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Jane is planning a wedding for the daughter of a very rich man. Her friend, Shelley, comes along to help Jane. While Jane and Shelley help the flower arranger, Larkspur, and the cook and the seamstress, Mrs. Cowthwaite, something goes terribly wrong. All of a sudden it's like Jane and Shelley are staying at a haunted house. There is one murder. Then, there are two murders. I didn't come close to finding the answer to this cozy puzzle. However, I wasn't crazy about the mystery plot. I had far more fun helping the ladies plan the wedding. Anyway, A Groom with a View is another good cozy written by Jill Churchill. I don't know whether the treasure part of the story was needed. Still, I'm ready for another cozy. This time without a slow seamstress and without a lying bridesmaid. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Churchill

Tell me ; You love me. I will give you my love too. I breathe for you, sons.

Daily we reach for another day. And know we will find miracles around us. Wherever there is a baby's cry, a grandmother weeding zinnias, Next to a tree struck by lightening, there is reason to live again.

When I received this book, A Trip around the Sun by Mark Batterson Richard Foth, from BakerBooks, I had no idea how much meaningful material would become my gain. These men along with Susanna Foth Aughtmon have a unique way of sharing Bible concepts and ways to live an abundant life. At any given chapter, I wanted to take notes or stop and just meditate for the moment on a specific idea.At the same time, I didn't want to interrupt my reading about ways to live life like an everyday adventure. Each chapter is written from the viewpoint of Mark Batterson or Richard (Dick) Foth. At the end of each chapter is the main point of the chapter. This point is blocked off so you can not miss it. It also helps as a memory device. I especially enjoyed reading about how much they love their children and grandchildren. How exciting to go on a special journey with each grandchild and share family journals. Along the way, a book is mentioned. The books is A Touch of Wonder by Arthur Gor

"We can learn from any genre, from theology to allegory to poetry to fiction. When I read biography, I love good heroes....Books allow us to know each other's stories when we aren't sitting around the same campfire." http://adailyrhythm.com

Five months I hunted for two special kittens. Reaching for Mother Goose, I read about the kittens who lost their mittens. I cried. Then  downtown, I spotted a calico kitten across the street. Easing my way through the crowd, I kept my eyes on his black and white feet. Nothing could stop my chase. My new friend sat down with me on a bench. Dearest is what I named him, and every day he purrs his love for me in French.

"Dick taught me to read people the way I read books. I discovered, as Dick likes to say, that people are books with skin on them. Their lives are stories to be read and learned from....He has modeled how relationships enrich your life. I have read his biography, not on paper but in person...There is nothing like seeing someone use the God-given gifts that you saw in them before they saw them in themselves."