This week’s pick is from my niece, Emily Carlson Graf. Emily is a 7th grade science teacher at Lakeview Middle School. ” A Great Book! We heard the author who came to speak to us all at Lewisville Independent School District. It was amazing ” Some of her favorite quotes from the book are… “I [...]

The Four Agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word Don’t take anything personally Don’t make assumptions Always do your best I love this book. It’s become my guide for life. A must read for everyone at this time of craziness on the planet and the best gift for your teenage children, especially those going [...]

This Author has done her home work and Men… this is a great read with lots of detailed history. Very timely with the Matriarch now coming into balance and… whether we like it or not, the real possibility of a female leader coming here soon. Among the most famous women to have ever lived, Cleopatra [...]

Soul Space reminds us that what all of us yearn for, deep in our hearts, is a home. And when the place we live in is a reflection of our spirit, then we can more easily experience our home within. Xorin Balbes created his eight-stage SoulSpace process to help his clients create homes that reflect [...]

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David’s victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn’t have won…. Or [...]

The vast, semi-arid grasslands of the southern Great Plains could be dominated by hunters and warriors on horseback. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Comanche Indians, often referred to as “lords of the Plains,” were the single most powerful military force in the region, to the frustration of both the Mexican and [...]

This is one of those rare books that you are envious when you hear of a friend or see a stranger on a plane beginning this haunting odyssey called The Goldfinch. It’s hard to articulate just how much–and why–The Goldfinch held such power for me as a reader. Always a sucker for a good boy-and-his-mom [...]

Anatomy of a Mystery … Secrets of the Brain. With all the talk around health care, we’re still advancing rapidly in research. Here is a fascinating article. The color of thought. With new technologies scientists are able to shed light on life’s greatest unsolved mystery. How the mind really works. The brains many regions are [...]

One of my Favorite Authors… Mitch has done it again. This book is very clever and profound. I love how he weaves this story along through the history of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell and his love for his deaf wife, and the idea of life after death. A fun read. One morning in the [...]

This issue is filled with lots of history and details of the Papacy and the Catholic Church as well as insight into this beautiful and enlightened leader. I haven’t been this excited about spirituality since my first trip to India 20 years ago. The Peoples Pope, Pope Francis. From this name follows much of Francis’ [...]