By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
1/29/2010 2:27 PM
 Are you looking for a book that is entertaining, fun to read and still challenges you to become a better person? If you answered yes, then you should read The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski. This is the latest book that I have been recommending.
June Parker is one of those women that goes through life a little lost, not sure where she fits in. Everything is just OK. No passion, no drive, just making it through life. Then the unthinkable happens, she is involved...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
11/4/2009 1:20 PM
Who wants their child to be happy, caring, confident and prepared for adulthood? I believe we all do, but we find it difficult to navigate parenthood these days. Parenting is more difficult than we imagined and today’s challenges can’t always be handled the way they were in the past. How do you know when to use the tried and true or the latest parenting technique? Unfortunately, I am navigating this stage...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
7/1/2009 2:15 AM
I first heard about this book at the Women Who Read Are Dangerous Party hosted by my favorite local bookstore, Blue Willow Bookshop. The owner, Valerie Koehler, said this was a favorite and it would be one of her top 3 recommendations for summer reading. I was so intrigued by the mystery of this story that I couldn’t wait to get started. I was already behind on my reading but I decided to put this at the top of the list. I recently started reading this novel and I will...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
5/18/2009 1:43 PM
 By the first paragraph, I was hooked. By the third page, I was laughing out loud and had found a part in the book that I couldn't wait to tell others about. For the first time in years, I was highlighting portions of the book and telling anybody who would listen about the book. A month later, I find myself still wanting to tell everyone I know about this book and discussing portions of the book that have made an impact on the way I think.
As a mother of two,...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
3/4/2009 11:44 AM
 This book was recommended by a friend who promised it was not the typical parenting book. She was right! Jenna McCarthy gives us a hilarious, true account of pre-pregnancy through the toddler years. Years ago, I read as many parenting books as I could get my hands on. Just like Jenna, my experience seemed different than those reported. As I shared with friends, I realized the other authors were either just really lucky with their experience or were lying. To top that off, they certainly didn't have a sense of humor or a way with words like Jenna. If...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
1/26/2009 11:13 PM
 “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”—Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled “The Last Lecture.” Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can’t help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn’t have to imagine it as...
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By MomBookFeatureBlogger on
12/30/2008 12:19 AM
Isabella "Bella" Swan moves from sunny Phoenix, Arizona to rainy Forks, Washington to live with her father, Charlie. She chooses to do this so that her mother, Renée, can travel with her new husband, Phil Dwyer, who is a minor league baseball player. Bella attracts much attention at her new school and is quickly befriended by several students. Much to her dismay, several boys in the school compete for shy Bella's attention. When Bella sits next to Edward Cullen in class on her first day of school, Edward seems utterly repulsed by her. After tricking a family friend, Jacob Black, into telling her local tribal legends, Bella...
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