I have also shared EAT TO LIVE with a friend who recently suffered a stroke and has serious heart health issues. I do this in hopes that his future may be longer and some health issues may be reversed.
Shall we eat to live so we can live to eat?
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Eat to Live so we can Live to Eat
I have also shared EAT TO LIVE with a friend who recently suffered a stroke and has serious heart health issues. I do this in hopes that his future may be longer and some health issues may be reversed.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Dirty Job But Somebody Has To Do It!
Although this week I finished the reading of "Horses Who Eat Potatoes:
And Other Truer-than-life Stories of "The Other Family Doctor," I just have to share one more excerpt of the book with you before posting my full review this weekend.
Sharing 100 words from the chapter "When All Else Fails" page 53...
He asked why he couldn't go with us in the back. I stuttered, not knowing how to explain a vaginal unltrasound to an eight-year-old.
"She has to get an untrasound, " Justin said simply.
"Oh." His face fell. "I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" I asked.
"I'm sorry you have to get an arm stuck up your butt."
Justin and I burst out laughing. Of course, the only ultrasounds he had ever seen done were on my patients, horses, who are always ultra sounded rectally. A dirty job, but a necessary one.
My fertility doctor, when we told her, was thankful...
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Sharing 100 words from the chapter "When All Else Fails" page 53...
He asked why he couldn't go with us in the back. I stuttered, not knowing how to explain a vaginal unltrasound to an eight-year-old.
"She has to get an untrasound, " Justin said simply.
"Oh." His face fell. "I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?" I asked.
"I'm sorry you have to get an arm stuck up your butt."
Justin and I burst out laughing. Of course, the only ultrasounds he had ever seen done were on my patients, horses, who are always ultra sounded rectally. A dirty job, but a necessary one.
My fertility doctor, when we told her, was thankful...
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Now, that is a kids say the darndest things moment!
Previously shared WoW 100 Words from this same book:
Horses Who Eat Potatoes
Horses Who Eat Potatoes
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Horse in Heat
I am almost finished with the reading of "Horses Who Eat Potatoes: And Other Truer-than-life
Stories of "The Other Family Doctor" but thought I would share another excerpt with you before writing my book review. (Which should be posted over the weekend.)
Sharing 100 words from page 154 of the chapter "Beyond the Book":
"...There is an injection in horses that will bring them into "heat" so that they can be bred. It will also cause an early loss of a baby, if given in the first few weeks of a pregnancy.
Previously shared WoW 100 Words from this same book:
Horses Who Eat Potatoes
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Sharing 100 words from page 154 of the chapter "Beyond the Book":
"...There is an injection in horses that will bring them into "heat" so that they can be bred. It will also cause an early loss of a baby, if given in the first few weeks of a pregnancy.
A "friend" of mine called and said her stallion had gotten loose with the neighbor's mare and she wanted me to come give this injection. As the story unfolded, I began to get the uneasy feeling that she was going to want me to come out "on the sly", without the mare owner's knowledge, to give the medication.
I told her I..."
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE VET DID?
- Did the mare receive the injection?
- What would you do in this situation?
- Did you know there was an injection to bring a horse into heat?
- How do you feel about the use of this medication for horses?
Previously shared WoW 100 Words from this same book:
Horses Who Eat Potatoes
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Pearl of Wisdom
Today I wish to share a pearl of wisdom with you, found amid the re-reading of my favorite of the classics. There are ever so many gems penned within the covers of this book!
I share exactly 100 words from page 37 of my faded and worn copy of The Pearl by author John Steinbeck.
"...But now, by saying what his future was going to be like, he had created it. A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality along with other realities—never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked. Thus Kino's future was real, but having set it up, other forces were set up to destroy it, and this he knew, so that he had to prepare to meet the attack. And this Kino knew also—that the gods do not love men's plans, and the gods do not love success unless..."
Published in 1947; still, Steinbeck's words of wisdom ring timeless and true.
Take a few minutes and write up your blog post and share 100 words of your favorite classic, or of any book you wish to share. Then, return here and link your post up with the WoW Weekly 100 Words blog hop!
