tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45789525956706547872024-03-05T16:17:36.944-07:00Peggy Urry - Writerthe adventures of an aspiring authorPeggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-84914384494498971382022-12-01T12:21:00.001-07:002022-12-01T12:21:19.132-07:00Book Sale!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Need some sweet romance to sigh your way through the holidays? Here you go:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/christmassale/2wrzt4llnl" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="1002" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2oXSTeKPKiez23sX-tUTgrEWJDSuYQHbrqbiFg6JaMQqD8TQxPepjuQ30hwsBcBNDdEO3uW4LnezQEYtSgypIGfe7y0U4MhTj0CQbSAOf-NSlBwyZRCEpN0Zoft-QtrHfDa38Q6PxDzbIrumA6huxCh9d3P_6DR6uRa85iDKFkZo63a_HsdFVsGEvQ/w484-h163/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-01%20at%2012.16.54%20PM.png" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Merry Christmas and happy wishes for however you celebrate!</span></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-58110614632319415942022-05-13T11:52:00.001-07:002022-05-13T11:52:09.313-07:00Why I am a Reader<p><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8VFX4J/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWo8yvRYsqR8m3rtPz0yLmbjaNP5Nq6MLXH-bjkUC8lwfz1RTYcmqHCLX7qFwAUlFpqp6yt0Eb2kldCVofKriv7TK0XkSSm1v3A1D9GUbS5lIQiuHWcBrDZn1XkykwAeUtdu7x7K5-kEqSX2pUYHk-ZHp2zFfIgYuvmaicxGjaVGJXTDjnDd3Q_DUcw/s320/41iB3OdAlnL.jpg" width="231" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">In <a href="https://bombmagazine.org/articles/jenny-xie/" target="_blank">Bomb Magazine</a> April 2018, Miriam Rahmani interviews her friend and poet <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Xie/e/B074YQ511L/" target="_blank">Jenny Xie</a>. It's a lovely interview. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">I loved what she said about reading because I relate to it so much. She</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"> says "Reading is migratory, an act of transport, from one life to another, one mind to another. Just like geographic travel, reading involves estrangement that comes with the process of dislocating from a familiar context. I gather energy from this kind of movement, this estranging and unsettling, and I welcome it precisely because it’s conducive to examination, interrogation, reordering. Travel, imaginative or physical, can sharpen perception and force a measuring of distance and difference."</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reading took me places I couldn't go, let me be the heroine I didn't feel I could be in my own skin, led me on adventures that at times left me weeping, at others intrigued or full of mirth. I still love a good puzzle to be solved. I loved the school library during the school year and the book-mobile during the summer. I always checked out as many books as allowed and read them all. When visiting my grandma, I would peruse her bookshelf of Reader's Digest condensed books and pick up what sounded most interesting. That was how I learned about Tsar Alexander and his family. I am grateful for the writers who have painstakenly written and published those books, books that have vastly expanded my horizons, books that have changed my life.</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">That's why I read. And why I write.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div> </div></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-67332815509452750662022-02-25T07:00:00.010-07:002022-02-25T12:23:58.621-07:00Closets<span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWU5XpLLaxZ5QmKirUe-Z7jX7E5541BcywetQ_xnE2Orn2ryqbDM8NzfceN_P-Ovjfukjw5HqsA2LnPuLrD0JX0_mZcy3jrRwlTPLdByLKrLOwYMDl6C2xz-rnkC1J50rWzqOI2dDJ2vIb-0IL2RYWVwNEi4xYyxrwT31Zfb209heIPN9N5iKHUGt8Lw=s428" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="428" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWU5XpLLaxZ5QmKirUe-Z7jX7E5541BcywetQ_xnE2Orn2ryqbDM8NzfceN_P-Ovjfukjw5HqsA2LnPuLrD0JX0_mZcy3jrRwlTPLdByLKrLOwYMDl6C2xz-rnkC1J50rWzqOI2dDJ2vIb-0IL2RYWVwNEi4xYyxrwT31Zfb209heIPN9N5iKHUGt8Lw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my closet but I love the organization.</td></tr></tbody></table>I have been saving up litte bits here and there and finally splurged on getting two closets in my house redone. They look amazing! It was a process though. All the contents of the closet had to come out and one closet was a little like the junk drawer in the kitchen--a spot where a lot of things got put because ... The old shelves had to be torn out, new shelves cut and put in, custom drawers built, new closet doors, and paint. I should have taken a before and after, but I never remember until 'after'.</span><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">It's a bit like writing. You finish that first draft and then you have to tear it apart, take things out, put new things in, and give it a 'good coat of paint'. It's a process! And it's a lot of work. Painstaking labor and a team of people to help you get it to where you want to show it off to your friends. Or at least your mom, haha.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing-ebook/dp/B00KK0PICK" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="354" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgLuOlPX6iZGWnCbMsCt0ceki4qo4XXaTqdZzTLseLo-lzyL-P1kYemy7BmoI2ifs1opH5vedMCqtXjMYC_iJXg43LLaFY9vXeeOPOKfWdRpx4pwctaU755VKfCpHk_pbLLntYzDUSMo5vb6S0MJLeF-MENNDvOx6LuBJhzjlt0LF0oYas4p0ULPcLFQ=w142-h200" width="142" /></a></div>I browsed Pinterest and local ads for ideas then sketched it out on graph paper for the guy I hired to build it. It was such a fun project. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Now I have to go through the bins and boxes and organize and put them away. Hoping to get rid of some of it. I'm sentimental, it's hard for me to actually do the purging. I've read and started <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing-ebook/dp/B00KK0PICK/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marie Kondo</a>'s process. It's helpful but overwhelms me. Margareta Mangusson has a book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Art-Swedish-Death-Cleaning-ebook/dp/B074ZKHG4K/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning</a>. It sounds morbid, but I love the concept of cleaning up your own things before someone else is burdened <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Art-Swedish-Death-Cleaning-ebook/dp/B074ZKHG4K/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjyeF4aohyNS_1oYt-sEOP7CP4lYO97xdG9cQXbO96CyTZWbTRQziDiWodu-zgDAeikYK_uFOpGV4Ye7gl59pE29AzchAQ39ijAvvTgIIrryrq8bQD_9d-DT-R1sN28x8LmwkhfsN_PIuA313EtX1wJXugF9ygv1rEqhV4FvYK70hmAHtR8cRcsUwZsQ=w142-h200" width="142" /></a></div>with it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Do you have a trick for purging your belongings? I would love to hear what works for you. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">And if you live in the Northern Utah area, you can hire the amazing Leah Nielsen of <a href="https://www.northernutahprofessionalorganizing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Northern Utah Professional Organizing</a> to help you! </span></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-50062695007254222682022-02-18T07:00:00.003-07:002022-02-18T19:49:44.067-07:00What's on Your Nightstand?