Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 15, 2009, 2:00 am
The art of sending Christmas cards is definitely dying. More and more people opt for the quick mass email or catch all blog post. I even saw someone suggest sending out a holiday tweet. It's fu...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 14, 2009, 2:00 am
Being from St. Louis, I love the movie Meet Me in St. Louis. Anytime the hometown makes it into a book or movie (especially in such a positive light!) is cause for celebration. The beautiful and muc...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 13, 2009, 2:00 am
It's my day on the virtual advent tour and I thought I would write about my favorite Christmas movie. I love Christmas movies no matter how sappy they may be, there's something nice about wat...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 13, 2009, 12:49 am
About the Book: Craig Littleton's decision to end his marriage would shock his wife, Denise . . . if she knew what he was up to. When an accident lands Craig in the ICU, with fuzzy memories of his...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 13, 2009, 12:11 am
Coming in a the last minute here, but I really love this beautiful song. I wish I could find the Fernando Ortega version to share, but no such luck. I recommend buying it off iTunes if the version f...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 11, 2009, 11:00 pm
Welcome to Faith'n'Fiction Saturday! Read all about it here. Have you ever had the chance to meet any of your favorite Christian authors? What was the experience like? Did you buy a book and...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 11, 2009, 8:00 am
No words needed for this one. One of the most breathtaking and hauntingly beautiful songs of Christmas. Please listen if you've never heard this instrumental version before!
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 11, 2009, 12:56 am
The town of Nativity, Missouri is in trouble. Ever since the new highway dropped them off the map, tourism has been down. But the town does Christmas up big every year and it's costing them quit...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 10, 2009, 11:48 pm
Um, this is the part where I confess to having joined two book blogger holiday swap/secret santas. I can't help it, I just love these things! They both came last week, and I was thrilled, but I ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 10, 2009, 2:15 am
(Just a note...this is one of the best author interviews I've had! Now you're really going to want to read the book! Don't forget to enter my giveaway! I'm loving your answers...esp...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 7, 2009, 12:09 am
It's like opening an advent calendar everyday! I'm having fun listening to all the Christmas songs trying to pick a good variety. :) I have always thought Christmas is very romantic (though ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 6, 2009, 6:20 pm
Raised to be a 'new woman' by her mother and three college roommates in the 70's amid anti-war protests, feminist rallies, and finals, Rain Rasmussen discovers that putting her career fi...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 6, 2009, 3:00 am
Okay let's get this out of the way first...I love Jars of Clay. Okay, whew. I realize we're only on day 6 and it's second time I'm posting them! I enjoy the whole album, City on a H...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 6, 2009, 12:22 am
Today I drove to LA to meet up with the other Southern California book bloggers. It was actually kind of chilly today which made me happy to listen to Christmas music. I listened to Jane Siberry'...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 5, 2009, 12:21 am
Welcome to Faith'n'Fiction Saturday! First time here? Read this post to learn everything you need to know. Today's topic is simple. What is on your recommended holiday gift buying list...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 5, 2009, 12:05 am
When Sarah packs up her precious Christmas glass, a set of twelve traditional Italian ornaments, during WWII and sends them to her cousin Filomena it is with the understanding that they never be separ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 4, 2009, 2:00 am
Okay fine, yes, I like the Goo Goo Dolls. "Name" is one of my absolute favorite songs ever written. I just think it's so beautiful. (and yes sad LOL) Anyway, I love "Better Days" as well. Thi...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 4, 2009, 1:02 am
I was delighted to read news of Joyce Hinnefeld's next novel in Publisher's Lunch Weekly. Here's what it said: IN HOVERING FLIGHT author Joyce Hinnefeld's STRANGER HERE BELOW, in whi...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 3, 2009, 11:23 pm
Blurbs. I have to admit I fall victim to them. Especially when my favorite authors have written them. Especially when they sound sincere. (being a reviewer of books myself I sort of know the differ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 3, 2009, 11:05 pm
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 3, 2009, 2:00 am
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Andrew Peterson. He is one of those artists whom I trust to speak the words in my heart I cannot say and give expression to the many intangibles of life ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 2, 2009, 11:52 pm
Betty is an older woman who lives alone far from her adult children. She is lonely, envious of her friends long marriage when she has long been widowed and dealing with a difficult neighbor who seems...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 2, 2009, 2:22 am
I couldn't pick just one this week so I decided to steal the approach of highlighting several books. I enjoyed Shiver more than I initially thought I would but I didn't think I'd have tro...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 2, 2009, 2:00 am
As I've mentioned previously there's a sort of sadness to Christmas that I enjoy as well. And no one does it better than Sarah McLachlan! Her Christmas album is full of beauty and sadness......
