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February 16, 2015

A Man Named Pearl (SHINE Series by Jackie Cangro)

Beth Ann Chiles/ Guest Blogger, Life stories, Spiritual, Travel, Writing/ 38 Comments/ 5990

Today I am sharing the  second in a series written by talented writer and author Jackie Cangro highlighting people who live out their lives in an extraordinary manner.  Please join me in welcoming Jackie to It’s Just Life and stop over at her blog to Continue reading →

February 13, 2015

A Hundred Years Ago

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Work  and jobs.  Roles. They change. Time brings different opportunities. Opportunities bring change. Change  = growth. Or so I have learned over the years. When I was younger I never gave a whole lot of thought about what I would do someday.  Maybe I was Continue reading →

February 9, 2015

The Ties That Bind

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Life stories, Writing/ 33 Comments/ 4668

My friend Katy who blogs at Learning As I Go and I were talking the other night about family.  About siblings. About family dynamics and what those dynamics can look like in different families. Families can be complicated and messy sometimes I have found. Even Continue reading →

February 6, 2015

In Celebration of Library Lovers’ Month

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It is Library Lovers’ Month and I have to share my love of one very special librarian today.  It is a repost from a couple of years ago but worth reposting because of the woman who tops my list as the best librarian and friend Continue reading →

January 30, 2015

Steadfast Devotion

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Our oldest son used to live in  Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He was  a busy young professional and had to go to work while I was there so I had a couple days to just chill out in his apartment complex. He has a great place Continue reading →

January 26, 2015

Living Genesis 37:17

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“They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard them say, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. Genesis 37:17 Did the title of this blog post get your attention?  I certainly hope that it Continue reading →

January 24, 2015

Three Words and A Song (Again)

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The blog transition continues and I am getting more and more savvy at figuring things out on the new design but we still have been unable to locate those missing posts from around the new year.  Where could they be?  As I wrote about here there Continue reading →

January 19, 2015

Shopping in Webster City? You Betcha!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Friends, Life stories, Products, Shopping, Thoughts, Travel/ 11 Comments/ 4766

The North Iowa Bloggers were invited to go have a day of fun in Webster City, Iowa in December.  I have already shared a couple of blog posts about our day there and what a fabulous time we had thanks to Deb Brown and the Webster Continue reading →

January 15, 2015

Letter Writing Week Winds Down

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I have been taking part in Letter Writing Week sponsored by Alexandra Franzen who has a pretty nifty website here. As a communications person Alexandrea gets the importance of letter writing and communicating clearly.  I respect that and have always been driven to write letters.  I Continue reading →

January 9, 2015

So What Did YOU Do in the Blizzard?

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Mother Nature has dealt Iowa a wintry blast and a blizzard descended upon our area on Thursday afternoon and evening.  If you live in a snowy area like ours  you realize that this is just part of the territory.  You stock up on the necessities Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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