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3fJcBLvTNp7rEO5v45wjcPIaasDwIMZmCPTpd1BiIKFVd-25Db4vLsFLnTt4oQb3LlNd3FrFaF2zR9mStAwAbTGgCzS2igeuN72_gzfrsQKrjAPUfTkMe-Dnanr17SO-05OQcFxCHB2R8VNcNXEB_Rh68PeRszgcc6is35X4GNLNTDsFKoRhYAbU8Yg=s510" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="510" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3fJcBLvTNp7rEO5v45wjcPIaasDwIMZmCPTpd1BiIKFVd-25Db4vLsFLnTt4oQb3LlNd3FrFaF2zR9mStAwAbTGgCzS2igeuN72_gzfrsQKrjAPUfTkMe-Dnanr17SO-05OQcFxCHB2R8VNcNXEB_Rh68PeRszgcc6is35X4GNLNTDsFKoRhYAbU8Yg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not my nightstand, but this is a fun old clock!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">A variety of things can typically be found on nightstands. From reading material to a box of tissues, a lamp, decor, tchotchkes, an alarm clock or clock, or maybe a bluetooth speaker. On your nightstand is there something you just can't go without?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a wall clock (it needs to be big enough I can see it without my glasses!), a jewelry dish (for cough drops and in case I forget to take off my rings before climbing into bed), a charging cord for my phone, and a small collection of lotions and pillow/room sprays. I don't have books. I know, it seems wrong. I have a lot--probably a more appropiate word for it is plethora--of books, just none of them on my nightstand.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What does that have to do with anything? Well, I've been thinking about starting a monthly post about what I'm reading or planning to read. This year I set a goal to read one non-fiction and two fiction books every month. Now for you readers, I'm sure that's laughable and I really want to do more than that but starting small is better than getting overwhelmed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For February I have been wanting to read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break-ebook/dp/B07D23CFGR/" target="_blank">Atomic Habits</a> by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/James-Clear/e/B07DJTJC3X/" target="_blank">James Clear</a>. I've got ten days left. Yikes! How about some fiction? I'm thinking <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Sorcery-Disguised-Roxanne-McNeil-ebook/dp/B09GLCGNTJ/" target="_blank">Disguised</a> by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Roxanne-McNeil/e/B08GHC8VMS/" target="_blank">Roxanne McNeil</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-Happy-Campers-Romantic-Comedy-ebook/dp/B09DJNN8GP/" target="_blank">Not Happy Campers</a> by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ash-Keller/e/B08B79S7DG/" target="_blank">Ash Keller</a>. If all goes well, I'll have a new March list and three reviews coming up. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Wish me luck!</span></p><p><br /></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-79904234905867827312022-01-08T09:46:00.006-07:002022-01-08T09:48:31.293-07:00Finding Gratitude<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a lovely massage this morning. It is one of the few things I do to treat myself but it's definitely something I look forward to. The gal I used to see left for bigger and better things and I really liked her, so I was more than a little sad about the whole thing. Perhaps my bar is really high, but I have had trouble finding a massage therapist that was a good fit. Fast forward, I've been going to Holly for about three months and she is amazing. She is a very intuitive therapist and I love her vibe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We chatted for a bit about how important it is to look for the "silver lining," being grateful in all things. I think "reframing" is the current buzzword. It reminded me of something I first heard when Scott and I were a young married couple. It went something along the lines of 'I'm grateful for my husband's snoring, it means he is there beside me.' Now, I know there are different levels of snoring and that snoring can indicate health issues, but the thought behind it has really helped me reframe some of the little things. Don't get me wrong, there are still things I roll my eyes at or get frustrated by, but I've also learned to be able to laugh about them and to take the emotion out when it's an issue I want to talk about. It's taken a lot of years and a lot of practice but I am grateful for Scott's patience as I learn. Is there something you could reframe to find the gratitude? Here's to a grateful 2022! Sending positive energy to all my readers.</span></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-7368569347152013602021-12-31T17:12:00.003-07:002022-02-07T09:30:48.987-07:00Goodbye 2021! Hello 2022!<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">I've heard it said that the years go faster the older we are because they're an increasingly smaller percentage of our lifetime. For example, when you are ten years old, one year is roughly ten percent of your life. On the flip-side, at fifty years old, ten percent of our lives is roughly five years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's your take on why time seems to go faster? Is it the load of responsibility, our natural aging process that tends to slow us down so time appears to speed by, or something else?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The opportunities for growth are ever-present. Sometimes we drop the hammer on ourselves and learn valuable lessons, other times, we observe people doing the hammer-dropping and their subsequent response. Some sage advice given to me as a teenager was to observe and learn. I can't say I've always followed that advice, nevertheless, I absolutely agree with it. These challenges, I believe, segue us into an opportunity to lean as well as learn. Lean on our families, on each other, but especially on God. One of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding". God is so good. Even through our difficulties, He is there waiting for us to turn to Him, to rely on Him, to cast our burden at His feet.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://deseretbook.com/p/enduring-with-grace-strength?variant_id=197340-paperback" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="853" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix4Z3Uy_zYp79epHn82_oOKjXuShteaT4m8FdMg2ZQqPQhr7NenmQNLgrRAO4wUa1wAhZ2gP6noz1qT_IbXAWMFT_0F5US-RYzxKs7SHgo28z_3kW5pXgJuzvJ3sIe4v5btKNgvZZk0t6G0vIZ8kh0yb5SMzX6yG3WdXCgR5X8ahVTlkk4b9eFwFV-sA=w171-h200" width="171" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I recently read a book by <a href="https://deseretbook.com/t/author/kathryn-jenkins?ref=product-producer-list">Kathryn Jenkins</a>, Enduring with Grace and Strength. Wow. It is beautifully written and so inspiring. In talking about enduring some really tough things, she says, "He knows I can do it. More importantly, He needs <i>me</i> to know I can do it." That really struck me. God knows I can do all things through Christ but He needs me to know I can. What a great lesson. So many good nuggets of wisdom she has learned and shares with us in this short book. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking forward, do you make new goals, resolutions, lists? I don't make resolutions anymore. I do try to make goals, but that is an ongoing thing. This year I tried a new thing. I picked a word that I wanted to represent the year for me. That word was Finish. Well. I did finish a few things. Not as many as I hoped, but as with many of us, my years started off great and trickled to barely tumbling over the finish line to 2022. My word for 2022 is Disciple. I'm hoping to grow in Christ's light and that includes reading the Old Testament. There are so many knowledgeable people offering resources for study so I'm really excited for this. Leave a comment and tell me one thing you want to accomplish in 2022 or maybe your word for the year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I pray that the year 2022 will hold bounteous blessings for you--however they may come.