tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:07:34 +0000http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)Blogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-1119724895648286939Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:50:00 +00002010-01-06T11:07:34.228-08:00Hi Friends,Well, what a way to start a New Year - everyone with the flu! (Though I have to admit, it's better than last year when I got kidney stones trying to pass on Jan. 4 and so began THAT saga. The flu is better than kidney stones any day.) But this has been quite an adventure. On the upside, I now have numerous lovely clean spots on my floor where baby has heaved up whatever he just ate http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-sick-i-mean-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-558178465038728609Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:46:00 +00002010-01-05T10:07:25.712-08:00Hi Friends,Well, the Schalesky family rang in the New Year with a nasty bout of the flu. We're still reeling. But in the meantime, I have a book to tell y'all about - A SOLDIER'S DEVOTION by Cheryl Wyatt. So here ya go: ABOUT THE BOOK ISBN-10: 0373875754 Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 1, 2010) U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper Vince Reardon was headed to a lifesaving mission. Until a http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2010/01/soldiers-devotion-by-cheryl-wyatt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8254255301010815796Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:10:00 +00002009-12-30T16:14:58.366-08:00Hi Friends,Just wanted to wish you all a Happy, Happy New Year! May this coming year be one in which you discover God's love for you in new and amazing ways. May His presence guide you and comfort you. May you grow in wisdom, increase in gratefulness, and know Jesus in deeper ways.And along those lines, I offer you a prayer poem for the New Year:The Mothby Marlo SchaleskyAs a moth is drawn to http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-5279789310100586955Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-12-23T14:49:35.807-08:00Hi Friends!Wishing you a wonder-filled and beautiful Christmas this year . . . one that you will remember for years to come.Memory, I've found, is a powerful thing. We hear a song from our high school days and we’re transported to sweaty school dances and blasting the radio in our first car. The smell of brownies baking takes us back to pigtails and ponies. We drive by the house we lived in as a http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/memories-of-christmastime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-2407967529289813191Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:17:00 +00002009-12-15T09:06:52.800-08:00Hi Friends,Merry Christmas! Below is a holiday home tour Christmas greeting I recorded just for you. Please click and enjoy a glimpse of my all-decorated-for-Christmas log home, and a greeting from my kids. Then see the note beneath for more holiday home greetings from other authors! If you want to see holiday home greetings from more Christian authors, just click on the link below. I'm linkinghttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-my-home-to-yours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-3481918300426764056Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:00 +00002009-12-10T13:49:08.389-08:00Hi Friends,Here's the new novel I have to tell you about today. It's Her Patchwork Family, a historical romance by Lyn Cote. It's the 2nd in Gabriel Sisters series, which is described as: "In the wake of the Civil War, three women combat injustice and find true love."Here's a bit more about it:Christmas is for Families…And Felicity Gabriel intends to build a family right away! When she inherits ahttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/her-patchwork-family-by-lyn-cote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-7965380859552979818Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:32:00 +00002009-12-02T13:49:23.387-08:00Hi Friends, Decorating for Christmas with a one-year-old is quite an adventure. I was reminded of that again as we're planning to decorate this weekend, right after Jayden turns one on Thursday. That should be an experience!But, since I'm a writer, no experience is wasted. I know because Bethany was a year old at Christmastime too. Below is what I gleaned from that experience, and what I'm http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-bulb-blues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-5318853336581037233Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-12-02T11:12:25.470-08:00Hi Friends,I have three more books to tell you about today. The first two are Children's picture books by Lisa Tawn Bergren: God Gave Us Christmas and God Gave Us Love. These are sweet, easy to read stories that make great read-before-bed stories. I'm looking forward to giving my copies to the twins for Christmas. They'll love them. I highly recommend these two books great read-aloud stories thathttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/treasuredgod-gave-us-love-god-gave-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-9130147828202043361Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:00 +00002009-12-02T10:50:45.803-08:00Hi Friends, Here's the new book I have