I share exactly 100 words from page 37 of my faded and worn copy of The Pearl by author John Steinbeck.
"...But now, by saying what his future was going to be like, he had created it. A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality along with other realities—never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked. Thus Kino's future was real, but having set it up, other forces were set up to destroy it, and this he knew, so that he had to prepare to meet the attack. And this Kino knew also—that the gods do not love men's plans, and the gods do not love success unless..."
Published in 1947; still, Steinbeck's words of wisdom ring timeless and true.
What is your favorite book title of the classics?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Horses Who Eat Potatoes
Horses who eat what? Yes, I said potatoes! Well, I did not say it per se, Corry Key, D.V.M., said it. Key is the author of Horses Who Eat Potatoes: And Other Truer-than-life Stories of "The Other Family Doctor".
It is with great pleasure that I share with you a few words from this treasure of a book. I will be sharing 100 words from page 22, midway through the book's title story of veterinarian Key's collection of stories...
"Oh, she don't kick," I heard her owner say.
(Now, if I had a dollar for all the times I heard that lie over the years, I'd be a rich woman today.)
I reached for the tail again, slower this time, and both hind feet came up, not in warning, missing my right knee by a fraction of an inch. I managed to see that the mare had a tear in her perineal area (the area just under her tail) from the birth of her foal. Well, I thought, there is no way I can work on this horse in these conditions!
Sounds like the same old "My dog doesn't bite." tale many of us have heard a time or two!
It is with great pleasure that I share with you a few words from this treasure of a book. I will be sharing 100 words from page 22, midway through the book's title story of veterinarian Key's collection of stories...
"Oh, she don't kick," I heard her owner say.
(Now, if I had a dollar for all the times I heard that lie over the years, I'd be a rich woman today.)
I reached for the tail again, slower this time, and both hind feet came up, not in warning, missing my right knee by a fraction of an inch. I managed to see that the mare had a tear in her perineal area (the area just under her tail) from the birth of her foal. Well, I thought, there is no way I can work on this horse in these conditions!
Sounds like the same old "My dog doesn't bite." tale many of us have heard a time or two!
As a registered book reviewer for Reviews4Reviews.com, I received a free copy of Horses Who Eat Potatoes from the author in exchange for my honest review and while the full book review will be forthcoming, I did want to share a bit of my reading of the book with you.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Books Make Great Tips
Previously a server I often received some great tips; some monetary and some worth more than mere money. A few months ago one of my guests was reading while eating his breakfast. Of course, I inquired about the book he was reading and friendly conversation ensued. When the guest left and I was clearing the table I was delighted to see he had left me the book with a couple of dollars tucked inside like a bookmarker. Books make great tips! (Especially when the bookmarker is cash!)
Sharing 100 words from Another Valley, Another Victory, Another Love by Valetta Steel Crumley, page 151 of chapter 8, "Reasons of the Heart":
"As I share my testimony in churces, homes, and at women's retreats, the question I am most often asked is: "After all you've been through--losing a child to leukemia, a husband to Hodgkin's disease, the sudden death of your two remaining children in an automobile accident--after all that, how can you retain your faith in a loving God? How can you go on smiling, praising the Lord, talking about his goodness? It doesn't make sense."
I answer that nowhere in Scripture are we told that because we are God's children we will be spared the harsh realities of human life."
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Sharing 100 words from Another Valley, Another Victory, Another Love by Valetta Steel Crumley, page 151 of chapter 8, "Reasons of the Heart":
I answer that nowhere in Scripture are we told that because we are God's children we will be spared the harsh realities of human life."
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What are your thoughts on belief or non-belief of God as pertains specifically to the topic of the suffering of humanity? Do life happenings test your faith in a god?
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Do you think books make great tips? Have you ever given or received a book as a tip for sevice?
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Sixty-Six Days with my Uncle the Author
Today it is an honor for me to share a book with you authored by my Uncle Lloyd. First, let me tell you a bit about Uncle Lloyd, the man. We will get to the book a little later.