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">*I received a complimentary copy of this book. My opinions and comments are my own.</span></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-53326032268785448182021-09-06T13:33:00.012-07:002021-09-10T16:39:28.781-07:00Slow March of Light by Heather B. Moore<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slow-March-Light-Heather-Moore-ebook/dp/B09CJLPT2D/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhzyhxEsl4hNPbsngK8nUY_PTnwrsu1H0BacxTq5FRRiUtDhzSynLjDHs1ksVGaTHR8lIz3xDr6d1JSZpuTygaY-GS0kAsHULKKnzjQ9tlCk6WHyBeRIo7R0z_CVVQceYoqB62ZCQ2JjF/s320/51FaFw0Mq9L.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The story of Bob Inama, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slow-March-Light-Heather-Moore-ebook/dp/B09CJLPT2D/" target="_blank">The Slow March of Light</a> by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heather-B-Moore/e/B007HLYZ6A/" target="_blank">Heather B. Moore</a>, debuts on September 7 (tomorrow). It is an incredible story of one man's experience as a prisoner of the Germans during World War II.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Back of Book:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Based on a true story. Inspired by real events.<br /><br />A riveting and emotionally-gripping novel of an American soldier working as a spy in Soviet-occupied East Germany and a West German woman secretly helping her countrymen escape from behind the Berlin Wall.<b> </b></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">In the summer of 1961, a wall of barbed wire goes up quickly in the dead of night, officially dividing Berlin. Luisa Voigt lives in West Berlin, but her grandmother lives across the border and is now trapped inside the newly- isolated communist country of East Germany. Desperate to rescue her grandmother and aware of the many others whose families have been divided, Luisa joins a secret spy network, risking her life to help bring others through a makeshift, underground tunnel to West Germany. Their work is dangerous and not everyone will successfully escape or live to see freedom. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Bob Inama was an outstanding university student, with plans to attend law school when he is drafted into the US Army. Stationed in West Germany, he is glad to be fluent in German, especially after meeting Luisa Voigt at a church social. As they spend time together, they form a close connection. But when Bob receives classified orders to leave for undercover work immediately, he does not get the chance to say goodbye.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">With a fake identity, Bob's special assignment is to be a spy embedded in East Germany. His undercover job will give him access to government sites to map out strategic military targets. But Soviet and East German spies, the secret police, and Stasi informants are everywhere, and eventually Bob is caught and sent to a brutal East German prison. Interrogated and tortured daily, Bob clings to any hope he can find from the sunlight that marches across the wall of his prison to the one guard who secretly treats him with kindness to the thought of one day seeing Luisa again.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Author Heather B. Moore masterfully alternates the stories of Bob and Luisa, capturing the human drama unique to Cold War Germany as well as the courage and the resilience of the human spirit.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">What others are saying:</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Editor's Pick<br /></span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Historical Novel Society</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>This outstanding novel is a harrowing account based aroun actual events in Bob Inama's life ... A timely and cautionary tale. My highest recommendation!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>--Thomas J. Howley</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And this:</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Slow-March-of-Light/pid=9747491" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXd8eDq9TXQHRtjh7u1n3pSrHGMta3eXHSdkLIiWtyqL8fRA6cjvzbWMoVnDoLWDHYK6dtacfQADw4JlbpeURNGPNExthBpxm1wrx6Vc_TI9H9Y92uukxN2E5UYCnZ8SEbKjHKW-gz69q/s320/Slow+March+booklist.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>My take: </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Wow! I can't wait to read this. Also Heather B. Moore will be in my town this week doing a signing and I will be there! Hooray!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>BONUSES:</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">**Swag bundle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">**Ebook only $5.99 this week! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The publisher, <a href="https://shadowmountain.com/slowmarch/" target="_blank">Shadow Mountain</a> has all the deets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://shadowmountain.com/slowmarch/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdQvtjBCqq6cx1WfjOEEEPNWdlARn8qf83Jauyy5uUSa5SAoFygABxSmFpNbCZ62zkxsZPl97guNFxKV1ROc1uV9JjaIAcmE_2mCsXzbORO65qjdCHlAVmApUo5cqbb623DCyT8bDfFTQ/s320/Swag-Slow-March_Launch-Bundle-URL.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">What books have influenced your view of the world?</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /></span><p></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-39503538439304457152021-08-04T17:50:00.002-07:002021-09-08T18:28:47.325-07:00Two Fun Children's Books by Valerie Ipson<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com//dp/0986424692" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf7fOfrBt5SJ9scUvLG6VamUhZNSzb86I-NE2ZH45gH3AYkkBChvBBHh-5v7lgng24nrIUW3DGZZxumnr7hRBTg8FNGy7TZ46Cy8THYAI92C03CGlJShoe7Vj8SFKMJfRSUnZ281pYLUz/s320/41rwthiR1cS._SX404_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com//dp/0986424692" target="_blank">Sweet Dreams, Princess</a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">by <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Valerie-Ipson/e/B00TR7RIKC/" target="_blank">Valerie Ipson</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back of the Book: </span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><b><span style="font-style: italic;">How can Marcy go to sleep when there is nothing to dream about? </span></b><br /></h4><div><b><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></b></div><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">Don’t worry, Mom has some ideas. (If only Marcy will listen to them.)