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Monday, January 26, 2015 10:03:52 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Still a Mom, reading to my Kids:
Christina said, "Wow. I nearly forgot about this blog. I came back to it today, looking for a picture of a friend and me in high school. I read through a few of my Mommy's piggy tails stories and LOVED it! Why have I not been doing this blog still?And then I..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:39:56 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled My birthday present!:
Christina said, "My husband surprised me by providing a blank hard covered book to my cousin- to illustrate one of my stories! She is so awesome, and spent more than 50 hours working on these illustrations! I loved it!!! Here’s one picture: I was pretty..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:39:56 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Ella the Pink Elephant:
Christina said, "By: Doris Rueger This is one of those books that I got an email about, with an offer at the end saying it was available for review by responding to the email. It sounded very cute, so I agreed to review it. I was provided with two copies of the..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:39:56 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Oliver Twist- audio dramatization:
Christina said, "This is another review choice that I grabbed for my husband. He commutes 40 minutes to and from school each day, so he’s started listening to books on CD. This was provided ~free of charge by the Tyndale Blog Network.~ It’s the classic Charles..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:56:53 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Rudy, My Story:
Christina said, "By Rudy Ruettiger, with Mark Dagostino Published by Thomas Nelson. This one was all for the hubster! He loves the movie RUDY! Loves it! (I like it too, but that’s besides the point!) Brant gets goosebumps when he watches it. It’s one of..." more
Monday, October 8, 2012 5:37:54 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Deployed by Mel Odom:
Christina said, "This book is about a single mother who joins the Marine reservists to provide for her small family. Bekah Shaw got married right out of high school to a loser, and he left her when she was pregnant. Not exactly the life she was imagining. So, she..." more
Friday, August 31, 2012 3:41:23 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Covenant Child:
Christina said, "I've been planning to start this review by saying, “This is a really dumb book!!!!” But, I didn’t really want to mislead people. The reason I say it’s a really dumb book is because it made me bawl!!!! Literally. Books don’t usually take..." more
Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:54:14 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: I Want to Fly:
Christina said, "By Allel Kheroufi This is actually a play, in four parts, and it’s for children. I enjoyed reading this play- picturing it done by young children, about the little duck Homer who just wants to fly to the sun. ~I was provided with a free..." more
Friday, July 13, 2012 2:20:09 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Here’s Lily!:
Christina said, "What a cute book! I really liked this book! ~I was given a free review copy (e-book) from Booksneeze.com)~ Lily is a 6th grade girl with crazy red-hair, teasing brothers and a great best friend. Like any sixth grade girl, she’s trying to find..." more
Friday, July 13, 2012 2:20:09 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: I Thought I Saw a Dragon Late Last Night!:
Christina said, "By: Clayton J. Liotta This is a children’s book about a little boy who thinks he saw a dragon. He decides to search for the dragon all over town. I liked it well enough, but didn’t really cling to it like I do some children’s books. ..." more
Thursday, July 5, 2012 9:57:27 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Did I forget to show you this?:
Christina said, "They are so professional! Of course, I did have a little chuckle at the “unsolicited manuscript submission” part. It kind of gave me the idea that maybe I should have used an agent? Oh well! I’m excited that I submitted it, and they’re..." more
Saturday, June 9, 2012 10:57:05 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Winning Balance by Shawn Johnson:
Christina said, "Let me start by saying that I love Shawn Johnson. What I can remember of her- from watching her in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. What girl doesn’t love the gymnastics portion? I sure do! So, when I saw the chance to review this book-..." more
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:30:26 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Pioneer novel:
Christina said, "I like to read historical fiction. When I tried writing a novel, I tried writing about modern life, serious business…. that’s not what I like to read. Why would I try to write that? So, why not write historical fiction? Because that takes a..." more
Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:24:33 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled I did it finally!!!:
Christina said, "So, I finally mailed and submitted my children’s book manuscript to Deseret Book! Wahoo!!! It’s been ready for so long, and I just kept putting it off because I was worried about writing a good query letter. I feel like all my query letters to..." more
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:43:19 AM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Have I been busy?:
Christina said, "No. At least not by my standards. More like lazy. Our house is up for sale… not sure why. I’ve just kind of hit a lull lately. Don’t really feel like doing a lot. BUT, I was able to listen to Janice Kapp Perry speak this last Saturday. Anybody..." more
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:49:21 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Courageous- Honor Begins at Home:
Christina said, "Courageous: Honor Begins at Home Book Review Mr. Fabulous: After seeing this book sitting around for a while, I picked it up and read it. Since my wife is still waiting, I will write a review of it. Courageous is a story of four police officers..." more
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:49:21 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Get reading again:
Christina said, "I’m alive, I promise! Three kids later, I’m busy as can be. Sorry. If anybody really has been hoping that I would post, sorry. And (more likely) those of you who forgot about me, I’m back. I got an email from Nannypro.com They posted a list..." more
Sunday, August 7, 2011 8:15:32 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Spending time as a family:
Christina said, "I’ve been a distracted writer lately. I haven’t been as diligent about writing my stories. I’m busy making my own. I love being a Mom. I love it! It’s the only thing I really ever wanted to do in my life. And I have that, and I love it! As..." more
Monday, May 23, 2011 2:19:40 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Love & Respect:
Christina said, "Another long “in-between” blog posts for me. Same excuse: Little baby Derek has joined our family, and I absolutely love him so much, it’s kind of hard to put him down long enough to type with both hands! But, I have had a little bit more..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 3:19:58 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Renewing my passion:
Christina said, "Reading that title now, I realize it sounds odd. Lame, even. Oh well. It’s kind of how I’ve been feeling lately. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked on my books. I have spent a lot of time reading books- to myself and my boys. But, I..." more
Friday, March 4, 2011 12:05:02 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: While the World Watched:
Christina said, "First of all- I am sorry! I haven’t blogged on here FOREVER!!! I can explain: Ok, lame excuse, I know. But it’s all I’ve got. I have to start this book review by saying: I loved this book! I decided to ask for this one (from Tyndale..." more
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 12:06:56 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Book Review: Run to Overcome:
Christina said, "Run to Overcome By: Meb Keflezighi Please note: I am not a runner. I don’t enjoy running. I never plan to run a marathon. But, I am always intrigued by people who overcome great adversity to do something spectacular. That’s who Meb is! Meb..." more
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:12:00 PM
Christina Crowther wrote a blog post titled Our first house:
Christina said, "I’ve been thinking all day about what I wanted to write about. Nothing much came to mind. But, as I kissed my handsome man good bye for him to go help somebody move in, I realized I probably haven’t recorded my memories and thoughts about our..." more