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 1, 2009, 2:15 am
This past weekend I enjoyed good food, a leisurely time with family and friends, buying books I really don't need, and two movies at the movie theater. I drank clean water. I ate more food tha...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 1, 2009, 2:00 am
In addition to pretty much all things Christmas, I also have a softness for the melancholy little Charlie Brown and all of his friends. So as you can imagine, A Charlie Brown Christmas is, well, speci...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Dec 1, 2009, 12:06 am
The Unfinished Gift tells the story of Patrick and Collins. Patrick is a seven year old boy whose father is fighting in the second world war in Europe and whose mother has just recently passed away in...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 30, 2009, 2:00 am
Now that our hearts are full of gratitude we can begin talking about Christmas. Yay! I absolutely love Christmas. The beauty. The cheer. The lights. The generosity. The time off work. The cele...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 30, 2009, 12:54 am
Just a reminder that you have one month left to complete your book for the Newsweek Challenge! I hope that everyone prioritizes this read because I'll be recapping your reactions in one massive p...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 28, 2009, 12:51 am
(I'm so excited to bring you this special guest post from romantic suspense author Laura Griffin! I'll definitely be looking out for her book and be sure to read the whole post for a special ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 23, 2009, 2:00 am
I read a few glowing reviews of this before I went to Book Expo America in May, so when I saw the ARC there I grabbed it. I was really excited about reading it, even though I'm generally not a hu...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 22, 2009, 11:48 pm
I'm a little behind in announcing winners, but here are a few! Bethie won The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall The winner of White Picket Fences is Melanie! And the winner of Shiver wa...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 22, 2009, 2:00 am
Last week, Both Eyes Book Blog asserted that people shouldn't give up on reading the classics and that adults should read more than YA. At least I think I'm understanding her point to be that...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 21, 2009, 2:00 pm
It's time to start reflecting on the past year. Since I'll be trying to do a mixture of stepping back from blogging duties, celebrating the holidays, and getting geared up for a great and foc...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 20, 2009, 11:37 pm
Welcome to Faith'n'Fiction Saturday! Please read the introductory post to learn more! Please note: Next weekend I'll be unplugging from blogging activities to enjoy a restful weekend wi...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 19, 2009, 10:58 pm
Oh how I wanted Christian fiction and vampires to work! But Thirsty is the second Christian fiction with vampire book I've read and it just....really didn't work. At all. Thirsty is the s...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 19, 2009, 10:24 pm
It is inevitable that whenever a book or TV show becomes really really popular, that a Christian will write a sort of response and tell us how to see it from a Christian point of view. Twilight is hu...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 19, 2009, 1:22 am
I spend so much of my time reading the latest releases that I rarely have time to dip back into the classics. Admittedly, I often find the classics a bit harder to read...the language forces me to th...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 18, 2009, 11:58 pm
I will be giving away a signed copy of this when I'm able to present my full review in a couple of days so look for that if you enjoy the first chapter of The Swiss Courier! To the Reader In the...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 17, 2009, 4:00 pm
Last week, I was able to participate in the 20 minute book club that is at the end of every That's How I Blog show that Nicole does. It was so much fun and the discussion of The Forest of Hands a...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 17, 2009, 2:00 am
Every once in awhile I try to get Southern California bloggers together or try to find out who the Southern California authors are so that I can support them, but this information is harder to find th...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 16, 2009, 10:46 pm
Nicole of Linus's Blanket, a super cool girl if I do say so myself, has started a fab new Blog Talk Radio program where she interviews fellow book bloggers. I thought this sounded like a cool idea...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 14, 2009, 5:51 pm
What I love about Susan Meissner is that she tackles these issues and themes that I love and that I don't think many authors deal with in a way that is satisfactory to me. I think this is because...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 14, 2009, 12:21 am
Hello! If this is your first time participating in Faith'n'Fiction Saturday please read the introductory post. Today's Question Do you recommend or lend your Christian fiction books to ...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 13, 2009, 2:00 am
While I ran out of time to write the essay I wanted to write, I suspect there will be a celebration over the Baby-sitters Club in April when this book releases! Before there was the Baby-Sitters Club...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 12, 2009, 11:53 pm
About the Book: Madeleine's faith puts her at odds with an intimidating rival: King Louis XIV. Having fled their homeland of France because of the persecution by Louis XIV, the Clavell family se...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 12, 2009, 2:00 am
Today's fabulous participants include: Memory who is sharing memories about the BSC at Stella Matutina. Debbie who is reviewing Mary Ann and Too Many Babies at Debbie's World of Books. Jess...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 12, 2009, 12:40 am
These memories descend out of nowhere, giving me pieces of who I was, but their significance is lost. I sigh and resume my walk, not knowing if this memory is important, or just more of the jumbled t...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 11, 2009, 2:00 am
Anyone else enjoying this trip down memory lane as much as me??? Here are today's links! Lots of good ones. Come back tomorrow for a Baby-Sitters Club Trivia Quiz. Deborah takes a trip down me...
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Amy R. posted an article on My Friend Amy - Nov 11, 2009, 12:28 am
I know I already posted about a book I'm lusting after but then I found out about THIS BOOK and I MUST have it!! Okay I have to admit this strong need comes from the setting. In case you didn&#...
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