</h4><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Take: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The graphics are so fun and full of emotions! I mean, who hasn't gone to be with that pouty face when we wanted to stay up? I think this is a great addition to night-time reading (or anytime, really, because it's full of imagination!). </span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/After-Bedtime-Valerie-Ipson/dp/0986424676/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FM01qBC7iBYRudzhAMnf6KB1E7K_Ch2Q2JHOXnJOISKZDVtXXUhGwo0AHVQrx3pDFVaCP2-g6Z9xePHZlTKWz81qRgzZPw1o9-DrzgkIBKpPz1x2pD4Swt2lVLJNw0KFf7i0oAnRq2Kn/s320/51fflTl%252BP5L._SX404_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Next up is</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/After-Bedtime-Valerie-Ipson/dp/0986424676/" target="_blank">After Bedtime</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back of the Book: </span></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Why do we have to go to bed and Mom and Dad get to stay up?</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jump into your jammies, find your favorite blankie and stuffed sleeping buddy, and join in the fun, or the indignation really, as brother and sister imagine everything they're missing because they have to go to bed. Will Mom and Dad eat all the brownies and ice cream? Do they play with all their toys?</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My take: </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">More great graphics by illustrator </span><a href="https://www.behance.net/kevpencils" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Kevin Mura</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">. What a fun story about all the things kids think they're missing. A definite case of FOMO for these two.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pick up these fun paperbacks at Amazon and snuggle up for a good read. </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Don't forget to follow author Valerie Ipson:</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Valerie-Ipson/e/B00TR7RIKC/" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13550563.Valerie_Ipson" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and Facebook, and check out her website: </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://valerieipson.com</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-68477294409447022022021-07-21T16:24:00.001-07:002021-09-08T18:30:21.042-07:00Spiritual Resilience<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08T8L88TV" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5d5Roit_nhh_bFAmzKS4AN79kexDOQaAKFZohTRdFMSvtIiBxZA2Xon73xT6WiRczfJ7n3JZSqCh1n7iuBHZpvjb4DdjyKYsr06dwp_pc9YfbekHR5k7PbfJNnfS0Hmf7y05ik_JTtFq/w213-h320/Screen+Shot+2021-07-21+at+4.19.30+PM.png" width="213" /></a></div>I just finished reading Spiritual Resilience by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sharla-Goettl/e/B08VCVCC79/ref=kwrp_li_aut" target="_blank">Sharla Goettl</a>. If you know me, you know that finishing ANY non-fiction book is a tremendous accomplishment. I'm fair at starting them, but somewhere around chapter four I ditch the book and move on.<p></p><p>I read this book in three days. Yeah, three days. I know, wow! Just wow. But this book took me on a journey. It was incredibly insightful (which I keep saying in all my reviews, but, truth darling!) and I feel I am changed by those insights. </p><p>One thing she says, "The Lord truly makes sure that whatever information, knowledge, tools, or resources we need to accomplish his commandments will cross our path at the opportune moment." Is it not true? I have been preparing to teach a class to the women at church and so many times during my reading, I found things or inspirations that were applicable.</p><p>This is geared for adults helping youth, but it is definitely applicable to all generations. I highly recommend this book. </p><p><br /></p><p>*I received an ARC. My opinions are my own. And my opinion is you should get this book!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-82877998428179594742021-06-08T07:00:00.006-07:002021-06-08T14:23:16.428-07:00I Hated You First by Rachel John<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hated-You-First-Sworn-Loathe/dp/B096LPRZJZ/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzmB2dWez84_TuwF2aaW2OMzpYPuUFqpuCA3xFxk4W6fI0lMQE1xTHmFsrJLUDzTWAHf5DzZVPOYn7AElKKQUFIjJtIM-hB6-x1CNzDfeEzdwkGJ3XUE3GIJFlFIDjfwxo-D3jf3R632h/s320/41vJshOP7OS._SX322_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I've dived into summer reading a little more enthusiastically than usual. I have started and not finished a few, but here are a couple I've really enjoyed:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>I Hated You First by Rachel John</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Back Cover:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span id="freeText10737160923642406147" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Clay… My best friend has held a grudge against his half-sister, Lauren, forever. It’s unjustified and ridiculous, but I have to take his side. Also ridiculous? How bad I have it for her. My Lauren radar goes off the second she steps in the building. Did I mention we work together and her dad’s the boss? Yeah, she’s so off-limits I might as well start running now and never come back. Except, her family is like family to me. So, I’ll do whatever it takes to stick around, even if she hates my guts.<br /><br />Lauren… I date guys nothing like Clay on purpose. I will not let my old crush on him get the best of me. It’s going on the list of things I’ve outgrown and will deny ever having, like the Justin Bieber poster I used to keep on the back of my door. It doesn’t matter that I’ve caught Clay looking at me like he’s a jewel thief and I’m a precious gem encased in glass. He’d never choose me over my brother, or his job, or his enjoyment in teasing me. Avoiding Clay is easy, until the day I realize my dad’s asked for Clay’s help in checking up on my dates. No stinking way.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">My Goodreads/Amazon review:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Seriously fun book. Quick, easy read. Loved the characters and their growth. Recommend and would read again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">*I received a reader copy. My review opinions are my own.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Second-First-Kiss-Romantic-Comedy-ebook/dp/B08XGLNPDW/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWZCo0qaJVcVj-r6IRmbRJFTvwj6__EUbmpMmRcja9LchEjOmhaC3vqkMvPWwjWTKAU2HZKUy1wpAoIKPNzXoTvHrVYDVoLiZH1PhHlXnyVLw6mxRMEtUs9gD0qW9NgcIRgJp3ow1ZfAF/s320/41f%252BnsnHKgL.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Second First Kiss by Jennifer Griffith<br /></b><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Back Cover:</span></p><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: small;">A torching kiss on a long-ago high school dare just might flare up again.</span></h2><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Back in high school, Jasher Hotchkiss and Sage Everton shared one perfect kiss at a kissing booth. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Now, they've both returned to their hometown of Mendon. Bachelor Jasher is there against his will as the reluctant new general surgeon. Widowed Sage is the hospital’s underappreciated nurse anesthetist. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">They see each other daily.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Neither has forgotten that mind-blowing kiss.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">However, if Jasher is universally loathed by the town's citizens and Sage carries a potentially lethal dating curse, is there any chance at a second first kiss?