The Choice

In June I read two books by Dr. Edith Eva Eger and I believe that in some way they apply to each person although the details may be extremely different. The first is The Choice–Embrace the Possible. It is a memoir of parts of…

from “Mama and Me”

This is an excerpt from my very first book, “Mama and Me–Her Last Three Years and Beyond.” At this point Mama is living with me–I work full time–and we’re trying to go the doctor’s office: Another story has roots both in the winter and…

A Prayer and a Memory

I was looking ahead in my published Daybook of My Personal Faith and in August I came to a poem I wrote titled “The Word and the Breath.” The minister referred to in that posting was Janice Sutton Lynn, and re-reading that poem and…

Mandalas in the Daybook

This morning I colored the January mandala in Daybook of My Personal Faith and in a few days will catch up with February’s. It was titled “Step by Step” and really explained how I sometimes get from point “a” to point “b,” or how…

Cinderella Smart

Cinderella SMART Is Coming Soon It’s a new book and it’s called Cinderella SMART. It is mostly for youth and adults and helps you re-think those old, old stories. I wrote the poem a number of years ago on the New York City Subway….

Books for January

          So many good books I read in January—a total of 24. Keep in mind that nineteen of these were adult books and five were children or youth books. I think my favorite one was Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall. It was her…

Daybook of My Personal Faith

It’s done! My latest publication is finished and available. The title is Daybook of My Personal Faith and I started working on it in June of 2012—eight years ago. It went through many transformations and rearrangements. Here’s what’s in it. Being a daybook it…

David According to Geraldine Brooks

David According to Geraldine Brooks In 2015 Geraldine Brooks came out with “The Secret Chord” and in this book King David comes amazingly alive. This book has joined the ranks of books I recommend. In her afterward Geraldine Brooks writes “David is the first…

Lots About Books–and Grandchildren

Lots About Books—and Grandchildren I can read books my grandchildren are reading. That’s the new reality I discovered this year. One of my grandsons now has a long commute and is doing a lot of reading so I have suggested some books for him:…

“Immortal Bird” by Doron Weber

Immortal Bird by Doron Weber This was simply an amazing book. I have no quotes from it. But on the back of the book there is a recommendation from Dava Sobel, author of Longitude. This person writes: I found it almost impossible to read…

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