Tag: life
group name: bookwomen
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August 17, 2008 01:10 AM EDT --
The One-Life Solution is a book written eloquently by Dr. Henry Cloud. Not to go too far off base, it is a business book, that revolves around boundaries, and how with the appropriate boundaries, you . . . more
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July 28, 2008 01:59 PM EDT --
Don't spend your money or your gift cards on this book. Don't even bother checking it out of the library. This book is a rip-off from beginning to end.
Christopher Ciccone, Madonna's . . . more
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May 13, 2006 12:08 AM EDT --
Part 2 of my story has arrived now at a website near you.
After Maya Angelou finished answering questions from the large gathering, she went to a table where she began to autograph books. The . . . more
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May 17, 2006 03:24 PM EDT --
In my last post, I was in Boston, heading back from a great visit at the Gather.com headquarters to the Inn at Harvard to prepare for my reading that night at the Harvard Coop.
Almost 50 years ago, . . . more
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July 13, 2007 11:44 PM EDT --
To put behind our differences and get on with the business of our marriage;
Was it when the cat died and we reft into two, the summer you left for the mountains to a cabin by yourself, in search of something . . . more
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May 03, 2006 01:46 PM EDT --
I woke this morning to the sound of the rain on the windows and the cars splashing on the wet highway near my apartment. The night had been a rough one. I had tossed and turned and fretted . . . more
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July 16, 2008 06:38 PM EDT --
Some people have a fear of public places, others fear public speaking, while yet others fear speaking on the phone. I fear none of those things. What I fear is getting the mail.
My fears . . . more
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August 13, 2006 09:11 PM EDT --
Imagine that you're a distance swimmer training for an upcoming event – one that you do not yet know will set a world record. You are seventeen-years-old and swimming in the cool Pacific just . . . more
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June 08, 2007 05:09 AM EDT --
Koko, the lowland gorilla whom Penny (Francine) Patterson trained to use American Sign Language, is probably everyone's favorite gorilla.
She was born on July 4, 1971, and has been taught to . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . . more
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . . more
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December 31, 2006 08:10 AM EST --
As a kid, the author that really inspired me to become an author was L.M. Montgomery. Most of you will know her as the author of Anne of Green Gables. But she wrote loooots more books, series, and . . . more
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March 03, 2008 07:36 PM EST --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking foam,
and the tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, . . . more
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June 25, 2006 09:50 PM EDT --
one of my new children's picture book discoveries is the author and illustrator, grace lin. she is amazing. i am always on the lookout for intercultural books. this is important to us, as we are an . . . more
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April 13, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
When I received my copy of Marilu Henner's "Wear Your Life Well", I was excited. I have been an admirer of this amazing woman for decades. I can remember, not long after "Taxi" . . . more
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August 04, 2006 01:51 PM EDT --
If you've been reading my posts for a while, you'll know that I've been awaiting a "writer's dream." No. It's not making the NY Times best seller list. This dream concerns . . . more
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June 19, 2006 07:57 PM EDT --
I returned from the Minneapolis jubilant but tired. My mind had spun into overtime during this portion of the publication tour for my book The Scent of God. Overwhelmed by publicity efforts, my calendar . . . more
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January 02, 2008 01:30 PM EST --
We all have sisters in our lives. Some are bound by blood while others solely by love. They are the women who pick us up when we have fallen; the women who give us a shoulder to cry on when we're . . . more
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January 03, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
The wonderful thing about women is that they give everything they have to a relationship. Women are unique in the way they befriend others. They are compassionate and loving in all their relationships. . . . more
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October 04, 2007 10:36 AM EDT --
I receive email notifications of what is going to be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Because I work I don't ever get to watch it but every now and then a guest or topic is going to be covered . . . more
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