to tell you about today. It's MONTEREY MEMORIES - Three novels by Gail Gaymer Martin set in the beautiful Monterey area in the central coast of California. The Barbour anthology includes the novels And Baby Makes Five, Garlic and Roses and Butterfly Trees.Book Description:Walk the streets and countryside of Monterey, California, with three couples who are http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/12/monterey-memories-by-gail-gaymer-martin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-1240212288773174457Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:00 +00002009-11-25T14:41:33.741-08:00Hi Friends,Here's a little story that I like to share at Thanksgiving time. It comes from my husband, Bryan. Enjoy, and a very Wonder-Filled Thanksgiving to you!Here ya go:"Yum!" It was Thanksgiving day and I was in the kitchen, sneaking bits of turkey while no one was looking. To my ten-year-old mind, nothing could compare to Mom’s perfectly cooked turkey. I stuck my fingers into the warm juice http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/tasting-turkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-5858344551163340438Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-11-18T09:56:52.850-08:00Hi Friends,Well, crazy week around here. Besides Jayna's broken arm and my substantive edits that are coming due, the whole family came down with some kind of awful flu bug. Being cooped up in the house with five sick kids with edits due hasn't been so much fun. But this morning as the twins were coughing and putting together a puzzle on the living room floor, I was reminded of a story when http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/puzzling-parts-of-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-2020208315723548583Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-11-09T11:21:06.539-08:00Hi Friends,In happier news, our 6-year-old daughter, Joelle, was baptized yesterday at church. She was soooo excited about. She's been bugging me for months to be baptized, so she was very pleased to finally be able to do it, to make her commit to Christ public and to tell everybody how much she loves Jesus. She was so sweet! We got her a blank journal with scripture quotes in it so that she http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/joelles-baptism-yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-7078272323441899598Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:49:00 +00002009-11-09T10:57:39.584-08:00Hi Friends,For those who haven't heard, one of my four-year-old twins, Jayna, broke her arm up near the shoulder on Friday night (by falling off a chair - not a very interesting way to break an arm, huh?). Here she is with it in a sling, and wrapped. She's feeling fairly good in the daytime, though nights are tough. We were hoping to see the orthopedic doc today, but he's in surgery all day so http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/jaynas-arm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8369910657715523726Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +00002009-11-09T10:49:01.873-08:00 Hi Friends,Here's the new novel I have to tell you about this week. It's FIT TO BE TIED by Robin Lee Hatcher.Here's a bit about it:Who says a woman can’t do a man’s job?Cleo Arlington dresses like a cowboy, is fearless and fun-loving, and can ride, rope, and wrangle a horse as well as any man. In 1916, however, those talents aren’t what most young women aspire to. But Cleo isn’t most women. http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/fit-to-be-tied-by-robin-lee-hatcher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8510013510312176781Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:25:00 +00002009-11-04T10:38:03.257-08:00Hi Friends,Ever wonder how your favorite novelist lives? Well, maybe you can find out this Christmas. I'm participating in a fun blog event where you can visit the homes of different novelists through short videos. Get a Christmas greeting, see how their homes are decorated, get an inside glimpse into the life of authors whose books you read (and discover some new authors). My house and videohttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/11/noel-with-novelists-coming-dec-15th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-6827309649472396232Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-10-28T09:14:03.866-07:00Hi Friends!Well, I'm waiting for my substantive edits (those are the "big picture" comments and suggested changes) to come from my editor today for my next novel, SHADES OF MORNING (Check out the cool new cover!!). So, I should be getting a letter soon that outlines all the things that aren't right about the book, things that need improvement, places where the story falters. So, as I'm preparing http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/responding-to-criticism-check-out-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8349187028192894783Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:00 +00002009-10-26T09:06:36.331-07:00Hi Friends,Here's the new novel I have to tell you about this week -- The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall. About Cindy:Cindy Woodsmall is a New York Times best-selling author whose connection with the Amish has been featured on ABC Nightline and the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Her ability to