Thanks, Goodreads I’ve found it helpful to keep track of the books I’ve read using Goodreads. I also do a challenge, which I did not meet this year. It was too optimistic. I would have loved to have read 55 books this year, but I only made it to 35. Goodreads also tells you the…
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A One Word Resolution
How Making It Easy Works Years ago, at the end of the calendar year, I began following the steps outlined in a book and on a web site called My One Word by Mike Ashcraft, and Rachel Olsen. I answered these questions: What Kind of Person Do You Want to Be? What Are the Characteristics…
Christmas at Hawkins House (Ellis Island Series)
Christmas Past As most people who enjoy learning about the past, I am intrigued by past Christmas traditions. The Christmases of our ancestors were varied depending on the culture they came from. In book one of my Ellis Island series, Grace McCaffery, a recent immigrant from Ireland, must learn to prepare Christmas dinner for her American…
Sofia Wins The Clash!
Thanks to all of you who voted. I understand the competition was fierce. But since it was a competition between books, it was friendly. I think the other books had some great covers and are worthy of checking out. Here is the link to the announcement. Why a Competition? The winner gets free exposure on…
5 Reasons Immigrants Came to America
I wrote this post two years ago on an older blog. It has received so much attention that I thought I’d post an updated (and better edited) version here. If you know something who might enjoy this, please pass it on. If you have immigrant ancestors, you’ve probably wondered why they came to America. There…
It’s Advent, Not Christmas
The Lost Season There’s Christmas, and then there’s the Twelve Days of Christmas, and then Epiphany. But, not yet. First, it’s Advent. The meaning of that season seems to be getting buried. Anyone else feel that way? We once had a pastor who insisted that the music in the service be Advent music. No Away in…
What You Should Talk About Around the Thanksgiving Table
Conversations That Matter No, not politics or even religion. Not currently, anyway. Holidays are often the only times we get extended family together, so you should take advantage of the opportunity to build the story of your family’s heritage and then preserve it. Here are some things you definitely should talk about. Your Traditions You…
On the Radio
It was my third time to be interviewed on WVXU radio’s program Around Cincinnati. If you’d like to know more about Sofia’s Tune, have a listen.
A New Place to Meet Authors
The Ides of Books It’s a Facebook group that has a party every 15th of the month. How cool is that? You can interact with the authors, read excerpts, and even get a free PDF that contains the first chapters of the featured authors’ books. Here are two links for you. The Facebook Group page…
Bonus Unpublished Material!
Now subscribers to my newsletter can get a bonus, not published, chapter that was cut from Annie’s Stories. FREE! A bit more insight into what Annie was thinking and hoping for when she first came to America. Sign up for my newsletter, or remind me that you are already signed up, and I will send…
