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Of Marriages and Divorces
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Not too long ago, I found out that the country of my birth, the Philippines, is the remaining holdout (aside from the Vatican) to not have divorce laws in place. My parents, however, were divorced. They were married in the Philippines but had their marriage dissolved in the U.S. Getting … .. read more..

Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Build Me Something!
Monday, April 21, 2014

Spring has a way of making one turn over a new leaf or at the very least spruce up the old one. This year, with two daughters already out of the coop and down to just one, we’ve decided it’s time to get out of the slump and spruce up … .. read more..

Do You Read Religious Books and Do You stick to Only One?
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

 Do you read religious books or books on religion? Do you only read those pertaining to your faith or do you read them all? I read all genres. All books that can hold my attention is fair game. While my favorite is still fantasy and historical novels. I have been known to get wrapped up .. read more..

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Book Review: Desiree - Napoleon's First Love

DesireeThere's nothing like good books as natural fat burners. If you've ever picked up a good sized book and become mesmerized from the first page, then you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

This is a reprint of an old novel which was originally published in German by Annemarie Selinko. It is based on the true story of a girl named Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, the daughter of a silk merchant who was also Napoleon Bonaparte's first love and who became the Queen of Sweden and Norway. Sound interesting enough for you? Are you intrigued already? If you like historical romances then you will love this one. It is full of historical references and woven just so that it is all plausible. You will become so enmeshed in the lives of the characters that you'll have a hard time putting the book down.

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