place to place. (and bop they did)
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I’m excited to share with you that I have a new blog called “Radiant Readers” on PreciousMoms.com. I’ll be sharing insights from books I’m reading and I hope it will stir up some conversation with other readers.
If you want to take part, I’d love for you to take a look: PreciousMoms.com.
~ Jill
This is a comical memoir of author Trish Ryan’s journey of finding love and spirituality.
In her quest she endures life’s challenges through one unfulfilling relationship after another while delving into various religious escapades. Her frustration grows as she stumbles through stages of her life no closer to being satisfied (soul and body) than she was on the first day her hunt to find more begin when she was in college.
She exposes her vulnerabilities allowing herself to become transparent not only for the humor in truth but also for the reader’s edification.
This book sheds light on the dark shadow that some think singles carry if they are not married by some predetermined age. Waiting to marry can prevent regretful woes, especially if you’re trying to win a race against the overrated term “biological clock.” Waiting for love is ALWAYS worth it.
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It is time for the Non~FIRST blog tour!(Join our alliance! Click the button!) Every 15th, we will featuring an author and his/her latest non~fiction book’s FIRST chapter!
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Listen in as Jill chats with actress Ali Landry. Landry plays ‘Celia’ in movie Bella, which is coming to DVD in May.
About Bella
Inspired by a true story, Bella is a powerful and moving tale about how one moment can change your life forever. Produced by Christian filmmakers, the film features outstanding performances from Emmy® Award winning actress Tammy Blanchard (TV’s Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadow”) and Mexican star Eduardo Verástegui (Chasing Papi).
The film was the winner of the Grand Prize from the Heartland Film Festival, the People’s Choice Award at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival, the Smithsonian Institute’s Legacy Award, Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2008 MovieGuide Awards and was named one of the Top 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2007 from Christianity Today magazine.
Joan. Boring name for a boring life. Or so Joan believes until she meets her new next door neighbor. The handsome doctor her age makes Joan realize that there may be more to life than settling for living at home, getting up every morning to go to an unfulfilling career and wishing she were living one of her sisters’ lives.
But Joan knows she can’t make a change because no one would be there to care for her aging grandmother - a job that she has taken upon herself, but truly enjoys. Not to mention, the doctor may be adorable, but he’s also a Christian. And Joan’s not so sure that’s what she needs right now. Her life is comfortable - why complicate it with thoughts of love and religion. Joan’s not sure her life can handle either.
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I came across this picture today and thought it was cool enough to share. The artist has lots of other book art as well. She explains her inspiration:
I arrive at some of my images by chance. Others, through experimentation. Without these two elements, my work would not flow easily from one idea to the next. A random encounter on Drew Street with the Houston Yellow Pages was the primary inspiration for this project.
I had the opportunity to chat with the writer and director of the family-friendly film, Moondance Alexander, Michael Damian. Listen in to hear about the film in his words and find out whose life the story is based on!
Mr. Damian also shares why it’s so important to help support family-friendly movies like this one.
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