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Not sure if I’ve mentioned this here before, but I am a culinary rock star. What? I haven’t told you this? Well let me tell you now! Sunday after church I decided to make chicken wings. I thawed the chicken, pulled out the crock pot, then went online to look for a recipe. Which is […]
Read More(If you are a children’s book author looking for your next big idea, this post is my gift to you…) After seven months of searching, we FINALLY discovered Bergie’s treat of choice. Brussels Sprouts. I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Back when Bergie first came home with us, our trainer told us to […]
Read MoreI saw a tweet by @BookGirl96 about this memoir and immediately messaged her to ask if I could review it. (Reading friends, you should follow her because she will make you laugh AND keep you in the book loop, which is of course the very best place to be.) Who Knows Tomorrow: A Memoir of […]
Read MoreOh My Gosh I love this book. I started it YESTERDAY. Finished it TODAY. It is 376 pages, including a center section with photos I had to keep flipping forward and back to as I got to certain parts of the story. I gave up sleep to keep reading, and sleep is my absolute favorite […]
Read MoreI am on a fitness plan. It’s been two weeks. I did not undertake this on my own, you should know. This is my friend Spanish Girl’s fault. Her gym ran a promotional where members bring in a friend and you compete for 21 days as a team against other member/guest pairs. Whoever loses the […]
Read MoreFriends, today I get to introduce you to Cathleen Falsani. Grab a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine, depending on what time it is and what kind of day you’re having) and settle in for a chat. I met Cathleen a few years back at the Festival of Faith and Writing, about four […]
Read MoreI thought I’d follow up today’s post on enthusiasm by blogging about a book I REALLY enjoyed. This one is fun and encouraging and a little bit absurd–pretty much a description of all the best nonfiction. The Happiness of Pursuit is a new book by Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup. He shares about […]
Read MoreAre you enthusiastic or pessimistic about new things? I consider myself a pretty enthusiastic person, but I had a wakeup call on this recently when I read a post by Gretchen Rubin that said something like, “I’m really excited about the technology for automated cars!” My first thought was, “Wow-I’m not excited about that at […]
Read MoreJazz hands. Leaping awkward dance moves. High fives with myself (which ends up looking kind of like a jumping jack). That’s the kind of day I’m having. And I get to share it with you, which is one of the true joys about having a blog. I’ve hit milestones on TWO major projects. One was […]
Read MoreI spent Friday night and part of Saturday with this quiet, powerful memoir. It starts off slowly, with author Colleen Carroll Campbell (a journalist and former Presidential speechwriter) sharing about how God called to her from the chaos of her collegiate party life. The book hits its stride in the middle, though, pulling the reader […]
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Trish Ryan 