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Beautiful, fluffy flakes

02/26/2015 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

We had the most beautiful snow coming down Monday evening!

My boys dress for warmth instead of style…

Poor little snowman.

Soft flakes make for some yummy ice cream!

It is just Milk, Sugar, Vanilla, and Snow.

You should make some!

We hurried out the next morning to enjoy the snow before it melted!

I tried out a different angle for pics.

I sat at the top of the hill so the sun would act as a back light and next to a tree to frame the shots with branches.

You can see more of the clutter in our yard this way but I like backlit subjects.

I gave my camera to my oldest so I could get in a shot!

This goof had a hat on top of a jacket hood.

He said it was warmer that way.

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Quirky Christian Fiction

07/16/2014 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

I really like to read.

A lot.

That being said, I get really tired of reading about perfect people falling in love with other perfect people and spending the rest of their life marvelling at their shared perfection…

It might say something about me that I really like a character that is quirky, real, and maybe slightly unhinged.

I am always on the lookout for a good piece of Christian fiction that makes me laugh.

Here are some of my current favorites(at least that I can remember, there are probably more!).

1. Nosy in Nebraska Series ~By Mary Connealy

A Mousaphobe that lives in a town with the world’s largest mouse makes for a hilarous first book in this series. I like the mystery and the realness of the characters.

I like almost everything Mary Connealy has written! She writes westerns also and always includes a little mystery as well as a lot of quirky fun.

You can get her book “Out of Control” free for Kindle right now.

2. Squeaky Clean Series ~By Christy Barritt

About a crime scene cleaner that can’t keep her nose out of trouble. I enjoy the mystery in these as well as the humor.

3. PJ Sugar Series ~By Susan May Warren

Trouble seems to follow PJ around and it makes for an interesting and funny series. I like to reread these once a year.

Okay, I reread most books I like once a year…

4. Lauren Holbrook Series ~By Erynn Mangum

The first book in this series starts out very much like Jane Austen’s Emma but has it’s own quirky twist.

Just be warned you will come away from this series craving chocolate and coffee…

I like a lot of her Novellas as well!

5. Moon Over Tokyo ~By Siri Mitchell

I really like several of Siri Mitchell’s older books. Her newer historical dramas are a bit too depressing for me.

“Kissing Adrien” is another good one from her that I own.

You might also want to check out:

The Emma Rae Series ~By Sandra D. Bricker

Cathy Marie Hake

Miss Invisible ~By Laura Walker

Perfecting Kate(as well as her Southern Discomfort Series) ~By Tamara Leigh

Hopefully this helps someone that is having trouble finding good Christian Fiction!

Let me know if you have one you would recommend as well!

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Rain

07/03/2014 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Rain mesmerizes me.

I could sit and watch it come down all day.

Since I was sitting in the open doorway while it poured my husband gave up and brought me a towel so the floor would not get soaked.

After ten years I think he has given up on me acting logically when there is rain.

I think my love of rain comes from my Mom.

She always seemed to love a good storm.

I remember staying on the front porch when I was a child and watching the rain come in over the fields.

We always begged to stay out until the lightening was too close.

We would count the space between the lightening and thunder, hoping it would stay far apart so we could continue to play.

Rain always makes me feel like a kid again.