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The Romance of Class Reunions

As hard to believe as it is, this coming weekend the East High Angels Class of 1988, of which I belong, will get together to celebrate our 20th high school reunion. Because our Alaska trip is right around the corner and doing both would really stretch our funds, I won’t be attending however. Who Will Be There? But I was curious who all will be there. The cool thing is I don’t have to go to know. As so many things are these days, there’s a list of people who’ve registered for the reunion online. They’re Married? Another neat thing … Continue reading →

Miracle Subway Romance Ends

If you have ever heard the James Blunt song, “You’re Beautiful,” you probably know the lyrics: I saw an angel. Of that I’m sure. She smiled at me on the subway. She was with another man. But I won’t lose no sleep on that, ‘Cause I’ve got a plan. One guy took those lyrics to heart (well, all except the “with another man” part). Patrick Moberg was on the New York subway when he saw a woman in the crowd that he just couldn’t forget. However, before he could reach her, he lost her in the wave of passengers. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

The Older Couple at Church

When my mom was living with us, Wayne and I made it a point to take her to church on Sundays. She was Catholic, we’re not, but the Sunday after she died, we made a point of going to her church anyway. It was part of our own private memorial to her. We arrived a little early and took a seat in one of the back pews where we’d sit with my mom. I immediately started looking for them –the older couple Wayne had spotted the first Sunday we’d gone with my mom. “Aren’t they cute?” he’d leaned over and … Continue reading →

Miss Invisible – Laura Jensen Walker

Another book by my new favorite author, Laura Jensen Walker, is “Miss Invisible.” I related to this story on a lot of levels. Our main character is Freddie, a plus-sized woman who works decorating cakes at a bakery. Her boss, the super-slim, super-chic Anya, likes to keep her in the background while she herself deals with the customers. This is fine with Freddie—she knows she doesn’t have the flair with people Anya has. But suddenly, it would seem that things are going Freddie’s way. She meets Deborah, a self-described “big beautiful black woman,” while at church, and she loves the … Continue reading →

Six Additional Places to Leave Love Notes

Once upon an article, Heather wrote about where to leave I Love Yous. Such as on the bathroom mirror or the steering wheel of your love’s car. All wonderful suggestions worth trying if you haven’t already, but what if you have? Are you on the lookout for new places to leave love notes? If so, I have some suggestions for you below: 1. Doors We never shut our bedroom door, so if I want Wayne to find one here I’d have to shut it first. Perhaps you’d face the same dilemma in your household. But I’ve also been known to … Continue reading →

Lost Highways – Curtiss Ann Matlock

I love finding new authors (well, new to me) and Curtiss Ann Matlock captured my imagination from the first page. Her narrative voice is so friendly and quirky—I was pulled in to the character even before I picked up on the plot. Rainey Valentine is a complicated woman. Complicated in a good way, though. She’s been divorced twice but still believes in true love. She’s taken a little time off from her ‘real’ life to follow a dream—her mother, champion barrel-racer, left her the prize horse and trailer in her will, and Rainey is driving around the country to compete … Continue reading →

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

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Definitely, Maybe, for sure! What a charming, terrifically enchanting film from the makers of Notting Hill and Love Actually. Rarely is it the maker of the film that draws me in first, but Notting Hill and later, Love Actually were such outstanding movies that I picked this up without knowing the first thing about the plot, the actors or anything else about the movie and am I glad that I did! The Story There is so much to say about this movie that I really don’t know where to start, so let me just hit some highlights. Ryan Reynolds plays … Continue reading →

Code Red – Jennie Hansen

In the LDS suspense novel “Code Red,” we read about Nicole, a young woman who grew up on a military base. As a child, she saw her father murdered, but there was a cover-up and the military refused to acknowledge that any such thing had happened, claiming instead that her father had chosen to leave his family. Even her mother doesn’t believe her, and Nicole is sent to a mental institution where she lives for the better part of a year, until she realizes that if she doesn’t retract the story, she’ll never gain her freedom. Squelching down the things … Continue reading →

Always a Bridesmaid – Andrea Boeshaar

In the Christian romance novel “Always a Bridesmaid,” we meet Melody, a young woman who has been hurt by love. While attending college, she met a handsome scoundrel named Scott. He charmed her, led her to believe he loved her, and then just up and disappeared. It was discovered that he’d led on half the women on campus and left one of them pregnant as well. While Melody was glad not to end up roped to a guy like that, her heart was still wounded. Returning to her family home, she wants the chance to heal from everything she’s been … Continue reading →

That Midnight Kiss(1949)

“That Midnight Kiss” was the first film ever to star Mario Lanza, and Hollywood immediately fell in love with this shy young man with the golden voice. He plays Johnny Donnetti, truck driver and son of Italian immigrants who run a restaurant. He studied opera for a time, but it never panned out for him, so he spends his time delivering furniture. Kathryn Grayson is Prudence Budell, a young lady who desperately wants to be an opera star. Her grandmother, Abigail Budell (Ethel Barrymore) is a wealthy woman who donates much of her fortune to the arts. She decides to … Continue reading →