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">My Goodreads/Amazon review: I love books by Griffith. Fun, fluffy, and easy to read. This one was no different. Lots of swooney smooching and I liked the resolutions at the end. Recommend and would read again.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-60451962184972043722021-05-28T16:28:00.005-07:002021-09-08T18:32:13.239-07:00Baited by Roxanne McNeil<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094K21YL9" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SxRstcuQWnTkJm4Yynqg0q_kKLSA3upXBgV8VvLnBRlhKXuUls2CMGjB5hOtaNFVY9CPTespR3CDQFEegi2o1j-dIKtTFzEbiE8m2n2pjPf3xyIMSZodERCGt3nnoJotjusqeHbXzWK5/s320/57922671._SY475_.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">First, isn't this cover beautiful and intriguing? </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Second, my thoughts on the book:<br />Wow. It did take me a few chapters to get into this book, but then every time I had to put it down, I kept thinking about the characters and what they were going to do, how they were going to resolve things, and how things would play out in the end. I was not disappointed. I loved the bit of secrecy and why it was necessary and the challenges it brought because in the end, it really mattered. I loved Reylen's development and that she knew all things fishing--which I, personally, would probably take a pass on the cleaning part haha. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Recommend!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span id="freeTextreview4008520907" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><br /></span><span id="freeTextreview4008520907" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">**I received an ARC. The review is my own opinion.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-64674926206962604242021-01-22T06:00:00.008-07:002021-09-10T17:28:07.560-07:00A Looking-back Survival Guide<p><br />Warning: Post contains religious thoughts. </p><p>I think for most of us 2020 was full of the unexpected. From pandemic restrictions to home-schooling, from cancelled travel plans to working from home, it kind of rocked my world.</p><p>But we made it through. We did it! And we can take those lessons we learned and jump right in to 2021.</p><p>I'm curious what you learned. What did you discover about your life or yourself? What coping skills or mechanisms did you lean on?</p><p>My experiences confirmed that God is aware of all of us and we need to be aware of Him. He loves each of us. Each of us! No matter our circumstances or our heritage. We need to love our brothers and sisters in that godly way, no matter their circumstances or heritage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.comeuntochrist.org/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5Ben2kgCD3R4Uy4z0w16lzGR29V-4RM8VrVwvhHoeSp5cDYKr3isn_p-e_jtRsYbHWDPuYybpdmB7ZXwGrxQuqmh6w0ZKjCHm7aMMKGBkH6-mDP-PQeuJeMfJH1y-2oixMYjjDPbjUWM/s320/IMG_0613.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p>I found peace in His word. Particularly the <a href="https://www.comeuntochrist.org/requests/free-book-of-mormon">Book of Mormon</a>. If you don't have a copy, you can get a free one <a href="https://www.comeuntochrist.org/requests/free-book-of-mormon">here</a>. Listening to it almost daily on my walks or as I ate breakfast was a game changer for me. If I was feeling troubled, I knew I'd missed a day or two. When I read or listened to it, it brought such a calm and peace to my heart. And, there is so much we can learn from it. I love Jesus Christ and I love learning about Him.</p><p>Leaning on and staying connected to family was a big deal too. More time with my immediate family meant lots of practice of patience and some letting go of the little things. It also helped me appreciate my ability to work from home, but that was also a little complicated since I was trying to wear so many hats at the same time. I think it works much better to wear only one or two at a time. </p><p>Let us love God and each other for that is the only way.</p><p>Again, I would love to know what worked for you, so please leave a comment!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-64255423423555905632020-11-23T06:00:00.010-07:002021-09-10T17:29:24.237-07:00Shop Small, Shop Local, Shop Educational<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.russetroadkids.com" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="258" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXHvPg1zHbz96rB3VVvU727r15yro_252KA07qPeGO1C_z61_VdlRfVwDlPi4LrH8G3JKzTTgpAk4C22OEW-OqQw3j2lacZZwol_4ujAW8ZmfbkabLx1TKI2a1W8lqDU68h3Z3nWebu7Y/w199-h200/Screen+Shot+2020-11-17+at+11.34.18+AM.png" width="199" /></a></div><br />You know I love unicorns, but I also love small and local business offerings. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://russetroadkids.com">Russet Road Kids</a> has all three! Whether you're into fairytales or sports or love animals, Russet Road Kids has something for you (they even have a tractor!). Their name puzzles help children learn letters and their name. Their educational toys encourage fun learning from number and alphabet puzzles to wooden or acrylic tracing boards. So much about this that I love!</div><div><br /></div><div>And right now they have some Black Friday specials so head on over before they're gone.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is what they have to say:</div><div><br /></div><div>"We promote positive, educational playtime from our family to yours! We've created several educational wooden toys you and your little one will love."</div><div><br /></div><div>They are a family-owned and operated small business and make everything right here in Arizona. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can visit their <a href="https://russetroadkids.com">website</a> or follow them on Instagram at RussetRoadKids.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-52061501560608958522020-11-17T06:00:00.006-07:002021-09-10T17:31:20.422-07:00It's Christmas Romance Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Carol-Candy-inspired-Collection-ebook/dp/B07G2QK9HR/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEGdBO9uQi4CrErGaKbV92rmuEkvSU_FCaD5ZCjGumlvxcfmmO0Ty0_N4aIXF1n_GFcfq2EJWQvnygh72qZ3KTce7YTM-7aoSvYTSNo7m8WsLulqyF80l2efpFf50MLSY1AY_bvomrhmi/s320/candyKaineFinal-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b>It's Christmas romance time!</b> <p></p><p>To celebrate, I am doing a giveaway. What do you need to do to enter? It's easy. Follow my author Instagram account (<b>@authorpeggyurry</b>) for all the details. The contest will run today, Nov 17, through Thursday, Nov 19, midnight. </p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-69610072545383799202020-11-10T11:50:00.001-07:002020-11-10T11:50:39.327-07:00Online Bookshop Supports Local Bookstores<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ixVhn6CXXFCNRS-0hRpSduMidiz-29wsAuO_zJHIO5iFdAQPBg_S_omCVcIx3FuAVy2-G8WsZd1Gsjb2HAZZgbAk0Rq7Ex8oxj4YZcqZcBRbtuUjTSRvz6cp1XzrBLxCFbGBNDh5iO2V/s2048/DSCN6620.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ixVhn6CXXFCNRS-0hRpSduMidiz-29wsAuO_zJHIO5iFdAQPBg_S_omCVcIx3FuAVy2-G8WsZd1Gsjb2HAZZgbAk0Rq7Ex8oxj4YZcqZcBRbtuUjTSRvz6cp1XzrBLxCFbGBNDh5iO2V/s320/DSCN6620.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Reading on the beach is a favorite for many of us. We also have our favorite bookstore haunts. Maybe you already knew about this one, but I just learned about <a href="https://bookshop.org">Bookshop</a> from <a href="https://eschlerediting.com">Eschler Editing</a>. It's very cool.