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Tuesday Teaser

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Of course she'd be more than willing to answer any other questions Michael might have later on. She took down his number in case she thought of something that might be of help. It was bad enough when somebody was killed in a car wreck or something like that, Lisa Williams said, but to think about somebody you know being murdered, well, that was just too hard to believe. http://adailyrhythm.com

99 Prayers for Children compiled by Juliet David and illustrated by Elina Ellis

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The prayers in "99 Prayers for Children" compiled by Juliet David and illustrated by Elina Ellis are wonderful. Each prayer is useful and very specific. There are eleven chapters. Some of the prayers are about nature, family, friends and holidays. While reading, I recognized a few names of authors and their verses. For example, there is Robert Louis Stevenson and Gerard Manley Hopkins. I have been introduced to new saints: Saint Jerome and Saint Ignatius. The illustrations are lovely and multicultural and sometimes humorous. The one illustrating a fisherman at the Sea of Galilee is really cute. If a child is old enough to memorize verses, there is a chapter and verse given after the prayer. I suppose a parent would have to explain why some holidays are named and others are not mentioned in the book. Perhaps some titles are put together under one category like "Harvest." It would have been fun to know why the author chose 99 prayers instead of o
Jesus is always A Healer for you and me Today and always
There is orange juice along with eggs, oatmeal, toast and a daisy too

Book Beginnings

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Silas He wakes to the sound of sirens. Many, loud, and very near. Then horns: short, angry grunts like the buzzers signaling time-out in the basketball games he watches but does not play in at school. http://rosecityreader.blogspot.com
Crysanthemums bleed beside a bowl of pine cones black lacquered table
Spiderwebs around drip water on to mum leaves a light dance with tears