Uncle Lloyd was married to my mother's sister, Mary, until she died from cancer. He has since remarried to a lovely lady. Lloyd and Mary had two sons, my cousins Johnny and Bobby.
When I was a young girl, I recall my Uncle Lloyd being sick, tuberculosis I think, but do not quote me on that being fact. I do recall when we would visit that my uncle never hugged or touched us and my aunt was a "germ freak."
Thus, my favorite memory of my Uncle Lloyd was one from a family reunion in 1999. This reunion was held on my Aunt Helen's 5-acre piece of land and 76 members of the clan were present, many of us camping out on the property for more than a week. We are pretty much a rowdy bunch of hillbillies, so we were drinking, smoking, really partying it up. I will never forget someone yelling, "Here comes Uncle Lloyd!" It was as though an alarm had been sounded! Everyone dashed to hide their beer cans and cigarettes and put on their shirts, ha! Not me! I may be a "heathen" but you can take me or leave me, just the way that I am!
Back to that special moment ... I walked right up to my Uncle Lloyd and hugged him ... And HE hugged ME right back! I think that is the only time my Uncle Lloyd ever hugged me and I will never forget that he did. And I will never forget that he stayed all day and late into the night out there in the country with his family, right down to the earth with the rest of us!
My Uncle Lloyd is a retired pastor in the Church of the Nazarene here in Ohio. He has authored several books.
Today I share from my signed copy of Sixty-Six Days Sixty-Six Books: A Brief Message From Each Book of the Bible, by author Lloyd D, Grimm, JR.
100 words from The Proof of Our Love, page 89. Background Scripture: St. Mark 5:1-20:
"We are prone to take for granted that most men know the basics of our Christian faith, but it is not so, even here in America. Years ago in one of my pastorates, I contacted a young boy on the street and invited him to our church. After talking awhile, he asked me, "What time does the show start?" But there are many adults groping in darkness, who are just as ignorant of the soul saving message we have to offer.
Again I say the greatest proof of our love for Jesus is to obey Him by heeding His..."
Purchase Sixty-Six Days Sixty-Six Books used via Amazon or direct from the publisher at Schmul Publishing Co.
I trust you have enjoyed this week's segment of WoW Weekly 100 Words. I invite you to blog hop along and share 100 words from a book on your reading list too!
Uncle Lloyd was married to my mother's sister, Mary, until she died from cancer. He has since remarried to a lovely lady. Lloyd and Mary had two sons, my cousins Johnny and Bobby.
When I was a young girl, I recall my Uncle Lloyd being sick, tuberculosis I think, but do not quote me on that being fact. I do recall when we would visit that my uncle never hugged or touched us and my aunt was a "germ freak."
Thus, my favorite memory of my Uncle Lloyd was one from a family reunion in 1999. This reunion was held on my Aunt Helen's 5-acre piece of land and 76 members of the clan were present, many of us camping out on the property for more than a week. We are pretty much a rowdy bunch of hillbillies, so we were drinking, smoking, really partying it up. I will never forget someone yelling, "Here comes Uncle Lloyd!" It was as though an alarm had been sounded! Everyone dashed to hide their beer cans and cigarettes and put on their shirts, ha! Not me! I may be a "heathen" but you can take me or leave me, just the way that I am!
Back to that special moment ... I walked right up to my Uncle Lloyd and hugged him ... And HE hugged ME right back! I think that is the only time my Uncle Lloyd ever hugged me and I will never forget that he did. And I will never forget that he stayed all day and late into the night out there in the country with his family, right down to the earth with the rest of us!
My Uncle Lloyd is a retired pastor in the Church of the Nazarene here in Ohio. He has authored several books.
Today I share from my signed copy of Sixty-Six Days Sixty-Six Books: A Brief Message From Each Book of the Bible, by author Lloyd D, Grimm, JR.