<div><p></p><p>Bookshop (a new-ish but powerhouse outlet) allows you to blend gifting your favorite books with supporting your favorite local/indie bookstore. Hooray!</p><p>I absolutely love this!</p><p>Eschler Editing says this about <a href="https://bookshop.org">Bookshop</a>: "Dreamed up and founded by <a href="https://lithub.com">Literary Hub</a> co-founder Andy Hunter, its purpose is to allow independent bookstores to create their own shopfront on the site, and the stores receive the full profit margin." </p><p>See why this is a big deal? Maybe you think it can't rival that giant online bookstore. Customer service and shipping are handled by Bookshop and its distribution partners with books being shipped within two to three days. In addition, titles are offered at a small discount. I dare you to give it a try.</p><p>Shop local and shop small this holiday season. Link is also in my sidebar.</p></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-32927729258029344692020-10-09T16:00:00.001-07:002020-10-09T16:00:02.938-07:00Holiday Mission (it's BIG)<p>This came in my inbox and I wanted to share with you because I love not only her devotion to helping others, but the cool jewelry she sells (100% of the profits go to charity). This is an opportunity to get some beautiful gifts for the people in your life AND to contribute to a great cause.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://seladesigns.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn-IXwplFZtEg0jZG8AybYCkrRgeFii8BLfGuOuzvme9fVwg10Ic3hzBRBFkr_0fPI_ph2PGHUqaxCTuTLpbap47ngQsY15Faf_1_c1PuKFo9QSRipklNenqrb9x77fTP5gIsaDbKWOui/w383-h400/Screen+Shot+2020-10-09+at+1.05.16+PM.png" width="383" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm so excited to be writing to you today because I have big things to share. If you are new around here, I want you to know that Sela Designs is changing the world and you are part of it. This holiday season, we are going to do amazing things - together.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">Every holiday season, we choose one BIG mission goal. Here are the last three we've completed:</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">2017: $5,000 given to Life House to help break the cycle of generational poverty</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">2018: $6,300 given to fully fund a sex trafficking rescue mission through IJM</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">2019: $10,000 given to build a well in Malawi through charity: water</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">For 2020, the dream has grown. The mission has grown. Our community has grown. </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">My heart is racing as I type these words: our mission for Holiday 2020 is to <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">FULLY FUND 3 SEX TRAFFICKING RESCUE MISSIONS. </strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">Yes, you read that correctly! Not one mission, THREE! It's a lofty goal to give $20,000, but friend, think about those women and children who will be freed. Picture their faces. Imagine what rescue means to them. </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">From now through December, we're going to make every sale count toward our big, outrageous goal. Here's what you can do:</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">1.</strong> Share Sela Designs and our mission with your friends, family, and co-workers.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">2.</strong> Wear the jewelry & talk about our purpose.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">3.</strong> Share us on social media. Like, comment, save & share. It all helps.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">4.</strong> Gift Sela Designs to teachers, friends, family & anyone else you can think of. Let them be a part of this mission too!</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">This mission is big and bold, just the way we like it! Let's do this.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-59944444197962387242020-08-07T06:00:00.110-07:002020-08-07T06:00:02.020-07:00NEW from author Deirdra EdenSo many exciting things happening this week for author <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deirdra-Eden/e/B00M5EW2AA/">Deirdra Eden</a>. She has a non-fiction book called Time Management for Creative People. (available now on Amazon)<div><br /></div><div>I am so excited to dive into this book. Aren't we all creative to some extent? And I love that this is a fresh approach to productivity. I'll have more comments on this soon (because I'm starting it once I get the draft for this post done - yay).</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's more information for you:</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="Body" style="border: none; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Now Available</span></b><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Ap8ZqI">Time Management for Creative People</a></span></b><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"> by Deirdra Eden</span></b><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="Body" style="border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><u><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmi1fcKJYu5AcGOwQWdSljtxmUiCxAzUP8JPjmCbLRGlIa3ROwAFToJFeZqhILG5g36Ie1pnOvF3ZRb4RXPLGm95SmGwdspmfJy_UM2weH8vdcPlEs6aamBOYU7JZERJgk-S8p9-Mdgrc/s2048/tm+adc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmi1fcKJYu5AcGOwQWdSljtxmUiCxAzUP8JPjmCbLRGlIa3ROwAFToJFeZqhILG5g36Ie1pnOvF3ZRb4RXPLGm95SmGwdspmfJy_UM2weH8vdcPlEs6aamBOYU7JZERJgk-S8p9-Mdgrc/w512-h258/tm+adc.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Guidance for being</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px;"> </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">in the right mind for right-brained people.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><br /><br /></span></u><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 30.15pt;">Chances are you’ve tried spreadsheets, agendas, day planners, and other linear, mathematical ways mainstream culture measures time. Applying industrial production systems to a creative mind can dampen the joy of your work, knock you off balance, and block your energy flow.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-indent: 30.15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-indent: 30.15pt;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Time Management for Creative People</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> offers a fun, organic approach to balancing, organizing, and prioritizing all you need to get done by living your life in creative cycles and seasons while maximizing your high and low energy times the way you were meant to.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DY5W67Q/"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWAjTfIYxSEFbGgA3c3f1AEljyGAVBGpbOiDAzZEj4EADAJpG_miULr0kB3s3iwvL_SCuQw56zoyqXUd3W7GajfIKdSf62iu2tceRWH2MDiYpWuKZfsoZ4NpV1VkmB9wkuNbDPHnu4Qop/s0/81Vvz%252B6tx%252BL._AC_US218_..jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DY5W67Q/">book 5</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DRRPPX2/"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLyp7MDkPqeWjpd_pm1LM3p2q7-QDN0VPsjPj5IsqoiK1KtsDZin4MdKnQGDOYCyzSRLPQ3X4m8H_axkYwnJn0PV7UO9zKofjPUnKqqMVVzcLD41S6ym0o9z9Ky0MYiCG_R5TEYCRVekP/s0/81twUnGrZcL._AC_US218_..jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DRRPPX2/">book 6<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy reading!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-23843351602796967782020-05-18T06:00:00.000-07:002020-05-18T06:00:06.977-07:00Something New (I wish it was a book!)Have you ever been motivated to do something that needed to be done as a result of a minor disaster? Like mopping the kitchen floor after someone drops a cup of juice? Because if you leave that, it's going to turn into one fat sticky mess. Or renovating a bathroom because the old shower leaked? Because if you leave that, it results in horrid smells and damage on a much larger scale.<br />
