Posts by Gina Conroy
The Face of Divorce Sure has Changed!
Growing up, I was the only person I knew who parents were divorced. It was hard. I felt alienated, though no one specifically alienated me. I felt left out and different, growing up with a weekend dad. I felt abandoned… As I got older and started thinking about a family, divorce was never an option…
Read MoreWordless Wednesday: Contribution from my Son!
My soon-to-be 9 year old son took this photo! The kid’s got a great eye if I do say so myself!
Read MoreUlterior Motive by Mark Andrew Olsen
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Ulterior Motive Bethany House (March 1, 2009) by Mark Andrew Olsen ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MARK ANDREW OLSEN whose novel The Assignment was a Christy Award finalist, also collaborated on bestsellers Hadassah (now the major motion picture: One Night With the King), The Hadassah Covenant, and Rescued.…
Read MoreIs Handwriting a Lost Art?
I know I hardly write out anything anymore. But neither do my kids! It seems like their teachers all want writing assignments typed. Now, I can’t blame them with the way some of these kids handwriting is, but it caused serious problems in our two computer home. As you are all aware, I spend a…
Read MoreWhat Was I Thinking?
It’s no secret I’ve been dealing with several (okay, more than several) extra pounds on my small 5 ft. 3 1/2 frame for most of my life. But my first two pregnancies I lost what I gained. Then I gained 60 with my 3rd! Definitely too much McDonald’s drive thru. I lost 40 of it…
Read MoreTaking Tuscany by Riva
I admit the main reason I snatched this book was because it was about Italy! That’s all I needed to know. But now that I’ve read what it’s a fourteen year old girl who’s uprooted from Idaho to Italy, I’m so excited to read this. I went to Italy with my grandmother when I was…
Read MoreOn the Run-book 1 in new series: The Elijah Project by Bill Myers
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
Read MoreParental Rights or Wrongs!
Parental Rights: The Fight of Our Lifetime Suppose, one day, parents will NOT be allowed to tell their children…. …that they cannot do drugs or be sexually involved as an unmarried teenager? …that they must attend church with you? …that they are restricted from certain internet sites and DVD’s for their protection? …that you want…
Read MoreShortage of Swine Flu Masks? Girls, no Need to Worry…
Memory’s Gate by Paul McCusker
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason…
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