What We're Reading

Sandra Orchard

I just finished reading: Double Agent by Lisa Phillips

I am currently reading: Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Forger by Ken Perenyi

Next, I plan to read: Shenandoah Crossings by Lisa Belcastro

Debby Giusti

I'm reading Patricia David's AMISH REDEMPTION and enjoying it so much.

Just bought Irene Hannon's Rita nominated novel, DECEIVED, which is next in line. I always enjoy Irene's books and know this one will be extra special.

Jean C. Gordon

I just finished reading: Never Trust a Cowboy by Kathleen Eagle. I've been reading more cowboys lately (thinking about writing some), and Kathy is one of my long-time favorite authors.

I'm currently reading: Tempted by a Soldier by Patricia Potter. I read her connected book The Soldier's Promise and loved it. So far, this one is meeting my enjoyment expectations.

Next, I should read the last (but not least) book on my 2014 list of Christmas books, Love Finds You on Christmas Morning by Trish Perry and Debby Mayne.

Barbara Phinney

I just finished reading, The Cortes Enigma by John Paul Davis

I am currently reading, The Texan’s Inherited Family by Noella Marchand

Next I plan to read, The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky.

Lacy Williams

I just finished reading:  Cowboy Under the Mistletoe by Linda Goodnight. Loved the depth of emotion and the heroine who fought for her man!

I am currently reading: The Emperor's Edge collection #1 by Lindsay Buroker. This is mainstream fantasy/steampunk. I grabbed the first one free a few months ago and fell in love with her world-building.

Next, I plan to read: The Dandelion Field by Kathryn Springer. She's on my must-buy list and I can't wait to get to this one.

Mary Curry

I just finished reading:  Mariana by Susanna Kearsley  

I am currently reading: 2 books  Buried Secrets by Irene Hannon and May Sarton's journal The House by the Sea

Next, I plan to read: The first 4 Killer Voice books for LIS.

Deb Kastner

I just finished reading:Suitor by Design by Christine Johnson

I am currently reading: Betting on Hope by Debra Clopton

Next, I plan to read: Promise to Cherish by Elizabeth Byler Younts

Terri Reed

I just finished reading: Critical Pursuit by Janice Cantore

I am currently reading: Die Again by Tess Gerritsen

Next, I plan to read: The Disposables by David Putnam

Pamela Tracy

I just finished reading: Calico Joe by John Grisham

I am currently reading: Twilight by Meg Cabot

Next, I plan to read: Small-Town Bachelor by Jill Kemerer

God is Really Good

Pamela Tracy here, and yes, I am the mother of a five-year-old. It's exhilarating and exhausting. See, he's in kindergarten now and I'm lurking in the background always aware of the ole "How is he doing?" critiques.
Have I ever mentioned that I used to be an elementary schoolteacher? More specifically, I taught kindergarten. Since Mike's birth, I've daydreamed of his entering school already knowing how to read, with beautiful penmanship, no desire whatsoever to wriggle in his seat, and polite. Oh, yes, my son would be polite.
For the last five years, BK (before K), we've gone camping, built train worlds, loved anything Spiderman, watched a million episodes of Scooby Doo, put together puzzles, dug in the dirt, went for walks/rides/ and chased each other with nerf guns.
Whenever I brought out the handwriting papers, Mike turned up his nose. Coloring? "Here's two scribbles, Mom. Good enough?" Getting him to write his name was comparable to getting me to eat green peas: very painful.
Now, he's in kindergarten, and I'm pleased. He's writing his name, learning the ABC's and their sounds, adding outloud, and coloring.
Guess what? He's not at the head of the class.
But that class is behind a door and has twenty little people who all have mother's lurking behind them all worrying about the "How is he/she doing?" critique.
Yesterday, while sitting at the table, my son took a pencil and wrote Good.
I'm sure he saw it on a paper!
Then, he wrote God.
Okay, so I'm looking at a phrase, an interjection if you will: Good God.
He wasn't done. He wrote Good again.
I'm looking at him, and finally said. "Good God good?"
"Yup," he said with confidence. "I wrote good twice because God is really good."
I'm no longer a kindergarten teacher. I'm now an English professor; have been for years.
My son is the next John Grisham.
Ya think?