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Unlike mopping, our recent reno ended up being a much bigger project than we anticipated--and it really was our own doing. We couldn't put in a new shower and leave the old countertops. Right?<br />
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The old shower matched the lovely mauve and cream cultured marble of the countertop complete with matching brass fixtures/doors. Who wouldn't want to keep that?<br />
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Oddly (at least in my opinion), it is relatively the same cost to throw in a pre-fab shower as it is to hire someone to tile it. So of course I went with the tile option.<br />
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After several trips to Home Depot and a lot of hours perusing our option, we settled on this lovely greige subway tile and gray penny tile for the floor. We also picked out a new countertop and brushed nickel faucet. The cabinets got a new coat of white paint as well (thanks to our cute renter). I think it turned out much better than I anticipated.<br />
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This isn't unlike writing a book. I just wish I could write one in two weeks rather than years and years. It takes way more preparation and work than I imagine. But I hope the stories turn out just as lovely after I put in the work.<br />
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<br />Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-34565780243692179332020-02-28T06:00:00.000-07:002020-02-28T06:00:04.172-07:00To Every Love a Season<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A USA TODAY bestselling author, <a href="https://www.stacyhenrie.com/">Stacy Henrie</a> graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in public relations. Not long after, she switched from writing press releases and newsletters to writing inspirational historical romances. Born and raised in the West, where she currently resides with her family, she enjoys reading, road trips, interior decorating, chocolate, and most of all, laughing with her husband and kids. Her books include HOPE AT DAWN, a 2015 RITA Award finalist for excellence in romance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her Winter Suitor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If Callie doesn’t attract the interest of a suitor by the Patriarch Ball, she’ll be shipped off to England to find a husband. Unwilling to let that happen, Leo, the son of Callie’s favorite chocolatier, volunteers to pretend to be her secret admirer. In return, Callie will ensure his family’s shop provides chocolate favors for the ball—in hopes of keeping the shop from closing. But when their arrangement deepens into real feelings, the two must decide if a humble maker of chocolate and a wealthy heiress can find more than temporary happiness together.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An Unlikely Spring Courtship</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tempest and Bram are both eager to have the most successful mercantile in town. But there are only enough customers to support one store, and neither Tempest or Bram are willing to concede defeat. In spite of their initial competition, the two can’t help but admire the tenacity of the other and eventually they form a bond of friendship. When disaster strikes the town, the pair will have to choose what matters most—success in business or in following one’s heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When circumstances thwarted their young love, Wyatt and Loralee promised to meet in eight years if neither of them had found someone. This time Loralee isn’t returning to the beach resort as a lowly hotel maid, though—she’s become a renowned singer, performing across the country. Wyatt’s situation has also changed. He’s become a father to his orphaned niece and wishes to provide her with a stable home. But when Wyatt and Loralee see each other again, they begin to wonder if their love hasn’t lessened with time but has deepened instead into something lasting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the daughter of a servant, Phoebe is now an heiress with enough funds to provide herself and her mother with a home of their own. And she knows exactly which house she wants to buy—the mansion at the seaside where she and her mother once worked in the summers. However, James, the son of their former employer, has been tasked to sell the mansion at auction for a price much higher than Phoebe can likely afford. Still hopeful, she volunteers to help James return the neglected mansion to its former glory, and the two become good friends. Yet as the auction draws nearer, they will need to determine which dreams are worth pursuing and which are worth changing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the best of friends, with the promise of being something more, Samantha and Rex have seen little of each other since Rex returned home from the war. Samantha is still hurt over Rex eventually asking her not to write him anymore while he was away, and Rex is certain Samantha doesn’t deserve to be with a man who bears the emotional scars of a soldier. However, the two of them are thrown together again when Samantha’s father is unable to deliver his annual Christmas Eve gifts. As Samantha and Rex perform the task, the walls between them start to crumble, making them both hope in the miracles of the season.</span><br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-74193289823942733912020-02-18T07:00:00.000-07:002020-02-18T10:38:40.154-07:00Customer Service <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Recently had an experience that was a little harrowing for me. Not in a life-endangered type way, but still ratched my anxiety.<br />
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We have an electric vehicle. Not one that can go hundreds of miles, but a used one that gets about 45 miles on a charge. Now if you're cruising around close to home, that shouldn't be a problem. Or if you're going ten miles away, shouldn't be a problem, right?! This particular car, if you drive on side streets, gets great mileage. The freeway, however, is another beast altogether.<br />
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We were headed about ten miles away, with roughly a 40 mile charge. About two miles from our destination, this is what the mile counter showed: - - - . Yep. Out of miles. We had been searching the charge station app to find an available station, so pulled off the freeway (I know ... ) and headed to the closest one. It was at a business and occupied so we drove a little farther and discovered an apartment complex with two stations. Not plugged in, but non-electric cars were parked in both spots. Ugh. Come on people! You clearly do not understand this dilemma. I'm feeling the stress at this point. We have to turn around because we're now at a dead end (literally and figuratively haha). There's a Carvana near the main street. They have two charge stations. Hooray, we're saved! My husband goes in to ask about using one. No bueno. It's only for their use. WHAT?<br />
