Six Word Saturday

I hate feeling all emotional today!
I'm feeling emotional today and I hate it when I'm like this cause I know it's not rational thinking! But it doesn't stop :( Hopefully it'll pass soon!

Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

Book 2 of Refiner’s Fire. The drama of the Civil War unfolds through the eyes of two very different Northern girls. Lovely Julia Hoffman has always enjoyed the carefree life of her well-to-do family, but when she fails to attract the attention of Rev. Nathaniel Greene, a fierce abolitionist, she determines to bring meaning to her empty and shallow existence. When she becomes a Union nurse, her eyes are opened to the realities of war and suffering. She also meets Phoebe, who has entered the army under false pretenses--and whose journey to understanding herself, as well as the tumultuous world about her, is revealed with sensitivity and drama.

My Review - This book started out very slowly for me mainly because I thought there would be more linking the first book to this book. But once I got into the book it was really good. I loved the underlying love story and how it worked out with both Julia and Phoebe. I can't wait to get the next book to read it.

Monday Mayhem - The Father's Day Meme

1. What is your father's middle name? Don't laugh...It is Lafayette

2. Where was your father born? NC

3. What was the most influential piece of history that took place during your father's childhood? Hum...Not sure...Oh wait, he met my mother! :)

4.Who were/are your father's role models? I'd say now they are Charles Stanley, Billy Graham, and David Jeremiah.

5.What is your earliest memory with your father? Not sure...I have so many...


6.What is your favorite childhood memory with your father? Church...


7. What color eyes does your father have? Green


8.Did you buy your father a Father's Day gift? What was it if so? Well, I gave him a small one and plan on getting him something else. BUT (don't laugh) I got him a nail file. One of those that have about 7 different sides to it? I got him one of those...


9.Is there anything you would like to tell your father that you could or did not?


10.What was your father's biggest influence on you? He's an awesome Christian and a great witness for God.


11.What good advice did your father give to you? My mom and him told me the best advice when I got married. Let the husband handle his family and the wife handle hers. So I handle my family when Jamie has problems with it and Jamie handles his when I have problems.


12.What would you like to pass on to your children that your father passed on to you? I know that my dad loves me and is proud of me. So I would make sure that my children know I love them and I'm proud of them no matter what...


13. What famous father would you not mind having as your father? How about none of them...I like my daddy just fine!


14. What three traits do good father's have in common? Putting God first, then his wife, and then his children!


15. Give us your most favorite quote made by a father. Dad used this one Sunday during service (he's a preacher in case you didn't know) but he said, 'When you're down to nothing, God's up to something!' LOVE IT!


Enjoy your Father's Day no matter who your 'Father' may be :)

Six Word Saturday

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!

Sunday Stealing: The Just Because Meme

Sunday Stealing: The Just Because Meme

1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up. My book, tv, my husband, fireplace, windows!

2. How do you style your hair? How often do you cut it? I straighten it and I only get it cut once in a blue moon!

3. What are you wearing now? T-shirt and jeans

4. What's your occupation? Do you like it? I'm a daycare worker and yes I like it. I love being around children!

5. When was the last time that you took a nap? Was there a special reason? I took a nap yesterday and the special reason was I was tired! :)

6. Who was the last person you hugged romantically? My husband!

8. What was the last full meal that you ate? Lunch today, pot roast complete with potatoes, carrots, and peas. Then we had pound cake with strawberries and whip cream! YUM!

9. What was the last email that you received? An email from Facebook telling me someone had commented on something that I commented on!

10. What one website do you always visit when you go online? Facebook and Goodreads

11. What was the last significant thing you bought? An iPhone

12. What musical artist did you not get at first, but then became a fan? Thousand Foot Krutch and Family Force 5

13. What do you think about before you go to bed last night? The book I was reading, Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult...I only had about 40 pages left and I wanted to finish it so that's all I could think about!

14. What was the last CD you bought? Tenth Avenue North a few weeks ago.

15. What is your favorite weather, and why? What's the weather like today? Winter is my favorite season but if I could deal without the allergies I'd like spring weather the most. And the weather here today is hot and humid.

16. If you could have a special artistic talent, what would it be? Drawing, I'd love to be able to draw.

17. Did you watch the Idol 9 finale? If yes, what are your thoughts? Yep I watched it and I liked Chicago on it but I wanted Crystal to win.

18. What's something you'd like to say to someone right now? Thanks to all the people in the military. It's because of ya'll that we have the freedoms we have today! So THANK YOU!

