"The Why of Things" by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop

The Why of Things by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop is a quick read about a family that is dealing with the loss of a member.  When they go to their summer cottage, they find they have to deal with another tragedy which kept me interested.  I would have liked a little more action though!
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)

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"A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home" by Sue Halpern is Fantastic!Visi

I like brightening people's day at the Nursing Home, woof!

A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home:  Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher by Sue Halpern is a fantastic book! Our dog, Abby, goes to a nursing home every weekend so when I saw the title of this book, it was no-brainer, I wanted to read this! I enjoyed it very much! When she was trying to get her dog certified so they could do visits was a very funny part. The stories about the patients they visited touched my heart and were as interesting as the parts about her wonderful dog.

If you have a dog and want to visit nursing homes, this book is a must read for you! We enjoy visiting with our dog a lot, and I’m sure Abby likes it too! (Gerard’s review, 5++ stars)

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Tuesday Teasers: Four For You

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Karen's:
Yes--a wrong answer will be penalized. Dizziness. Vomiting. Hallucinations. Maybe even death.
From page 109 of The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau.

For, "The one who desires life, to love and see good days, must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. He must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it."
From I Peter 3:10-11 of The Holy Bible (New American Standard version) See my review of I Peter posted yesterday.

Gerard's
"I had a dog once." Those were words I'd hear again and again. As soon as people saw Pransky, or put their hand in her hair and stroked her neck, they were transported back to some time and place in their life that was not here or now.
From page 67 of A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home by Sue Halpern. (My review will be up tomorrow.)

At six, she lets herself get up, amazed, horrified, and oddly thrilled to find that the events of the night before were not a dream, but beyond all that impatient to find out what exactly happened, and what will happen next. Murder, she is convinced of that.
From page 16 of The Why of Things by Hartley Winthrop.

Happy Reading!  Check our Giveaway for the book I wrote in memory of my dad:  My Funny Dad, Harry

I and II Peter written by Simon Peter Inspired by God

Need some encouragement?  Ever wished there was an instructional manual for living?  Want to know what the future holds?  The Books of First and Second Peter deals with all these issues and more! 

I enjoyed reading I and II Peter very much.  Peter was one of Jesus' inner circle of friends who was an eye witness to things Jesus did when He lived on earth.  The book of Acts records many things Peter did after Jesus returned to heaven. 


It is an encouraging book about hope that addresses how to respond to suffering, how to live a life pleasing to God including advice for husbands and wives, and a little about the end times and how this world one day will be destroyed by fire.  There are many interesting topics in these two short books and lots of practical advice. 

I got a lot out of it and encourage you to read the Sunday Sharing posts where I share some scripture highlights from it.  This is a quick read:  Just 5 chapters in I Peter and 3 in II Peter.  I highly recommend it!
(Karen's review, 5 stars)

Find out more:
How To Avoid Becoming Useless
The Connection Between Scripture and My Life
God Answered My Prayer in a Surprising Way

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"Sugar's Furry Friend" by Maria Rosalyn Acero

Image source:  Amazon.com

Loved Your Book, Sugar!

Being a regular reader of Sugar The Golden Retriever Dog Blog, I got the Kindle version of Sugar's children's book, called Sugar's Furry Friend.  It is a cute picture book about friendship.  Sugar has fun with the chipmunk in his backyard but misses it through the winter.  In the back is a list of facts about chipmunks.  I liked the pictures!
(Karen's review)

My friend Sugar's book, Sugar's Furry Friend, is great!  I could identify with Sugar because I like chasing squirrels and chipmunks at the park.  It was interesting reading the differences between chipmunks and squirrels.  It would be so cool to actually have a chipmunk in your own backyard!
(Abby's review--4 paws up!)

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