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I'm going to side note here that I do understand we should have been more responsible. It's not anyone else's fault that we are in this situation. BUT ...<br />
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Carvana just got a big thumbs down. Customer service rating: boo (I know I'm not a current customer, but now I'll never be a customer because I know how you treat people).<br />
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Tried another few stations (and please don't judge me for my lack of knowledge on using the charging app--admittedly I am tech-challenged) but they had cars plugged in.<br />
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Got to our first destination and took care of business there. Still at zero miles, car still moving. We take the major street to a side street toward more charging stations. Oh hello, street closed, no worries, we'll just take the detour. Which, tender mercy of God, landed us right across the street from the charging station we were heading too. Are you ready for the 'but'? But, it's inside a gated parking garage of an upscale apartment complex. I'm dying at this point, vowing to never drive outside my five mile radius in this car again.<br />
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Again, my husband (all calm and cool) goes inside to ask about charging the car. Completely different experience from Carvana. The woman inside was so kind and generous. She opened the gate and gave us a parking pass. Bless her! We hooked up and walked back across the street to my favorite lunch place.<br />
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What's the point of this story? That it doesn't take much to be kind or have excellent customer service (and 'customers' don't necessarily have to be people that benefit our place of business). Be kind.<br />
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<br />Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-44913771431403598042019-11-18T06:00:00.000-07:002019-11-18T06:00:06.493-07:00Loving Like Jane by Connie Sokol<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Since last week's was such a heavy topic, I thought I'd switch gears.<br />
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<b>Back of the Book</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>:</b> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Allie’s dream of writing a best-selling novel for a top literary agent is finally coming true. Except, she's already agreed to go on a bucket list Jane Austen Tour for three weeks with her newly-divorced aunt and widowed mother. To complicate matters, Allie can’t decide what the Best Novel Ever idea should be, and the first three chapters are due in, what else, three weeks. Determined to buckle down, Allie devotes her time to writing while refusing to engage in the trip’s delights, or gorgeous but enigmatic Beckett, the assistant tour director. Despite her attempts to stay focused, Allie is drawn to Beckett's quick wit, Jane Austen wisdom, and deciding if his help will further her dreams or get in the way. Join Allie on her inspiring, hilarious, and romantic adventure as she learns how loving like Jane Austen creates unexpected changes that could lead to the life she loves. </span>I have enjoyed both the fiction and non-fiction I've read from Connie Sokol. And this book was no different. It was such a fun, but kind of long, read. There were a few times when I relaxed thinking the story was wrapping up but it just amped up instead</span>.<br />
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<b>My Take:</b> I loved the Austen quotes at the beginning of the chapters and the little tidbits about her life that were woven into the story. I appreciated Allie's determination in finding and writing 'the best novel ever'--and wished my writing process could be so productive (I thought it was a little unrealistic, but that could be strictly based on my lack of ability). I loved Beckett and the romance that developed. I know beach season has wrapped up, but if you're heading there for the holidays, this would be great to take along. Or if it's blizzarding and you want to curl up with a hot cup of tea, bring this book and enjoy a little Austen detour. <br />
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I received an ARC. The opinions are my own.Peggy Urryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18166803931346895277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578952595670654787.post-73034355711299066592019-11-11T06:00:00.001-07:002021-09-10T16:30:05.963-07:00A Cry of the Heart <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You know I have an interest in raising awareness about human trafficking, so when the opportunity came to read and review this book by Debra Rush and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Penelope-Childers/e/B07S2P35FZ">Penelope Childers</a>, I gladly took it.<br />
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This book! So well-written about such a dark and heavy subject. I cried and hoped and cheered for Debra during her horrifying ordeal. I <u>highly</u> recommend reading this one. Talk about it with your friends and family. Education is one of our best tools in combatting this.<br />
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Here's my posted review on Amazon and Goodreads:<br />
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I don't typically read non-fiction simply because I don't generally enjoy it. This book, however, piqued my interest because I have supported or follow organizations like <a href="https://ourrescue.org/">O.U.R.</a>, <a href="https://sharedhope.org/">Shared Hope International</a>, and <a href="https://saribari.com/">SariBari India</a>. It is so incredibly well-written (with the perfect amount of detail), thought-provoking, and engaging that I had a difficult time putting it down. I don't need to put any of the book details, as they are in the book description and other reviews, but I loved that Debra is so open about her spiritual journey and the way God led her and directed others to her. There are so many organizations out there devoted to helping these survivors. If not Breaking the Chains, find another one and do something. You CAN make a difference in helping victims overcome this tragedy that occurs globally but more specifically in your town or city.<br />
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You can get it in paperback or ebook on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cry-Heart-Human-trafficking-Survivors-ebook/dp/B07RSYTL4D/">Amazon</a>.<br />
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Isn't this cover fun and mysterious? You'll have to wait until November 6th, 2019 to get your copy, but the Pre-Order is available now on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Murder-Catherine-Tregowyn-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07YQ7YRCG">Amazon</a> and you don't want to wait for that.</div>
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When you pre-order the book, take a screenshot of the Amazon "thank you" page, post it in the comments and you will be entered in the drawing to win a $30 Amazon gift card! How fabulous is that?! Giveaway runs through Sunday night.<br />
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