100 words from The Proof of Our Love, page 89. Background Scripture: St. Mark 5:1-20:
"We are prone to take for granted that most men know the basics of our Christian faith, but it is not so, even here in America. Years ago in one of my pastorates, I contacted a young boy on the street and invited him to our church. After talking awhile, he asked me, "What time does the show start?" But there are many adults groping in darkness, who are just as ignorant of the soul saving message we have to offer.
Again I say the greatest proof of our love for Jesus is to obey Him by heeding His..."
Purchase Sixty-Six Days Sixty-Six Books used via Amazon or direct from the publisher at Schmul Publishing Co.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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!
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."
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!
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!
Monday, December 19, 2011
WoW 100 Wants YOU to Recommend a Book
I would also like to invite you to recommend THE book you feel I should definitely put on my 2012 reading list. Please leave the title, author name, genre, and tell me why you think I should read the book. You can add any other information you like.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Does God have a mean sense of humor?
I am reading and sharing from Ada: Legend of a Healer, by R.A. McDonald. My 100-word excerpt from this book is from Chapter 9, page 132:
"Come sit down and have something to eat," she said smiling at Ada as she filled her plate. "This is a blessing from God, my dear. You have the healing touch."
"Where does blessing come into it?" Ada snapped feeling the heat rise in her cheeks, "God plagues humanity with who knows how many diseases, and then blesses a couple people with the ability to heal. Sounds more like a fluke to me, or maybe a God with a mean sense of humor."
Nothing was said the rest of the meal. Ada wanted to change the subject to one of...
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What do you think? Do you agree with Ada's assessment of possession of the healing touch? Would you consider this ability to heal a curse or a blessing?
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
Let's discuss what we're reading as we're reading!
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"Come sit down and have something to eat," she said smiling at Ada as she filled her plate. "This is a blessing from God, my dear. You have the healing touch."
"Where does blessing come into it?" Ada snapped feeling the heat rise in her cheeks, "God plagues humanity with who knows how many diseases, and then blesses a couple people with the ability to heal. Sounds more like a fluke to me, or maybe a God with a mean sense of humor."
Nothing was said the rest of the meal. Ada wanted to change the subject to one of...
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What do you think? Do you agree with Ada's assessment of possession of the healing touch? Would you consider this ability to heal a curse or a blessing?
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
Let's discuss what we're reading as we're reading!
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
WoW 100 Moving Day
After careful consideration of my personal schedule, online and offline, I have decided to move my WoW Weekly 100 Words blog hop. No, we are not moving away from Ruthi Reads! We are moving the day — Monday is the new day for WoW 100!
So, you can look forward to my next WoW 100 post on Monday, December 12th. And, I trust, I can look forward to you, the book blogger, hopping right along!
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So, you can look forward to my next WoW 100 post on Monday, December 12th. And, I trust, I can look forward to you, the book blogger, hopping right along!
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Physician, Heal Thyself
Slowly, but surely, I am enjoying the reading of Ada: Legend of a Healer, by R.A. McDonald. And I must tell you, the artwork found within the book is an amazing and complimentary addition to the tale of this young healer's life journey.
"You wanted to see if you could heal yourself," she mumbled aloud.
Pressing both hands on each side of her calf, she focused on the damage and tried to pull energy from all over her body, directing it to the puncture wound. The burning, stabbing pain changed to a tingling itch. Without looking she could see every step of the healing process unfolding in her mind. Heat flushed the skin around the injury until it felt numb.
She moved her hands to see, only blood was left, not even a scar. She used her sweatshirt sleeve to wipe the area..."
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
What wonderful books are you reading these days? Care to share a 100-word excerpt from your current read?
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Sharing from Chapter 5, page 74:
"You wanted to see if you could heal yourself," she mumbled aloud.
Pressing both hands on each side of her calf, she focused on the damage and tried to pull energy from all over her body, directing it to the puncture wound. The burning, stabbing pain changed to a tingling itch. Without looking she could see every step of the healing process unfolding in her mind. Heat flushed the skin around the injury until it felt numb.
She moved her hands to see, only blood was left, not even a scar. She used her sweatshirt sleeve to wipe the area..."
