Contrary to Any Impression We May Get From The Secular Media----

----This is NOT a picture of St. Patrick!

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better.

"The Little Sisters
or Emma And Caroline" #

Author unknown. Published
in 1840 by Sidney Babcock
[children's fiction, chapbook]
(free online book)

"Andy"

"Polly"

(openlibrary.org loans)

"Sarah"

(Kindle book)

"Mandy"

[physical copy]

"Annie"

(openlibrary.org loan)

by Mary Christner Borntrager

[fiction,  Amish/Mennonite, "Ellie's People" series]

"Fast Forward (What Would You Do?)"
by Bob Darden
[teen fiction, Protestant, multiple choices
and endings]

"Butter At The Old Price"

by Marguerite De Angeli

[autobiography]

"The Heart Is Half A Prophet"
by Ruth Tessler Goldstein
[fiction, Jewish themes]


"Travelers Along the Way"
by Fr. Benedict Groeschel
[collective biography/autobiography, Catholic]
(Kindle book)

"Little Pear"
"Little Pear and His Friends"
(openlibrary.org loans)
"Little Pear and the Rabbits"
[physical copy]
by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
[children's fiction]
these books are among my
childhood favorites


"The Sugarbush Family" #
by Miriam E. Mason
[children's fiction, historical, 1890s]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"A Made-over Chelsea"
"No Friends For Hannah"
"The Secret Tunnel Mystery"
"Tough Choices For Roxie"
"Chelsea's Special Touch"

by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, denomination(s) not specified, series]

"The Interior Castle"
by St. Teresa of Jesus
[Catholic nonfiction]

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better.

"Olivia and the Little Way"
by Nancy Belanger
[children's fiction, Catholic]
(Kindle book)

"The Home Has A Heart"

by Thyra Ferre Bjorn

[Protestant nonfiction;  anecdotes, recipes]

(March chapter only)

"Andy"

(openlibrary.org loan)
by Mary Christner Borntrager
[fiction,  Amish/Mennonite, "Ellie's People" series]


"Butter At The Old Price"

by Marguerite De Angeli

[autobiography]

"All Because Of Raizy"
"Families,  Etc."
"Thanks To You!"
by Miriam L. Elias
[children's/young teen fiction, Jewish]
(in "A Classic Trio, 3-in-1, second volume)


"The Art Spirit"

by Robert Henri
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)

"Who Is My Shelter?"

(Kindle book)

by Neta Jackson
[Protestant fiction, Yada Yada House of Hope series]

"Harold and the Purple Crayon"
by Crockett Johnson
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"A Candle In The Mist"
[children's/YA fiction, historical, 1870s]

by Florence Crannell Means

"Hannah and the Special 4th of July"

(openlibrary.org loan)

"Roxie and the Red Rose Mystery"
"Kathy's New Brother"
"A Made-over Chelsea"

(physical copies)

by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, denomination(s) not specified, series]

"The Interior Castle"
by St. Teresa of Jesus
[Catholic nonfiction]

Working on A Very Personal Fic

I'm working on a very personal piece of fan fiction right now.  It is based in part on several incidents from my childhood, but is set in the present.  I will also be adding some things that never actually happened, some words that were never really said.
I don't know how long it will take me to finish the story, because I've found that I have to work on it slowly; I can't handle too much of it at once. It's  like woodcarving, and I'm both the wood and the tools.
So why am I writing it?
Years ago, when I was a school girl being scolded and shamed in front of my classmates for things like poor handwriting, a part of me seemed to split away from the scene that was taking place.   I could see it as if it were happened to another person.  Yes, I'd be humiliated, and angry, and crying, and yet in a tiny corner of my mind, I was wondering how to write about it.

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"

by Marci Alborghetti

daily devotional reading for 2017

I liked the book I used last year better.

"Watch Out, Sky" #

by Kate Andrews
[children's fiction, "Making Friends" series]

"Olivia and the Little Way"
by Nancy Belanger
[children's fiction, Catholic]
(Kindle book)

"Happy Little Family"
by Rebecca Caudill
[children's fiction, historical, 1870s]
((openlibrary.org loan)

"Butter At The Old Price"
by Marguerite De Angeli
[autobiography]

"Try For a Dream"
"And Then There Were Four"
"Goodbye My Friends"
by Miriam L. Elias
[children's/young teen fiction, Jewish]
(in "A Classic Trio, 3-in-1, first volume)


"The Art Spirit"

by Robert Henri
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)

"Who Is My Shelter?"
(Kindle book)

by Neta Jackson
[Protestant fiction, Yada Yada House of Hope series]

"What I Really Think Of You"
by M.E. Kerr
[YA fiction] 

"Two!" #
"Three!"
written and illustrated by Tia Perkin
[picture books]
(read for free on Kindle) 

This Week's Fan Fiction

Follow Your Heart

an AU Another World fic.

This is a story that I wrote and posted on fanfiction.net some time ago, but then I realized that it wasn't quite right... it needed something, but I couldn't figure out just what.  

And then, suddenly, I knew.... and it was so simple.  A slight change to what Felicia says near the end of the story has made all the difference.

Surprise In A Book

I found something very special in a used copy of Marguerite De  Angeli's autobiography, Butter At The Old Price.  I ordered the book as a replacement for the copy that was lost when I moved.
This is the way the book was described:
"Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 
ISBN: 9780385068130 
Binding: Hardcover 
Book Condition: Good"
When I received the book, I found that it was autographed by Marguerite De Angeli "For Marilla, with  much love."
That, however, is not what made this particular book extra-special.  The real treasure I found was two note-cards with personal messages to this same Marilla.
I thank God for these bonuses.  I'm even thankful that I lost my original copy of the book.  After all, if I hadn't, I wouldn't have needed to replace it!