Well, another way of saying it, “canning”, might not be so impressive though the reality behind the thought still is. I grew up in the city and when I got my first real view of a farm in mid-summer I was absolutely amazed at the vastness of growing life all around me. I had honestly thought that the world was covered in cities and that farms were just squeezed in between.…

Welcome to A.K. Frailey’s Book Review Monday.  Here are my first picks.  Enjoy!

Treason – A Catholic Novel of Elizabethan England by Dena Hunt is definitely one of the best books I have read recently. This is a well written account not merely of a historical time period (Elizabethan England) but a reflection on the…

Christians have always been a bit defensive.  From the first there was the whole explanation-thing, “Well, we are believers in the one God, and in His Son too, and yeah, he was crucified but…”  No matter how you put it Christianity always sounded more like fiction than fiction.  But the fruit of faith and the grace of God continued to witness the truth down through centuries.…

Join us at 7-Quick Takes Friday!

1) I really admire people who defend their faith with a cool sense of humor. Erin McCole-Cupp does that and she has written one of the best reviews I have ever read of one of the best books I have ever read. See her review of Dena Hunt’s new book, The Lion’s Heart. http://erinmccolecupp.com/2014/06/25/wwrw-the-lions-heart-by-dena-hunt/ ;…

Son number one announced the other day that he just read a report where scientists haven’t really figured out why human beings need to sleep. Hmmm… Yes, there’s the whole, we’ll go crazy without sleep, but then the question still arises, why?  Why can’t simple rest do the job? So I pondered the question deeply and I think I, little ol’ Ann Frailey, have the answer –…

It has finally gotten hot again.  Well, the winter was cold and now the summer is hot.  Who doesn’t get this?  You’d think that human beings were born believing the world revolved around them and that Mom’s could keep the sun from getting too hot or the wind from getting too cool.  Whoops – they do? Well,there’s another misconception blown to the stars.

Thank Heaven…

This Week’s Highlights:

1)  My second son returned from a trip to Alaska, where he was visiting my brother, who is a priest up there.  He had a great time – saw moose (they really do exist), helped at the parish, climbed mountains, met some really nice people, went fishing and drank some great coffee. I told him I wouldn’t meet him at the airport with a to-do list in…

First off I want to thank Ellen Gable who invited me to do this Writing Process Blog Tour. Ellen is the President of The Catholic Writers Guild and is a very accomplished writer in her own right.  I have her book links at the bottom of this post.  Be sure to check them out! Here’s a picture of one of her latest books.

I am currently working on a new book that takes the…

http://www.amazon.com/Neb-The-Great-Shadows-Deliverance-ebook/product-reviews/B00ERYEY16/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

There are a lot of essentials in this world.  Though some people would limit essentials to mean air, food, water, shelter, I believe there’s more to life than survival.  For…

Every summer I hear the same thing – at least for a while – “I don’t have anything to do.”  I can fix that problem easily enough with a chore list, but another more fun approach is to create a reading list. Since I have children at a variety of ages I have a variety of reading levels to consider, so I make up different lists.  I have one Read-Aloud list for the youngest kids…

ARAM will be on a summer-time sale for $0.99.  I realize it is challenging to put money out for an unknown book – so this is my way of making The Deliverance Trilogy more approachable.  Enjoy some fun take-me-away summer reading:)

Here’s an Amazon review:

One Year Later

It has been a long Lent.  For some families who have recently lost loved ones to disasters, illness and the whole gamut of human vulnerability Lent may be just beginning, but Lent, like everything has an end.  That is the really amazing thing about life.

The argument I hear most often for why I don’t need God is something along the lines that either God isn’t doing a good enough job, what with all the suffering we face, or that we can overcome suffering on our own power – if…

Jettison tiptoed into the kitchen and put his finger to his lips.  Dove stared at him with a half smile and a bemused expression.  “So what? You’ve robbed a bank or something?”

Jettison pulled two hand-woven baskets from behind his back.  They were filled with various candies and small surprises.  Dove’s eyebrows rose.  She whispered, “Those baskets look…well…authentic.  Where’d you get them?”

Jettison set one down at Tasha’s place and the other at Kiddo’s.  He looked at his…

“So Bensen, are you ready?”

Bensen looked at his brother-in-law and wondered if he was joking.  “Is anyone really ready for this kind of a commitment?”

Jettison smiled.  “Well, it’s a job and you need a job, right?”

Bensen shook his head.  “But a school bus driver?  Why, they might kill me!”

“You’re the adult.  Besides, you’re only taking the pre-schoolers back and forth in the morning.  It’s not like you have to drive them to another state.  They are all local…

Just a little note to let you know that The Deliverance Trilogy book 1, ARAM, will be available FREE on Kindle next week April 14 – 18th.  Holy week special!  Enjoy:)  And for those who prefer a paperback there are still copies available of all three books - ARAM, Ishtar’s Redemption, and Neb the Great - on Good Reads. Just sign up and see if you are one of the lucky ones!

Jettison turned the page of his book and looked up. Something was odd, but as he listened to the silent house he could not imagine what had caught his attention.  The kids wee sleeping, at least he hoped so, and the snow had stopped, he hoped again, and Donald had taken both Bensen and Billy home with him after dinner, thank the Lord above. He shook his head and returned to his book.

Dove switched off the bathroom light and scrambled into bed.  “Oh, its cold tonight!”  She smelled…

Little Billy Hopped didn’t mind speaking with his mouth full of food so his words were a little slurred.” So, did ya see the old jail bird?  How’d she look? It’s pretty snug in those penitentiaries from what I hear – no big deal.  Did she tell you anything, spill her guts and all?”

Jettison’s teeth clenched.  “I did see Mrs. Lawrence, but I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t refer to her as a jail bird – or any other colorful term you think of.  She is a poor woman who made a…