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
What wonderful books are you reading these days? Care to share a 100-word excerpt from your current read?
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
ADA: Behind Closed Doors
This 100-word excerpt is found in Chapter 3, on page 40, of Ada: Legend of a Healer, by R.A. McDonald:
"Who's following us?"
Jessie set the bag back on the ground when she saw Ada's stubborn expression.
"See, this is why I left you in foster care, right under their noses. I didn't want you to have to spend your life on the run."
"Whose noses?" Ada asked getting nervous over the frightened look Jessie would make at the faintest sound. The halls were empty and lined with closed doors. They seemed to be in a janitorial area of the hospital.
"The senator and his hired help." Jessie picked up Ada's bag and handed it to her. "If they see..."
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
ADA Legend of a Healer leaves Foster Care
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"Who's following us?"
Jessie set the bag back on the ground when she saw Ada's stubborn expression.
"See, this is why I left you in foster care, right under their noses. I didn't want you to have to spend your life on the run."
"Whose noses?" Ada asked getting nervous over the frightened look Jessie would make at the faintest sound. The halls were empty and lined with closed doors. They seemed to be in a janitorial area of the hospital.
"The senator and his hired help." Jessie picked up Ada's bag and handed it to her. "If they see..."
Previously shared excerpts of Ada: Legend of a Healer:
ADA Legend of a Healer leaves Foster Care
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
ADA Legend Of A Healer leaves Foster Care
I have had Ada: Legend of a Healer on my bookshelf for quite awhile now. This is a gentle reminder that my mood must match my reading material in order for me to give the words the respect they are due as I read and review.
Today, in need of a new book to read, my hand reached immediately for ADA. I share a 100-word excerpt from chapter 2, page 22:
"Ada nodded without taking her eyes off of the ceiling. She couldn't help but wonder why her aunt was showing up now. She was the one who had put Ada in foster care in the first place. Her file listed her mother as "disappeared without a trace." The few memories she had of childhood had to have been with her aunt, but she couldn't remember a face no matter how hard she tried. She pulled the cord on the window blind. The sun was reflecting off of the wet street making it look like shiny metal. Ten years later and..."
Ah, yes, I am ready for Ada's journey now. Are you? You can join me each week as I share an excerpt from the book; and, you can purchase a copy of R.A. McDonald's Ada: Legend of a Healer for yourself to read right along.
I encourage you to do same — share 100 words from the book(s) you are currently reading. Blog hop along with WoW Weekly 100 Words. Just snag the hop badge and link, add it to your post on your blog, then return here to add your blog post to the linky list provided at the end of the weekly post.
Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Today, in need of a new book to read, my hand reached immediately for ADA. I share a 100-word excerpt from chapter 2, page 22:
"Ada nodded without taking her eyes off of the ceiling. She couldn't help but wonder why her aunt was showing up now. She was the one who had put Ada in foster care in the first place. Her file listed her mother as "disappeared without a trace." The few memories she had of childhood had to have been with her aunt, but she couldn't remember a face no matter how hard she tried. She pulled the cord on the window blind. The sun was reflecting off of the wet street making it look like shiny metal. Ten years later and..."
Ah, yes, I am ready for Ada's journey now. Are you? You can join me each week as I share an excerpt from the book; and, you can purchase a copy of R.A. McDonald's Ada: Legend of a Healer for yourself to read right along.
Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
WoW 100 Words for the Flower Child
Today is a first for me — I am reading an eBook — me, the die-hard lover of books in print. I share 100 words with you from page 2 of Flower Child by Sheila Deeth:
"...died. I slept and screamed and wept for her, my little girl, and drove my husband to distraction. Then, in a moment's incautious clarity, I was cured. What happened was I found those childhood dreams weren't really so far from the truth, and I don't care if you don't believe me. Mom thinks I'm mad, Uncle Malcolm tries to humor me, and David just pretends not to hear a word I say. But there are more things in heaven and hell than human eyes and ears can tell, and I first stopped crying the day I met my angel, Angela."
