A Modern Day Fairy Tale

Review: There You'll Find Me by Jenny B Jones

From the publisher:

Grief brought Finley to Ireland. LOVE WILL LEAD HER HOME.Finley Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She’s witty, tough, and driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory, Finley needs to compose her audition piece. But her creativity disappear…

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Scripture and A Snapshot: 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

I am so happy to be able to join in for Scripture and a Snapshot once again this week! This is one of my absolute favorite link ups and I've missed being able to participate! And so this week I share with you one of my (and so many other's) favorite verses:

Love is patient, love is kind. It …

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Just a quick note...

First of all, I wanted to say that I got a new computer, thanks to my husband's insistence that I just give up on the old one! So nice to not be restarting every few minutes. So be looking for more frequent posts in the near future!! What would you like to read more of?

I also wanted to pass al…

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My Baby Can Read!

As you may have figured out by now, I'm a bit of a book lover. From a very young age, I loved to read. I'd always have a book in my hands. I remember getting special permission from the school library and bookmobile to allow me to check out chapter books while the rest of my class was choos…

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So sorry...

that I haven't posted much lately! Unfortunately I've been having computer issues and it makes it hard to write a post when I have to restart at times every few minutes!! I am trying to hold onto my current computer for as long as possible but I think its in its final days...*sigh*
Hopefully…

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Review: One Call Away by Brenda Warner

From the Publisher:

Brenda’s life has taken twists and turns that are stranger than fiction. It always seemed as if she was just one phone call away from the next explosive change. Each time her plans fell apart, she had a choice: would she give up, or would she press forward and learn from the …

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Where Were You?

This, of course, is the question of the day. Where were you September 11, 10 years ago today?

September 11, 2001- I was in the 8th Grade. It was the week we were scheduled to do our state testing. As we were sitting in the library waiting to begin, an announcement came on- a plane had crashed in New…

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Autism + Blackout=Time To Get Creative!

For a child (or adult) with Autism, routine is everything! Thankfully for us, Shaun is not quite as rigid as some. However, there are a few things that he has to have a certain way. He must always sit at the same seat to eat (if I mistakenly put his chair in the wrong place he'll move it back).…

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Join Me On Facebook!!

A Modern Day Fairy Tale is now on Facebook!! I've been debating starting a fan page for some time, as I know I find it easier to keep up with sites I like on there, and so I finally set it up! Click 'like' to your right to follow me there! I promise not to clog your newsfeed with consta…

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Yes, I have a stockpile...No, I'm not a hoarder!!

(Unless you count pumpkin and Scentsy, that is!)

As most of you have probably figured out if you've read my blog for long, I'm a coupon-er!! (Pre Extreme Couponing too!) While this is by no means a coupon blog, I've been asked often how I get such great deals etc so I decided I'd wri…

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Review: 'The Canary List' by Sigmund Brouwer

From the Publisher:

Protected by the dark of night, Jaimie Piper runs. But is anywhere safe when Evil is hunting you?

She’s just a twelve year-old girl, bumped around between foster homes and relegated to school classes for challenged kids, those lagging in their test scores or with behavioral iss…

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