19. Any special plans for this (holiday in the States) weekend? Nope, just spending time with people I love!

20. Besides your current S/O, who was the last person that you loved romantically? To long ago and not going there!

Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult

"Every expectant parent will tell you that they don't want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they'd been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of "luckier" parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. What if their child had been born healthy? But it's all worth it because Willow is, well, funny as it seems, perfect. She's smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health." Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. What if Charlotte should have known earlier of Willow's illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. What constitutes a valuable life?

My review - I loved this book other then the ending. The ending just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I loved learning all about Willow and her disability. Very interesting! I only have one more book to read from Picoult and I'm expecting it to be just as good as all the other books she's wrote. I gave this book 4 stars because it was so captivating!

Six Word Saturday

God is good, all the time!

God will never leave you, never give you more then you can handle, and never stop loving you! The creator of the earth loves you...How AWESOME is that?

Saturday 9: Midnight Confessions

Saturday 9: Midnight Confessions

1. Have you ever had to confess something to a lover or friend? Not that I remember.
2. How well do you handle rejection? Not well at all. I'm very hard on myself about the way other people see me.
3. What makes you feel old? Seeing little teeny-boopers walking around.
4. What makes you feel young? Music, listening to music!
5. What’s something you are old school about? Waiting to "dust" until you are married. I'm very old school about it. It was the best thing that I have ever done and I am all about promoting abstinence. Don't read this wrong and think I'm judging anyone who hasn't or won't wait until they are married - to each their own. But it is something so wonderful to wait! Okay, stepping off my soap box.
6. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD? Tell us why it rocks. King of Queens - we have a few seasons of those and would love to have all of them. That show is so funny. Probably another one would be ER. It was such a good show. And House and I'd love to catch up on the show Fringe.
7. If you could create your own TV channel, what would it be? Hum...It'd be a mix between do-it-yourself stuff, funny tv shows and then of course I'd put a little bit of news on there for my husband.
8. Where do you like to go for a day trip? Mountains. A few years ago my husband and I went to the mountains on a rare weekend that he had off and it was so awesome! AND the beach, I'm going to my mother-in-law's, Cindy's, next weekend just for the weekend!
9. Name some things that you still want to do in your life. Have children, be a stay-at-home mom, be a good witness for Christ!

Rebecca's Choice by Jerry Eicher

Popular Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher finishes the Adam’s County Trilogy with an intriguing story of a young couple’s love, a community of faith, and devotion to truth.

Rebecca Keim is now engaged to John Miller, and they are looking forward to life together. When Rebecca goes to Milroy to attend her beloved teacher’s funeral, John receives a mysterious letter accusing Rebecca of scheming to marry him for money. Determined to forsake his past jealousies and suspicions, John tries hard to push the accusations from his mind.

Upon Rebecca’s return, disturbing news quickly follows. She is named as the sole heir to her teacher’s three farms. But there’s a condition—she must marry an Amish man. When John confronts Rebecca, she claims to know nothing. Soon Rachel Byler, the vengeful but rightful heir to the property, arrives and reveals secrets from the past. Now the whole community is reeling!

My Review - This book was pretty good...Rachael did get on my nerves through-out the book and I thought it was pretty low the things she would do to get the money. Although the ending was sad I thought it was appropriate. This was also my favorite book out of the whole trilogy. And I'll probably read other books by Eicher. So overall I gave it a 4 star!

Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin

Book 1 in the Refiner's Fire series. The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable. But upon awakening to the cruelty and injustice it encompasses, Caroline's eyes are opened for the first time to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. Her journey of maturity and faith will draw her into the abolitionist movement, where she is confronted with the risks and sacrifices her beliefs entail.

My Review -

This book was pretty good and I absolutely LOVED the ending...I took me a while to get into the book cause it was set back in the 1860's and that's not usually the type of writing I read but I love all of Austin's other books so I knew after I got into this book I'd like it as well. I will be reading the other books in this series and I can't wait to read them! :) I only gave it a 3 star, instead of 4 or 5, because I'm quiet stingy with my 4 and 5 stars! :)

Saturday 9: Hey Jealousy

Saturday 9: Hey Jealousy

1. When was the last time that you got jealous? Hum...It's been a while. I remember around Christmas being jealous of a girl at work who was pregnant. Only because I'd love to have a baby of my own. BUT God will supply that when He sees fit and that's what I keep telling myself. So being jealous really was silly!

2. At what point do you finally decide it's time to move forward with your life (like, major changes)? How do you know? What do you do? When God tells you to move forward you move forward. When He closes a door, He'll open another one.

