Deadly Ties by Vicki Hinze

Vicki Hinze is a delightful author, who takes the reader on a  journey of emotions.  The characters are full of personality.  Throughout the story, you will find life changing truths that one could apply to their own life.  This was a new author for me and I will be looking to read more of her writings in the future.  I would rate this book 5 stars and would highly recommend it to my friends.

Lisa Marie Harper lost her loving father at the early age of seven to death.  The man, Dutch Hauk, that her mother later marries, turns out to be anything but a loving father to Lisa.  To protect Lisa from the cruelties of Dutch, Annie gives full custody to a close friend.

Twelve years later, not being allowed to see Lisa, except for stolen glimpses.  Lisa and Annie are now taking the chance to be apart of each others lives.  Except, that neither one can fathom the depths of Dutch's anger.  Determined to keep them apart, Dutch enlist his associates in the crime world, that are feared beyond fear itself.  Lisa though, has Mark Taylor in her life and he has special connections to his own team of Special Operations.

Can this team of Mark's stand up against the reputation of Dutch and his special connections to NINA?  Will Lisa and her mother find that place of having a home together or will it be too late?

I received this copy to do a review and I am so embarressed to admit it, but I have lost the paper that had the people who sent the book to me.  As soon as I find it, I promise I will post it.

Today, Friday, Feb. 25th, I was looking through my desk and found a folder titled "Reviews".  Now why I did not look here before, is beyond me.  Yes, the info was there and now I can say that this book was reviewed for free from WaterBrook Multonah Publishing Group.

Five Question Friday

1. Have you worn the same outfit more than one day in a row? Only if I am staying home.  But I have been known to wear the same thing more than once, especially my jeans.

2. If you had to choose any LARGE city to live in, which would it be?  San Antonio, TX.  

3. Fly or drive with the kids on vacation?  Absolutely drive, I can not imagine having to carry all their stuff.

4. What is your idea of "spring cleaning"?  Starting in the laundry room and clean out everything and ending up with the base boards. Then on to the other rooms.  This is a great time to purge.

5. What is the best book you have ever read?  Aside from the Bible, I love would have to say that almost all the books I read would fall in the category of great.  What can I say, I love to read.

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Six Word Saturday

My Tommy accessing the termite damage

Those little termites do a great job of eating

the new floor carpet tiles

A PRODUCTIVE DAY AT THE TRAILER


Today, my husband and I spent the entire day working on a trailer that we are getting ready for Payton to move into.  We started about 9 in the morning and finished up about 6.  Husband worked on repairing the back door, where termites have had a field day.  Those little creatures can really destroy.  Where do they put it all?  They are so small, you would not imagine how much they eat.

paint looks so much better than panelling

While husband was working on the outside, I was putting the carpet down in the main bedroom.  I found a great deal at a yard sale awhile back.  They are the carpet squares and the are so easy to put down.  And the total cost was only $15.00.  Can you beat that?  So after the floor, I finished the bath wall.  The walls were fairly bad, so I took tissue paper and wallpapered the walls.  Looks great.  Then on to the main bedroom, where I hung the blinds and put the curtains up.  I need to hem them, but they will do.

On to the kitchen, where I took off the bottom cabinet doors and finished painting the cabinets black.  The bottom will be a china red.  That is after I get the facing replaced and doors.  I would have pictures to post, but my little pita(My 14, almost 15 year old daughter) took off with my camera.

Payton loves the Saints

All in all, the day was a success.  Now on to tomorrow.

Fill In The Blank Friday

This comes from The Little Things We Do.  Lauren does an awesome job keeping us on our toes and our brains thinking.  Skip over to her blog and join in the fun.

1.   I am  in love with the Master of the universe, JESUS, 56 years young, married to the best husband, who has put up with me for the last 37 years, four enchanting daughters, two exquisite granddaughters and one animal loving grandson and a TEXAN from my head to my toes (although my abode is now Alabama)

2.  The bravest thing I've ever done was  Leave my oldest and adorable Mandy in Texas when we moved back to Alabama.

3.  I feel prettiest when    I am in my jeans and a nice shirt.  It doesn't hurt to have my hair colored and no gray showing and perhaps a little makeup.  The saying that an old barn looks good with a fresh coat of paint, applies here.

4.  Something that keeps me awake at night is   when I am about to take a trip and I want to make sure to get up on time.  Right this moment my lovely mother-in-law is keeping me awake at 1:45 in the morning.  She is dressed for the day.