As part of the Flower Child Book Tour, I will be posting my book review of this title on October 31st.
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"...died. I slept and screamed and wept for her, my little girl, and drove my husband to distraction. Then, in a moment's incautious clarity, I was cured. What happened was I found those childhood dreams weren't really so far from the truth, and I don't care if you don't believe me. Mom thinks I'm mad, Uncle Malcolm tries to humor me, and David just pretends not to hear a word I say. But there are more things in heaven and hell than human eyes and ears can tell, and I first stopped crying the day I met my angel, Angela."
As part of the Flower Child Book Tour, I will be posting my book review of this title on October 31st.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Rudolph, A Child's Love Story is a Magical Gift
Accept it!
Not really knowing much about Rudolph, A Child's Love Story, I let my author friend, Mary Russel, know that I planned to purchase a copy to read and review in time for Christmas (hoping to generate holiday sales).
I really had no idea what a magical gift Rudolph would be to read until I began reading the prologue of the book. I share a portion of that prologue with you now:
"...Brian and I learned to ice skate together. When our dog, Rufus died, we comforted each other. We played store with empty boxes and cans. Brian taught me to read. He outgrew his jeans and tees and they were passed down to me. When I wore them, I pretended I was him, as if in wearing them, I could capture some of the magic that was my big brother. Can we ever be close again?
I was told I am special because I was chosen. I wonder how that makes Brian feel.
Even my toys seem to be mocking me..."
My full review of this book will be posted soon! In the meantime, I do hope you will share the book that has currently caught your reader eye!
Blog hop right along with WoW Weekly 100 Words. Share a 100-word excerpt of a book you are currently reading. Just snag the hop badge and link, add it to your post on your blog, then return here to add your blog post to the linky list provided at the end of this post.
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Not really knowing much about Rudolph, A Child's Love Story, I let my author friend, Mary Russel, know that I planned to purchase a copy to read and review in time for Christmas (hoping to generate holiday sales).
I really had no idea what a magical gift Rudolph would be to read until I began reading the prologue of the book. I share a portion of that prologue with you now:
"...Brian and I learned to ice skate together. When our dog, Rufus died, we comforted each other. We played store with empty boxes and cans. Brian taught me to read. He outgrew his jeans and tees and they were passed down to me. When I wore them, I pretended I was him, as if in wearing them, I could capture some of the magic that was my big brother. Can we ever be close again?
I was told I am special because I was chosen. I wonder how that makes Brian feel.
Even my toys seem to be mocking me..."
My full review of this book will be posted soon! In the meantime, I do hope you will share the book that has currently caught your reader eye!
Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Service With a Smile a Part of Growing Up In Boom Times
This Baby Boomer blast from the past comes to us from page 88 of Chapter Twelve, "What a Gas" of Growing Up In Boom Times:
"I worked at the Clark station in Keego Harbor. All we sold was premium gas and oil—and service. My training for the job consisted primarily of how to give good service. Good service meant smiling, being polite, always wiping windshield (front and back), and asking if customers wanted their oil checked. It also meant putting air into tires if asked--or better, if a tire looked low, suggesting it. For all this the customer paid 34.9 cents for a gallon of gas, a price which didn't go up at all until the mid-70's.
Previously shared excerpts of Growing Up In Boom Times:
100 Words from Baby Boomer and Author Chris Brockman
Wild Berries and Grampas
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"I worked at the Clark station in Keego Harbor. All we sold was premium gas and oil—and service. My training for the job consisted primarily of how to give good service. Good service meant smiling, being polite, always wiping windshield (front and back), and asking if customers wanted their oil checked. It also meant putting air into tires if asked--or better, if a tire looked low, suggesting it. For all this the customer paid 34.9 cents for a gallon of gas, a price which didn't go up at all until the mid-70's.
Good service at the Clark station did have..."
