Category: holidays

Merry Christmas

  I’ll be spending the day with my family, which I’m really looking forward to. I wish we could all get together more often. I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas have a wonderful one and I hope those of you who don’t celebrate Christmas still have a wonderful day! Share this: Twitter Facebook Email […]

Book Review: Home and Away by Dean Hughes

x A historical fiction novel told from the perspective of a son fighting on the battlefields of Europe during World War II and his mother, struggling with worry and uncertainty about her soldier son while she tries to keep a semblance of a normal, happy Christmas holiday back on the homefront. Norma Hayes has always […]

Happy 4th of July

I won’t be online at all today. We have family and friends coming over to celebrate the 4th. We play outdoor games, especially badminton, swim, eat, and, of course, watch our twenty-something children shoot off fireworks. I would also like to thank Brandon, my nephew, and Craig, my son, for their service to our country. […]

Never Forget, Ever Honor

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, which began with Southern ladies  decorating  the graves of fallen Confederate soldiers in 1868. Today it is celebrated all over the United States and its territories as a memorial to all those who have died in military service. via Share this: Twitter Facebook Email Google Pinterest Tumblr Like this: Like […]

Ten Most Memorable Moms in New Fiction

What better time of year than Mother’s Day to showcase some of the most memorable fictional mothers in some of the best new novels?  From loving, supportive mothers to complex, trailblazing mothers to selfish, vindictive mothers, this list has it all!   1) The Perfect Son by Barbara Claypole White (Lake Union, July 2015) Ella […]