5.  My favorite meal in the entire world is    the chicken fajitas at the Alamo Cafe in San Antonio, TX.  It is a good thing that I don't live there.  I would for sure have to have a gym membership.

6.  The way to my heart is      quality time and pure unadulterated honesty.

7.  I would like to    spend a whole seven days all alone with a clean house, Julio chips, hot sauce, Diet Dr. Pepper and my vast array of books at my side.  I am not asking for much, am I?????  After this, I would for sure need the gym!

30 Days of Truth

Something That I Hope To Do In My Life

 I know that my children are constantly growing and one day will not want to hang out with me as much.  But one of the dreams that I hold in my heart is to be able to take all my grandchildren to Disney World.  My Alexis and Gabrielle were able to go and they loved it.  I just was not the one that took them.


Going and spending a week and just chilling out together would be the ultimate.  I have never really liked rides, even as a teenager.  I think that my mind was always on the boys when we would go to the amusement parks.  Shame on me, now that I think of it.  oh, the foolishness of youth and hormones!


 Just to get to see their faces light up at all the sights, smells, colorful characters, parades, foods, and the amazing rides would be worth all the walking that it would require.  Perhaps, my Mandy and Bridgett would get to go along for the ride.  Now that would just make the trip.  I am always hearing of families winning trips, but as of yet, it has not happened to me.  So that means that I need to start saving my money and get busy before it is too late.

30 Days of Truth

Something That I Had To Forgive Someone For:

I have been having a hard time of posting each day for the 30 days of truth.  So I decided that I would just post them as I could.

I think that when I write, I am so open and I hope that I never offend anyone that visits my blog or that you feel that I share to much.  People have told me that I am an open book.  You ask and I will share.  Now I never want to share something that would hurt another.  So that said, I will get on with my topic.

It has been years since my Daddy passed away.  My Daddy was my knight in shining armour.  He always had the time to listen to me and never judged me.  I always felt loved and above all, CHERISHED.

My Daddy remarried a woman that has since passed away, so I would never want to speak ugly of the dead.  But when my Daddy passed, she tried to tell me that he really did not love me as I thought.  What a crock!!!!!  I knew that he loved me.  For a couple of years toward the end of his marriage with my mother (his wife of 36 years), we would meet on Saturday mornings about 6 am.  We would meet for breakfast and share our hearts with each other.  I could tell him anything and I felt that he told me just enough.  And that was fine with me.  Just knowing that he had time for me was worth untold words.  So when she tried to tell me the ugly lies, I knew that it would take me time to let the hurt and anger go.

I can honestly tell you that I never wanted harm to come to her and I always tried to lift her up in prayer.  They had a son together and I did chose at the time that I needed to let him go.  He had two other brothers from her first marriage and I needed to have space.  It did take time, but I realized that what my Daddy and I had was rare, so I choose to cherish my memories.  I have fully forgiven her and I am not really sure why, but God knows.  He only asks me to trust Him when things happen in my life that I don't understand.

A few weeks ago, my pastor made the comment about unforgiveness.  When we don't forgive, it is like drinking a glass of poison and expecting the person who has hurt or angered you to die.  It just doesn't work like that.  Unforgiveness is one of the deepest  pit that we can put ourselves in.  It is also like a cancer that will eat us alive.  Do you have someone that you need to forgive?  Don't you think that it is time to let go and let God?

30 Days of Truth

Something I Have To Forgive Myself For.

Nobody can be everything to everyone.  I know that I have tried to do just that and have failed miserably.

When our youngest daughter, asked my hubby and  I, 17 years ago, if we would adopt her unborn child, I had no second thoughts.  Then almost 15 years ago, we adopted another grandchild.

I have tried to be everything that I could be for each of the girls, but I know that I have failed in many ways.  At my age, it has become harder to keep up with them and I know that they really need so much more.  I love them so much that it hurts sometimes.  When they were small things went smoother, but now that they have reached teenage years, life is so full of drama.  It seems that I am never right.  Too old fashion and just not a good mom.

Well, today, I forgive myself for not being what they want me to be.  We have two older girls and they have turned out great.  Never have they talked to me like the last ones do.  I know in my heart of hearts that I am a good mother. One day they will look back and realize that I gave my all and was a good mother to them.  I believe in who and what I am.