Previously shared excerpts of Growing Up In Boom Times:
100 Words from Baby Boomer and Author Chris Brockman
Wild Berries and Grampas
For your Information: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wild Berries and Grampas
As I read from the pages of Growing Up In Boom Times, it is difficult to choose which 100 words to share with you. I am enjoying each little morsel, with each tale tasting a bit more about my author friend, Chris Brockman. The problem is that I want you to know Chris, too, so I seem to select excerpts from his book that manage to hint at the character of the man I have come to like, to trust, and to respect within the past two years or so online at Gather.
Today, I share with you (from Chapter Three) a tidbit from Chris and his family's wild berry saga:
"...a continuation of my own grampa's legacy.
Last summer, while visiting Adrienne and Kevin in Western Michigan, Rowan begged me to take him blackberry picking, So, Julie, Rowan, his little brother Shay, and I explored the neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan and found a fine patch of dewberries, a close-to-the ground variety of blackberries. Rowan and Shay excitedly announced each time they picked a berry how big this one was, and it was music to my ears. We picked more than enough to renew their supply of gramps jam and the spirits of at least a couple of grampas before me."
I wish to assure you that you do not have to be of the Age of Baby Boomers to enjoy Growing Up In Boom Times. You are welcome to follow along with me each week as I share from this book or you can purchase your own copy and read along with me.
Previous WoW 100 excerpts of Growing Up In Boom Times:
Today, I share with you (from Chapter Three) a tidbit from Chris and his family's wild berry saga:
Last summer, while visiting Adrienne and Kevin in Western Michigan, Rowan begged me to take him blackberry picking, So, Julie, Rowan, his little brother Shay, and I explored the neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan and found a fine patch of dewberries, a close-to-the ground variety of blackberries. Rowan and Shay excitedly announced each time they picked a berry how big this one was, and it was music to my ears. We picked more than enough to renew their supply of gramps jam and the spirits of at least a couple of grampas before me."
I wish to assure you that you do not have to be of the Age of Baby Boomers to enjoy Growing Up In Boom Times. You are welcome to follow along with me each week as I share from this book or you can purchase your own copy and read along with me.
Previous WoW 100 excerpts of Growing Up In Boom Times:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
100 Words from Baby Boomer and Author Chris Brockman
Calling all Baby Boomers, readers, and book blog hoppers! Hop along with me in the coming weeks as I read and share excerpts from author Chris Brockman's latest publication "Growing Up in Boom Times".
Today's 100 Words are a part of the Introduction of "Growing Up in Boom Times".
"...change is too often pushed on us by the large, powerful forces in our society, I also think that in our free society we individuals have the ultimate power to direct change in the direction we think is best. Younger generations have or will have an increasingly important role in deciding how our society will change. My own adult children aver that things have already changed greatly since they were children, and I can only imagine the changes my grandchildren will see. It's up to them, and it's up to you to change our lives and our world for the better."
~Chris Brockman, May 1, 2011
Are you a Baby Boomer? A Reader? Perhaps you're a book blog hopper. What are you currently reading?
Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Today's 100 Words are a part of the Introduction of "Growing Up in Boom Times".
~Chris Brockman, May 1, 2011
Note: I use The Word Count Tool to count my book excerpts.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
That Day In September, Remember
Sharing an excerpt from the chapter: The War Zone, page 33; from the book: That Day In September, written by author Artie Van Why:
"...only standing there for a brief moment before the others and I heard the incredibly loud sound of an airplane, the second plane, as it approached the south tower. Looking up, and to my left, the plane was so big, and so close to the top of the buildings it passed. I stared at the plane not believing it would hit the tower.
The middle floors of the tower blew outward in a massive inferno of bright orange flames and dense clouds of black smoke. Time stood still for just a second, as if we all were suspended in disbelief..."
"...only standing there for a brief moment before the others and I heard the incredibly loud sound of an airplane, the second plane, as it approached the south tower. Looking up, and to my left, the plane was so big, and so close to the top of the buildings it passed. I stared at the plane not believing it would hit the tower.
The middle floors of the tower blew outward in a massive inferno of bright orange flames and dense clouds of black smoke. Time stood still for just a second, as if we all were suspended in disbelief..."
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