Impending Strike is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: Thursday, 11:00 p.m. Did the crazy girl want to get herself killed? First the photo and Scripture verse. I love it when the sun peeks out from behind clouds. This happened as I was walking one afternoon, and the sun was directly in my path. It really made for …
When Death Draws Near — Reader Friday
When Death Draws Near by Carrie Stuart Parks is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line in Chapter One: “Ma’am, Sheriff Reed told me to come and get you.” This book kept me up past midnight so I could finish it! But first the photo and scripture. This photo was taken about six years ago when I visited …
Her Darling Mr. Day–Reader Friday
Her Darling Mr. Day by Grace Hitchcock is this week’s Reader Friday. It’s the second book in the American Royalty series. I’ve read the first one, My Dear Miss Dupree, and really enjoyed it. Here’s the first line of Her Darling Mr. Day: “It had taken some of her best work to convince her parents and four sisters to summer …
Following the Trail–Reader Friday
Following the Trail by Lynette Eason is the Reader Friday post. I read this a month or so ago–haven’t had time to read lately — and really enjoyed it–It was another book that kept me up past my bedtime. But first, the photo and verse. I came across this verse today in my daily Bible readings and remembered that I’d …
Implausible Jury Excuses — Mystery Question
Implausible Jury Excuses is this week’s Mystery Question. I was all set to find more crazy things we did as kids when I ran across jury excuses, and I couldn’t resist! But first the photo and verse. The photo is one that my friend, Cheryl Meints took on one of her trips out West. And the verse is one I …
Stupid Things We Did–Mystery Question
Stupid Things We Did is this week’s Mystery Question. When I came across the article about the stupid things we did as kids, I knew I had to make them my Mystery Question! I almost didn’t believe some of them were true, but I found out, unfortunately, they are… But first the Scripture and photo. Psalm 91 is a wonderful, …
Trouble Is My Beat–Reader Friday
Trouble Is My Beat by James Scott Bell is this week’s Reader Friday. The stories in this book are written in the style of Dashiell Hammet, Raymond Chandler, Earle Stanley Gardner, and my favorite, John D. MacDonald. More on that later. Here are the first lines: “The war was over. The boys were coming home.” Before I get to my …
Texas Cold Case Threat — Reader Friday
Texas Cold Case Threat by Jessica R. Patch is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: You got the wrong guy. If you haven’t read any of Jessica’s books, you are missing some good reads! More on that later… But first the photo and Scripture verse. The photo was taken from the fifth floor of a condo on Destin Beach where …
The Spark of Love–Reader Friday
The Spark of Love by Amanda Cabot is this week’s Reader Friday book. Once again we are in Mesquite Springs, Texas. Here’s the first line: “She had to leave.” But first the photo and Scripture verse. The photo is from Delores Topliff, taken while she was in St. Augustine, Florida this month. I love the peace it exudes. And the …
We Shall Not Shatter – Reader Friday
We Shall Not Shatter by Elaine Stock is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line. “The French marble clock in the bedroom chimed five o’clock at the same time a pounding came to the front door.” Now for this week’s photo and Scripture verse. I truly hope this is the last snow for our area this year! lol Although it …