I could not put this book down. Juliet is a grieving teenage girl who writes letters to her mother and leaves them on her mother's grave. One day Declan, an angry and also grieving boy with a troubled past, answers one of her letters. So begins a correspondence where each of them shares their true… Continue reading Letters to the Lost
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Remembering Lynette
Today is my first baby's birthday. She would have been thirty-six years old. Even after all these years, I still miss her. She is just as much one of my children as the ones who made it and lived. She was alive, she moved, and she responded to us. Then at seven and a half… Continue reading Remembering Lynette
Where the River Ends
Book Review: Where the River Ends, by Charles Martin: Doss Michael's wife is dying of cancer. The only thing left on her bucket list is to take a trip down the St. Mary's River (where Doss spent his childhood) to the sea, and Doss will do anything to make her last days happy. So, the… Continue reading Where the River Ends
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Book Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce Harold Fry and his wife, Maureen, are retired, living a dry, dusty life so boring, empty of love, and uneventful it can’t hardly be called living. Then one day Harold gets a letter from an old friend (Queenie Hennessy) in Northern England, who tells… Continue reading The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Beyond the Veil
Book Review -- Beyond The Veil, by Lee Nelson (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) This is a three volume set of books about near-death experiences and remarkable dreams, collected by Lee Nelson. Simply told in each person’s own words, the recorded experiences are from ordinary people from all walks of life, mostly from those of… Continue reading Beyond the Veil
Mile 21
I almost didn’t read Mile 21. I don’t like books written in first person, present tense. Sorry, but I just don’t. They’re annoying. I picked it up at the bookstore because it had a picture of a runner on the front cover, and one of my sisters runs marathons. Then I read the blurb on… Continue reading Mile 21
Funeral for a Friend
One of my dear friends lost her son in a freeway accident this past week. I will be attending his funeral next week. Having seen my share of deaths and funerals, I know the heavy weight of grief she is experiencing right now. When we go to someone’s funeral, how do we respond? Do we… Continue reading Funeral for a Friend
Carol Nicolas 