Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
How will you wish your friends, family, and customers a happy holiday this year? Have you thought about it—or are holiday cards just an old-fashioned holdover from the last century? You can send a printed holiday card by traditional snail mail. It’s a time-honored tradition, more than a hundred years old. Sending a creative holiday …
The Last Man at the Inn Review I found The Last Man at the Inn intriguing. I have often wondered what it would have been like to live in the time of Jesus, to be a contemporary, if you will. Author R. William Bennett has penned a novel that is just that. This is the …
Keepsake Christmas Stories Review For fans of the Tabernacle Choir, and for fans of Christmas, Keepsake Christmas Stories is a beautiful addition to your holiday library. This lovely gift book recounts a baker’s dozen of most loved stories from the Choir’s annual Christmas concerts. It is beautifully laid out on heavy paper and includes photographs …
Christmas is less than a month away. That could be good news or bad news, depending on what you focus on. For me, it’s good news. This means it’s time to start baking, time to do a little holiday shopping, and time to break out the Christmas music. I am one of those people who …
12 Gifts for Christ Summary Christmas is a time for celebrating the birth of Christ and a time for giving. In the middle of this busy season, it is easy to forget the very reason why we celebrate. The first Christmas began with gifts of light and gold. This Christmas, ask: What gifts can I …
Do you have book lovers on your Christmas gift list this year? Not sure what to give them? Here is my list of the best Christmas books to gift someone this year. I love books and I love Christmas. My Christmas collection is not limited to children’s books. I have many in my collection for …
It’s the holiday season, and holiday food is one of my favorite parts of the holidays. In case you’re thinking it’s not quite the holidays yet, it is. I know this because today is my birthday and in my world, that sets us firmly in the holiday season. I come from a family of foodies, …
How\'s your Halloween library? Here are 7 of the best Halloween books for reading with your family and getting in that spooky holiday spirit. Boo!
Rip Van Winkle and the Pumpkin Lantern Summary In Rip Van Winkle and the Pumpkin Lantern, debut novel from Seth Adam Smith, and an alternate retelling of the Rip Van Winkle story, we meet a young boy abandoned at birth who is chosen for a mysterious adventure that could decide the fate of colonial Boston. …
‘Tis the season for Christmas stories. I love Christmas stories, and even though my children are grown I still shop for the best Christmas books for children each year to add to my Christmas book collection. I’ve been collecting Christmas books since I was a child, and have dozens in my collection. I also love …