3. When is it time to just let it ('it' can be whatever you choose) go? How do you know? What do you do? See the answer to number 2! :)

4. How many times must someone push your buttons before you've just had enough? Why? Only about two or three times.

5. If I S/O were to cheat on you, could you ever see yourself giving them a second chance? Or a third? Not really. If he wanted someone else then he should end it with me first! Or visa versa.

6. What was the last thing that someone did that you were very grateful for? Buy me Rita's!

7. How much time do you spend online in a given weekday? What about the weekends? I'd say around 2 or 3 hours per weekday and maybe 8 or 9 hours on the weekends. Just depends on how tired I am.

8. How many online journals/blogs do you read regularly? What are some of your favorites and why? About six or seven. I'm a nosey person! haha...

9. What was the last major purchase that you made? Well, we paid off my car...So it was just fully purchased in March. Other then that we just bought iPhones!

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!

Six Word Saturday

Sinus’ make spring very nasty, blah!

I honestly like the spring weather where it's nice enough outside to not have your ac on or your heat. BUT my head and face could really stop hurting and spring would be ten times better!

Rebecca's Return by Jerry Eicher

I liked this book a lot more then the first in the series. It dragged for me a bit in the middle where it was just about how upset they were about John. And I was sure that something more would go on with Emma but I guess that will be saved for the third book. I gave this book three stars cause I liked it! :) I started this book on 04/22/10 and I finished it on 04/29/10.

Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors. I love her writing and the stories she tells. One of her other books, My Sister's Keeper, is by far my favorite book ever. I also liked her book The Pact. This book was a little different but I liked this book okay. It wasn't my favorite of her's but it definitely wasn't my least favorite either. And it kind of dragged for a little bit in the middle. I knew from the get go about Kurt but I would have never guessed about Grace. I gave this book 3 stars. I started reading it on 04/02/10 and I finished it on 04/22/10.

Friday Fill-Ins #172

And...here we go!

1. I'd like to the beach...To be specific I'd like to go to Topsail Island.
2. One of my most favorite romantic memories is when my husband asked me to marry him, it was wonderful!
3. Last night, I had Subway for dinner.
4. Sorry for the lack of posting lately, just been a little busy.
5. Can we have the weekend now?
6. One of my worst temptations is chocolate; but books are hard to resist too!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to cleaning a little and doing homework, tomorrow my plans include finishing cleaning, homework and doing laundry and Sunday, I want to go to church and spend time with family like always!

Saturday 9: Hurts so Good

1. Tell us about the last time you really got hurt. Hum...I guess it was like getting hurt. I'm allergic to latex and it's only around my mouth. That was found out by the dentist using latex. My lips blew up and it was bad. But it hurt so does that count?

2. What's your oldest possession? At my parents house I have a Cabbage Patch Kid that I had from being very little, his name is Brian. But here at my house my oldest possession is probably panda blanket that my aunt Susie gave me or the green cups that were my mom and dad's. You are probably thinking the green cups are like china or something but they are actually just plastic cups. Nothing taste as good in anything else! haha

3. Do you have any phobias? Spiders and drinking or eating anything that's bad. I've always been scared of spiders but the drinking and eating anything that's bad has just surfaced in the past year. I smell milk before I drink it every time I get ready to drink it!

4. What values did your parents instill in you? To trust in God no matter what, to treat people how I wanted to be treated, to be honest all the time, and they love me!

5. What are your plans for Easter? Sonrise service tomorrow morning then back for regular services and then a cook-out at my mom's!

6. I like sun more than snow. That is a FALSE statement. I LOVE snow!

7. Tell us about 3 fads from your teenage years. I don't know about my teenage years but as a child the fads were side ponytails, leggings, and big hair.

8. Tell us what is the most important attribute in a lover. That they be more concerned with making sure the other person is happy.

9. What new piece of technology have you resisted buying and what would it take for you to change your mind? A smart phone, and it would take the prices dropping majorly!

Hidden Places by Lynn Austin

** spoiler alert ** I really liked this book until it got to Eliza's story and the whole circus bit just doesn't appeal to me I guess. But I loved Aunt Batty and Gabe. I could also tell from the get go that Eliza would fall in love with Gabe and Aunt Batty would fall in love with Walter but I wanted to find out how it all happened. It was an amazing story with the exception of Eliza's circus bit. With that I kept waiting for something major to happen to her for her to have hid it from everyone for so long. And it w...more I really liked this book until it got to Eliza's story and the whole circus bit just doesn't appeal to me I guess. But I loved Aunt Batty and Gabe. I could also tell from the get go that Eliza would fall in love with Gabe and Aunt Batty would fall in love with Walter but I wanted to find out how it all happened. It was an amazing story with the exception of Eliza's circus bit. With that I kept waiting for something major to happen to her for her to have hid it from everyone for so long. And it was nothing. But all that being said I can't wait for the next Lynn Austin book I'll read.

