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Reader Power … Use It!

You have power! Every time you tell others about a book you just read, you exercise POWER. You just helped another reader discover that amazing book you read. Yes! Your opinion counts! Okay … enough of the exclamation marks. But I wanted you to know how truly important your comments are on Facebook, Amazon, Goodreads, and Twitter. Just little ol’ you? Absolutely! 85% of readers searching the Internet trust online recommendations. That means readers count… Read More

“I Like a Challenge!”

I don't recall the disagreement, but I'd had enough. "I'm not staying where I'm not wanted!" I shouted at my new husband. In a flurry of anger, I set out in the dead of winter, marching down Algoma Blvd toward the college campus. It was Sunday ... I was pregnant ... and I had no clue where I was going. Though a student at Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh, I suddenly recalled the campus was all but shut… Read More

Don’t Quit!

Only a month after our wedding, Jim and I faced each other in the living room of our tiny apartment. Sadly, we admitted we'd made the biggest mistake of our lives. How could it be, when we had started out loving each other so very much? I swallowed hard and looked to my strong, handsome husband. "What do we do now?" He thought for a moment, and then quietly delivered his conviction. "We stick it out."… Read More

Tagged!

It's been a long time since I last posted and kindly beg your pardon! But now my friend, Susan Baganz tagged me, inviting me to join the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers. So, thank you, Susan, for nominating me to this fun challenge! First, the rules: 1. Thank the blogger who nominated you. 2. Put the award logo on your blog.  3. Answer the 10 questions sent to you. 4. Make up 10 new questions… Read More