"Sisters" in Sisterchicks

Yes, that's my two sisters and me...a beauty full picture, yes?  These two sisters of mine are very different but yet so alike.  I'm the oldest so I tend to "boss and rally" the others.  My Middle Sister is just 3 years younger (our bother...oops, brother is in between us:) and then the added blessing, The Youngest Sister.  The Middle Sister loves and is energized by people.  She is always making a casserole or dish to take to a church member's home.  She is a busy mom of three and works in her husband's office.  The Youngest Sister would give you the coat of her back and support us all in any endeavor we attempt. She is my reading buddy.  She is also an excellent babysitter to all her nieces and nephews!  After reading "Sisterchicks Do the Hula", I realized that my sisters are my Sisterchicks.  We are there for each other and, if we could, we would be in Hawaii now taking the beaches by storm!  I also have a great new Sisterchick who has helped me in this blogging community....Molly at Buuklver81 has helped so much. Thanks to Molly I now have a blog button (see her button on my sidebar).  Sisterchicks Rule!  Do have a  Sisterchick?

Bringing a Book to Life

Last Christmas we took our son and two of his cousins to the live experience of "The Polar Express."  The Rusk, Texas Railroad fixed the train up to look like that one in the Polar Express book.  Of course, we didn't walk on the top of the train but we did wear our jammies, drink hot chocolate and meet Santa.  Our boys really enjoyed the train ride and the telling of the story.  At the end of the train ride each child received a special coin like the coin in the book.  To this day, yes, we read Polar Express all year round, the boys still remember that train ride and the book, "Polar Express" came to life for us.  Have you had a book come to life for you?

Review of Mom's Bible (New Century Version)

I was excited when Thomas Nelson sent me the Mom's Bible to review.  It's a pretty, hard back Bible.  This Bible is written in the NCV (New Century Version).  The NCV reads smoothly, the word usage is in today's language. There are notes throughout the Bible that are insightful and informative.  Each book of the Bible begins with an informative paragraph that explains and gives background details about that book.  If you like notes and background information in your Bible then you will love this Bible.  This is a great Bible for moms but I also think it's a great Bible for new Christians.  The only drawback that I see in this Bible is the small print.  The print can be hard to read as you scroll down a page or are trying to find a particular verse for this reason I give this Bible 4 stars. 

Warm books!

It's the dead of winter and I'm cold!  C-O-L-D!  You know, sitting here typing with those gloves on that have the fingers out, pink fuzzy socks and a flannel shirt I borrowed from my husband's closet.  I'm not into making a fashion statement.  I'm trying to stay warm! Okay maybe I'm spoiled but when the temperature drops below 50 I feel the cold in my bones.  When I get cold I love to read about someplace warm.  A place I've dreamed about often but have never visited-Hawaii.  For some reason I tend to dream about this warm, beach infested land in February.  Today I'm reading "Sisterchicks Do the Hula" and enjoying the warmth of reading.  What is your favorite "warm" book to read in the dead of winter?

A Chance for free books!!

Today,  February 1st,  Tyndale will be introducing a newly designed, more user friendly, and information packed site. 

As a blogger and social media user here are some exciting features that can benefit you:
* Links to all of Tyndale’s social media sitesA list of all Tyndale authors and their blogs, 
*Facebook and Twitter accounts, etc.
*A place where you can share stories about Tyndale products that have had an effect on your life
*Under product details you can post reviews with a link to your own blog so others can see the exciting other books you’ve been reviewing

To celebrate the launch of this new site, Tyndale is giving away four books a day in the following categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Bibles, and Kids.

All you have to do is visit the site to sign up. If you don’t win one day, keep coming back to sign up!

Feel free to pass this information along to your friends, family, blog readers, Facebook friends, or Twitter followers. Don’t feel obligated to pass this information along, but please visit www.tyndale.comstarting on February 1st for a chance to win!