Monday Mayhem

Welcome to Monday Mayhem.

Today's Meme is the Annoying meme
For each of the prompts, name what annoys you....
Have fun.



What annoys you about people that you spend time with outside your home (coworkers etc)? People talking about me but when you say something to them about the problem that they were speaking of nobody has a problem with it.

What annoys you about people in your home? Hum...noises...haha...kind of like if your car rattles and it drives you crazy! haha

What annoys you about talking on the phone? I can't stand to talk on the phone...Weird I may be but I just don't like to do it. I would rather drive to see someone to talk to them instead of talking on the phone. It annoys me that you don't know when or what to say hanging up.

What annoys you about the over-used terms that people use? I don't know...Don't really have anything for this one.

What annoys you about restaurant foods? Well, my husband being a chef I, expect a LOT out of restaurant foods. It annoys me when I go to a restaurant and it is not as good as it should be.

What annoys you about restaurant servers? When they don't keep check on your table, or they act like you are crazy when you ask for certain stuff.

What annoys you about reading other blogs? Don't really know. I guess when a blog has so much stuff on it that it takes forever to load the page. If this is ever my page please inform me!

What annoys you about memes? How sometimes they get to where they are repeating themselves from week to week. Or maybe it's just that you feel they are repeating.

What annoys you about commenting on blogs? Nothing...Wait, I don't like when the comment box is in a popup.

What annoys you about people who chew gum? When they chew with their mouth open.

What annoys you about driving on the highway? People who drive slow when getting onto the interstate or people driving in the left lane slowly.

What annoys you about shopping at Walmart? OH WOW. Our Walmart is packed at all times of the day except at about midnight. People being packed into a shop annoys me.

What annoys you about kids? When their parents don't control them in public. Like when you are out at the restaurant and the kids are running around crawling under the tables and stuff. I am a firm believer in spankings! If you don't like that then don't watch me when I have children raise my children how I feel they should be raised.

What annoys you about your gender? Cattyness. Women are so catty sometimes. Granted I'm catty to at times.

What annoys you about the opposite sex? They don't have to go through childbirth! HA

What annoys you about shoes? When they don't feel comfortable on my feet.

What annoys you about shopping for clothes? When they don't fit like the should. Or I pick up a size that should fit but for some reason has been shrunk down and won't!

What annoys you about music? Degrading music. Just don't care to be degraded.

What annoys you about drinking alcohol? How some people get stupid and get behind the wheel and drive.

What annoys you about pizza? When it is so greasy that you stick a napkin on it and the napking gets soaked YUCK!

Saturday 9: Just One Look

Saturday 9: Just One Look

1. How vein are you about how you look? I don't go out the house looking trashing but by no means am I one of those women that have to have make-up on everytime I go out. As a matter of fact, I hardly ever wear make-up!

2. When you were little what was your favorite TV show? Hum...Fraggle Rock, Zoobalu, Alex Mac, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Clarrisa, Step By Step, Boy Meets World just to name a few...

3. If someone was going to make a movie or TV show about your life, who would play you and why? Hum...I'm not sure...Do ya'll have any ideas?

4. Who is your favorite Major League Baseball team? How about your favorite player? I hardly ever watch any type of sport much less baseball and have a favorite player...

5. What is your favorite baseball-related movie? The Sandlot, loved that move as a child.

6. What is one lesson you have learned in the past year? You don't have to answer to people, you only have to answer to God. So let people talk about you cause they are just giving someone else a break!

7. Tell us about one of your childhood memories. Going over to my mawmaw's while my mom and dad were at work. I would make mud pies. Mawmaw would paint nomes and pawpaw would be working in the garden.

8. How do you handle sticky situations? Do you have a method? If so, what is it? Hum...Wash your hands if they are sticky! haha

9. Do you think people talk about you behind your back? Of course...And first they are giving someone else a break and second if someone is talking about you that must mean you are important enough to them that they want to talk about you! Just saying.....

Six Word Saturday

Loving this weather, but dreading summer!!

I love spring other then the sinus problems it causes but I can NOT stand summer. It's hot and humid and you can only take off so many clothes and you are still going to be hot. Just saying......