New Furniture!!

I am bouncing off the wall today!! I have been wanting some new living room furniture for quite some time, and my wish finally came true. Our old furniture was getting pretty tired, too. We bought it from some friends right after we got married, which was 7 years ago.

Here's the old (burgundy) and the new (tan)...big difference, huh?!?!

Settling in to surf the web!

Book Review: The Red Siren by MaryLu Tyndall

About the book:

Faith Westcott, a fiery redhead, is a lady by day and a pirate by night. How long can she maintain this dual identity before she's caught red handed? Dajon Waite, who scours the Carolina coast, expunging it of pirates and smugglers, is a more-than-capable captain in the British Royal Navy. But when asked to take on the guardianship of Faith and her two sisters, he finds himself in deep water. Having vowed to avoid women, what will he do when he begins falling for Faith? Can the all-consuming love of a godly captain redeem a not-so-ladylike pirate?

My thoughts:

I love to read books about strong, confident women. Faith Westcott is definitely such a women, and strength, confidence, and determination are all necessary traits considering the fact that she's a pirate. Right at the beginning, she takes command of a ship, The Red Siren, and makes it her own, not realizing the disgrace that will soon befall the ship's former captain. All that she can see is that it is up to her to provide for her sisters so that they're aren't all married off to horrible, greedy men. Faith father also intends to marry her off to such a man, Sir Wilhelm, and she must to everything she can to stop that from happening.

The romance in this book is packed with intensity! Some of the scenes between Faith and Dajon just made my heart start fluttering, and reminded me very much of Julie Lessman's books which are also full of passionate scenes. I'm loving the fact that more and more of this type of writing is becoming more common in Christian fiction. It's okay to have passionate scenes between couples without stepping over the line, and as long as it's presented tastefully, I say bring it on!

I would highly recommend this book if you like good historical fiction with a great romance. MaryLu Tyndall is quickly becoming a favorite of mine after reading one of her other novels, The Falcon and the Sparrow. Looks like I need to pull out her first pirate series....I doubt they disappoint!

4 Stars

Southern?  Yes!
Sass?  Yes

Over the Top Award

Margaret over at Creative Madness was so sweet to pass this award on to me. But hey, it comes with a little twist...

Here are the rules for the Over The Top Award:

USE ONLY ONE WORD! It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit yourself and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers so try your best.

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse

2.Your hair? Brown

3. Your mother? Seamstress

4. Your father? Preacher

5. Your favorite food? Pasta

6. Your dream last night? None

7. Your favorite drink? Tea

8. Your dream/goal? Mom

9. What room are you in? Living Room

10. Your hobby? Cross-stitch

11. Your fear? Blindness

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Mother

13. Where were you last night? Out

14. Something that you aren’t? Quiet

15. Muffins? Chocolate

16. Wish list item? Clothes

17. Where did you grow up? Tennessee

18. Last thing you did? Eat

19. What are you wearing? Jeans

20. Your TV? Big

21. Your pets? Dogs

22. Friends? Everywhere

23. Your life? Blessed

24. Your mood? Thankful

25. Missing someone? No

26. Vehicle? Ragged

27. Something you’re not wearing? Gloves

28. Your favorite store? Hastings

29. Your favorite color? Blue

30. When was the last time you laughed? Earlier

31. Last time you cried? Forgot

32. Your best friend? Alex

33. One place that I go to over and over? Work

34. One person who emails me regularly? Dad

35. Favorite place to eat? Saito

Now I would like to pass this award on to these awesome blogs:

Renee
Lori
Lee
Laura
J. Kaye

September Searchings

I always wonder how people get to my blog. Most of the time, visitors are followers. Then, other times, they arrive from other websites. But what about all the rest?

Back several months ago, I caught a post somewhere where someone was wondering this same thing. She did a monthly recap of search terms that caused people to arrive at her blog. Some were just down right hilarious! She credited Google Analytics with getting her these results. (On a side note, if you don't have your blog/website set up with them, I highly recommend it.)

Starting this month, I'm going to start doing a blog post about this detailing the previuos month's search terms. While it may sound boring at first, a few of these just make me laugh! I hope you'll enjoy last month's September Searchings!

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"southern things" - Well, there's fried chicken, sweet tea, BBQ, antiques, sports.....the list can go on and on. :o)

"girl on cover of Though Waters Roar (Lynn Austin)" - Isn't she gorgeous? Can't wait to get my hands on that book! :o)

"how to create a southern sassy character" - Step one....hop on a plane to the South!

"marcia lee, north pole, ak" - Are you trying to locate this person? j/k! I will be featuring a review of Love Finds You in North Pole, AK by Loree Lough in a few weeks. Maybe Marcia Lee is the main character. (?)

"simply sassy in cordova, tn" - I've heard of this place! Definitely very girly with lots of pink!

"sassy girl drawings" - You know, I really wish I could draw well. I tried it in art class in high school, but with little success.

"loree lough on shoutlife" - Go to ShoutLife.com (like a Christian myspace) and search Loree Lough in the authors section. You'll find all you need to know there!

"extramarital affair and rick burgess" - I have absolutely no idea about this one, nor do I have any idea who Rick Burgess even is. Anybody else have a clue?

"wordsmith kid electrolux" - What an odd combination of words!