authentically capture the heart of her characters comes from her real-life connectionshttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/sound-of-sleigh-bells-by-cindy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-2901290837194530055Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:20:00 +00002009-10-21T11:28:27.059-07:00Hi Friends,In honor of the season, I wanted to share with you something that happened around here a few months ago. It was the strangest sight – a lush, green plant growing in the middle of an expanse of bare dirt. I stood there on my front porch and stared at it. Wide leaves, a bright yellow flower, thick, healthy stalks. It was perfect, beautiful, and clearly not a weed, even though it seemed http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/unexpected-pumpkins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8673851984763304019Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +00002009-10-19T10:15:48.472-07:00 Hi Friends,Here's the new book I have to tell you about this week. It's White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner, and here's a bit about it, including an interview with the author:Readers of emotional dramas that are willing to explore the lies that families tell each other for protection and comfort will enjoy White Picket Fences. The novel is ideal for those who appreciate exploring questions http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/white-picket-fences-by-susan-meissner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-7355640743062724393Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-10-14T08:31:18.026-07:00Hi Friends,Yesterday it didn't just rain around here, the sky dumped buckets of water. I think we got about 5 inches. And with the rain we got leaks, pools, rivers, streams, ponds, and a lot of wet everywhere. Bryan spent the afternoon siphoning off a pool of water that was threatening the basement, while trying to keep the horses dry, their pens from flooding, and the temporary shelter we hadhttp://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/it-wont-rain-forever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8214520467408143679Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:28:00 +00002009-10-09T09:34:22.603-07:00Hi Friends,Where do you worship? I was reading Psalm 100 this morning in my (too brief) personal time, and remembered some reflections I'd written a while ago. I'm considering these thoughts again this morning, thinking about the question: Where do you worship?When I ask Christians that question, I always get the same answer – the church they attend on Sundays. And no wonder. On Sunday http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-do-you-worship-thoughts-on-psalm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-8457203915430017169Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-10-02T08:59:13.241-07:00Hi Friends,Well, I've finally gotten all the laundry done and the stuff put away from our fun Disneyland trip last week. We had a great time. Baby did really well and so did the girls. Bryan and I survived too! Whew! We rode the Small World ride about a zillion times (they've really improved it - it's beautiful now), and Pirates, and Splash Mountain, and the Winnie the Pooh ride. The girls and http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/10/tantrum-at-disneyland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-6006311043102589920Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +00002009-10-02T21:02:13.190-07:00 Hi Friends,Here's a fun Love Inspired book I wanted to tell you about this week. It's Soldier Daddy by Cheryl Wyatt. Here's a bit about it:About the bookU.S. Air Force commander Aaron Petrowski leads pararescue teams, yet can't find one nanny for his three-year-old twins? The widowed father is returning to duty, but not without the best care for his beloved boys. So when Sarah Graham applies, http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/09/soldier-daddy-by-cheryl-wyatt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-24178749579413380Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:09:00 +00002009-09-27T14:17:23.594-07:00Hi Friends,Here's a nonfiction book I wanted to tell you about. It's a great new book on the place of suffering in our lives and what that has to do with God and our relationship with Him. Good stuff! Here's the info:Book: If God Is GoodAuthor: Randy AlcornSummary:Every one of us will experience suffering. Many of us are experiencing it now. As we have seen in recent years, evil is real in our http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/09/if-god-is-good-by-randy-alcorn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933812550305714351.post-7062637978158658937Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:59:00 +00002009-09-27T14:07:55.110-07:00Hi Friends,I'm back from Disneyland (more on that later!) and survived (we had a good time), and now am playing catch-up. The first thing is to tell y'all about a couple books that I wanted to post about last week and wasn't able to (no internet service at our hotel).So, first, here's a great new novel by Terri Blackstock called INTERVENTION. Here's a bit about it:Terri Blackstock's new book http://marloschalesky.blogspot.com/2009/09/intervention-by-terri-blackstock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marlo Schalesky)0