100 Words from the Rocking Chair Reader

I am long overdue sharing with you from The Rocking Chair Reader - Memories from the Attic: True Stories of Family Treasures Lost and Found.

I received this book in a giveaway via Gather.com ages ago during a live chat with author Trish Ayers.

Naturally, I wanted to win the book because it contained a short story written by author Trish Ayers, fellow writer friend.

Sharing from "Angela's Hidden Treasure" by Trish Ayers, page 132:

WE PASSED THE HOUSE before we saw the sign tacked to the cedar tree. We were house hunting, and pickings in our little town were mighty slim. Some months earlier, the area had been hit by a tornado which damaged more than 200 residences.

Seeing the words FOR SALE handwritten on that cardboard sign renewed our hope. We raced to our apartment to dial the phone number and within minutes were inside the white clapboard farmhouse.

The owner had been in the hospital for the past year and the house smelled of being closed up, but I saw past the smell...

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Let your imagination wander through the old farmhouse with the author in search of the hidden treasures. Better yet, purchase a copy of The Rocking Chair Reader: Memories from the Attic for yourself to read the rest of the story and many more gems hidden in the book's collection.

100 Words: Mother, Wife, Myself

Spending a lot of my online time at Squidoo, I often run across authors new to me and new books to add to the collection on one of my many bookshelves. I really get excited when that new author is a writer of poetry.

That said, today I would like to introduce you to author Mimi Koay and her newly published book of poetry and prose "Mother, Wife, Myself: Poems about finding yourself after becoming a mother and wife."

I share with you now from my copy of the softback book, pages 14 and 15:

Time Waits For No Mom

"Why do you give up your career?"
"Don't you feel bored staying at home?"
To those nay Sayers, I can only say....

With kids, time lost can never be regained. Play, read and talk to your children TODAY while they still want you to!

MUMMY PLAY WITH ME

3 years old

Mummy, mummy, play with me

Not now hon, mummy's busy

Mummy, mummy, play with me

Mummy's sleeping, can't you see

Mummy, mummy, play with me!

Not again! Please let me be!

7 years old

Mummy, mummy, read with me

Not now hon, mummy's busy

Mummy's cooking...

Ah! In rhyme play the years stroll along! In a hurry to read the rest of this poem? Download the Kindle version of Mother, Wife, Myself.

You are invited to hop along in this WoW WEEKLY 100 WORDS blog hop. Share 100 words from a book on your bookshelf in a blog post and link up with us below!

Book Reviews for Swagbucks Book Club

Have you read a good book lately?
Would you like to share your review of the book?
Are you a member of the Swagbucks community?
Do you know about the Swagbucks Book Club?

Yes, I am full of questions for you. Ah, but I have some answers to the questions for you, too!

I am guessing (note I did not say assuming) you have read a book recently and would also guess that you would like to share your opinion of the book: good, bad, or indifferent. How about writing a book review for others as a preview to their next book selection?

If you are a member of the Swagbucks rewards program you can submit your book review to the Swagbucks Book Club. If your book review is posted in the official Swagbucks blog you will receive 250 swag bucks! Swag bucks can be accumulated and exchanged for paypal cash, gift cards, or for purchasing items from the Swag Store.

Not yet a member of Swagbucks?
Sign up now via my referral link.

Now that you're a member of Swagbucks, here's a couple of links of interest about the Swagbucks Book Club and how it works:

• Writing a Book Review for Swagbucks Book Club
• Todays Selection: Book review of The Goddess Test

Do keep in mind that your book reviews must be original content that is not to be found anywhere else on the web.

Happy Reading and Reviewing!

Reading Is Fundamental Charity Drive

Each month, Swagbucks designates a charitable organization to which members of the Swag Nation (as we call ourselves) can donate their swag bucks. For example: last month's charity was the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a total of 258,210 swag bucks donated by members of the community. That is approximately $2,000!

Swagbucks has chosen Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) as the charity for January 2012. I couldn't be happier about this choice for my swagbucks and have made my first donation for the month, to be followed by another each week throughout January.

You can read more about the Swagbucks gift of literacy and decide for yourself if you would like to make a donation that may instill a love of reading in a child.

If you are not yet a member of Swagbucks, I invite you to sign up now via my referral link.

Simply put--I Search and Earn with the Swagbucks toolbar. And, since I believe in tithing ten percent of my earnings, I donate a portion thereof.