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What is better than a good book? A trio of fun, inspirational titles.  Award-winning authors Colleen L. Reece and Julie Reece-DeMarco present timeless tales to touch the heart. Filled with graphics, all are designed for the youngest through the oldest family members. God Loves You Whoever You Are. Old, young, short, tall, fat, thin, big,Continue reading “Family Favorites Times Three”

Memorial Day, that used to be called “Decoration Day,” is a time of remembering for me. Every year, our family took flowers to the little Darrington, Washington cemetery, and decorated the graves of of those who had gone on ahead of us. Neighbors did the same. When spring brought more showers than May flowers, weContinue reading “Decoration Day: A lasting memory”

  In 1997, Julie Reece-DeMarco and I co-authored the first of more than a dozen books. We lost track of how many copies sold somewhere after 500,000. Our new, revised editions (Kindle and print)  feature a treasury of graphics. It takes more than a diploma to get an “A” in life. Best-selling co-authors Colleen L.Continue reading “Life 101: Encouragement for Graduates”

A Life Well Lived Pearl Towne Reece  Mom passed away on 8-15-92, just six weeks before her 96th birthday. My younger brother said, “No one lives forever, but she almost did.” Born on 10-9-1896, Mom’s family moved from Michigan in the early 1900s to Darrington, Washington, the small western Washington logging town where she spentContinue reading “Remembering Mom”

Empty Manger, Empty Tomb Easter decorations and a manger, unusual companions. Last week I put up Easter decorations. An outside banner proclaims, “He Is Risen,” etched against a glorious sunrise and empty tomb. A wooden cross and other Easter symbols adorn my front window.  Across the room, an empty manger sits atop a bookcase. GoneContinue reading “Remembering Easter”

A long time coming Susan K. Marlow wrote her first book (a full-length story about five children who accidentally end up on a spaceship to an alien planet) titled, The Stars Know the Way, in a blank, hard covered book her grandfather brought home from a dump. Decades passed. In the mid-1990s, the homeschooling mom neededContinue reading “Delayed Dream”

A Story to Remember One of my all-time favorite tales is “The Vision of Sir Launfal,” (James Russell Lowell, 1848). A young knight, steward in the legendary King Arthur’s court, is eager to win glory and fame. He sets out to find the Holy Grail [said to be a dish, plate or cup used byContinue reading “Secret to Living: Giving”

March can be a capricious month. Sunshine and storms. Unexpected snow flurries. High and low temperatures. Saint Patrick’s Day. Shamrocks. Children chasing rainbows, hoping to find the pot of gold said to be found at the end. Secretly wishing there really were leprechauns, who (according to folklore) if caught, must give up their gold whenContinue reading “Christmas in March”

“Love at First Sight. For Real?” My friend, Dace Pedecis, recently asked this question on https://come-follow-my-blog.com. I am living proof that love at first sight is real and can be enduring. 1918. One Friday night in late fall at a farmhouse a few miles out of Darrington, Washington. Nineteen-year-old WIlliam E. Reece (Bill) wearily crept upContinue reading “Enduring Love”

  What do a minister’s daughter, a B&B owner, a woman police officer, a woman with a canine posse, and a forensic accountant have in common? All are characters in the new Small Town Mysteries Kindle collection by five popular authors. Hours of suspenseful reading.   Small towns aren’t always as nice as they seem.Continue reading “Something in Common”