N/A

"Wind light stirred the blackbird mobile. Only in the Deep South did folks believe blackbirds were good luck, carrying souls of slaves who'd escaped slavery by growing wings. Some went back to Africa and became people again; others, preferred being birds, flying through clouds, across seas, and into forests."

http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com Paris, 7 A.M. by Elizabeth Bishop   It is like introspection to stare inside, or retrospection a star inside a rectangle, a recollection:  Elizabeth Bishop The Complete Poems 1927 1979 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Retrospection retrospection   To look back on or think about (things past).

  "Married and widowed at thirteen, a mother and childless at fifteen. Ain't nobody should have to learn life like I did. No soul should have to claw their way back from the bowels of hell, scared and scraped up like I was. I hate these memories." http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com  

"Thea wondered if she had already been given a sedative. Was her head injury worse than they first thought? How could something like this happen to the gentlest woman in town? Of course, no one knew what had happened to Mary-Alice. Perhaps she became light-headed and fell. Or tripped over a rug. Thea knew a bit about such a scenario and flexed her toe, regretting it immediately." http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com

"I was really curious what restaurant Amos chose. I could see we were heading towards Charleston's waterfront....Five minutes later we pulled up in front of Fleet Landing. It was hard to believe the chic restaurant used to be a place for sailors back in World War II. fleetlanding.net/dinner-menu

When I awoke this morning, I had a thought. It was about Easter. I suppose the thought came to me because of all the Easter decorations already up in a craft store. My thought was about the stone rolled away from Jesus'  grave. For a few moments, I meditated on the wonder of Jesus' resurrection. I thought of the Angels removing the stone. I thought of Christ rising from his temporary resting place. I imagined Him folding the napkin and lying it neatly down. Then, walking from the tomb. Each footstep He took must have been a Praise step. Thanks to His Father that He was the Firstborn of many Born Again Christians who would experience  the forgiveness of sin and a resurrection too. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

"When I'm alone in the house I play contnuous Liszt on the stereo. My passion. My mother was a bit of a pianist. For her fifty-fifth birthday my  half-sister and I took her to a Liszt concert at the Wigmore Hall. I loved every note. I got a book out of the library on him, and was hooked, even joined the Liszt Society . The man was a genius, and a bit of a fruitcake."bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Liszt-Franz,

'"Most of the trouble in the world is caused by all this irrational superstition,"' I said heatedly. '"It just really annoys me. I haven't been inside a church half a dozen times in my life. The idea of the Nativity doesn't seem much different from Snow White and the Seven dwarfs to me. I am as interested in religion as I was in Scandinvavian ice hockey."' http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com

http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com Phaetos Disks The disc of Phaistos is the most important example of hieroglyphic inscription from Crete and was discovered in 1903 in a small room near the depositories of the "archive chamber", in the north - east apartments of the palace, together with a Linear A tablet and pottery dated to the beginning of the Neo-palatial period (1700- 1600 B.C.).

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com  I finished one book last week. The title is The First Principle by Marissa Shrock (Kregel). I spent the weekend reading Oven Baked Secrets by Tyora Moody. I'm also reading 30 Events That Shaped The Church by Alton Gansky (Baker). This book is very interesting. It's just not one I can read very quickly. The last one is an adventure like The First Principle by Marissa Shrock. Its title is The Babylon Contingency by Clifford Longley(Lion Fiction).

"You'd think he and I would get on well. I also loved libraries, and had loved this one in particular since I'd first seen it when vacationing on the Outer Banks." https://images.search.yahoo.com  

Vivica Wilkins is a sixteen year old girl living in a futuristic world. Shaped by her mother's ideals for a world where population is controlled, Vivica begins to questions those ideas. She sees another way of life through the eyes of her boyfriend, Ben and his family. He and his family are thought of as the rebels of the government. Their belief is a baby's life is precious and should be preserved at all costs. As the novel moves forward, Vivica becomes pregnant with Ben's baby. It is an unplanned pregnancy. One her mother will quickly have terminated. In The First Principle by Marissa Shrock, there is a chance to see a hot topic unfold which is one people ponder about in our society. Is it ever good, right to end a pregnancy? If so, when is the right time to terminate an embryo?  For this reason, I am sure this Christian Fiction novel about a future time would draw the interest of the young and the old. Once Vivica decides whether to have her baby or not, her life

"I launched the cloning program on my courier before I slid it in my pocket and removed the Moses box from the shelf. While I sifted through the contents with my right hand.....Anyway, on the seventh floor is the United States History archive. The floor is divided into sections based on centuries. In the nineteenth-century section find the Underground Railroad. Locate the Harriet Tubman section and look for a box labeled Moses." (Image from Yahoo)

"The biggest rebellions begin with the smallest steps, and I took my first small step one December morning during study hall. The quiet drumming of fingers on desktops filled the room as my classmates used keyboards projected from their government-issued multiphone devices to work. I tried to concentrate on writing an essay for my literature class, but the blinding glare reflecting from the sun on the snow outside made it difficult for me to see my screen. I didn't mind. The glare gave me the perfect excuse to let my thoughts wander to Ben Lagarde. Three weeks ago he'd broken up with me, and while I'm not the type to fall in love, I really cared for Ben until he ended our relationship." http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com

"Returning to the image of the three fetuses in the womb, I studied the screen, trying to make sense of what was before me. When I checked the date against my birth date, I realized my mother had been pregnant with triplets. Was I a, b, or c? What had happened to the other two? And why had I never been told?" http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com

Gina Bellamy is a very sympathetic character. I felt like the world had turned its back on her. I wanted to tell her, stop the world and get off now. There are three significant relationships in Gina's life. All three center around men. The first one is with Kit. The second one is with Stuart. The third one is with her stepfather, Terry. There is a snag in each of these relationships. Gina and Kit's time together comes to a tragic ending. An ending that would leave her feeling guilty for a long time. Gina's marriage to Stuart ends because he is a complete jerk. He begins to date a woman much younger than himself. Then, decides he no longer wants Gina. He wants a divorce. For him, all that matters is the property they shared together. Terry, Gina's wonderful stepfather dies at the wrong time. All of these problems and more leave Gina feeling a deep vulnerability. While she continues to consult about the restoration of houses, her life slowly begins to gather its

"Would the rebels taking over and putting their ideal government in place make things better for everyone? Did the poor know what they were talking about? Or were they just interested in forcibly taking what didn't belong to them so they could wield power?" http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com

"The biggest rebellions begin with the smallest steps, and I took my first small step one December morning during study hall." http://rosecityreader.blogspot.com

"I wanted to take you to the National Gallery. There's an amazing Holman Hunt retrospective," He's talking over her head, gazing out at the city below. Then his voice drops. "So, do you think you could live here?"

"Oxford is magical, but London is something very different. Gina's been to London many times since Kit started working here, but it still gives her a giddy sensation in the pit of her stomach. It's like being in a film. Everything is loud and bright, new and familiar at the same time."(Berkley)