The Shack

Mackenzie’s daughter, Missy,was abducted from a campground 4 years ago, with enough evidence found to assume she was murdered in an abandoned shack in the wilderness.  Mack, who is dealing with very serious depression about his loss recieves a letter addressed from God, that will send him back to the shack where his daughter was murdered. There he will meet God and hopefully find answers to his questions and put his heart at ease.

I generally avoid religious reading materials, as a general rule they are usually very preachy or overbearing (read- you can hear the author cramming his beliefs down your throat).  This book was definitely the exception to the rule! Young somehow manages to weave his personal beliefs about God into his work of fiction in a way that makes you believe it could actually have happened ( I actually double checked the cover to make sure it wasn’t based on a real life account)!! This book was definitely a page turner, and very well written. I give it 5 out of 5 stars!

The Last Child

Johnny, who is only 12, is on a mission to find his twin sister Alyssa who was abducted a year ago.  The cops haven’t been able to find her, and his family has fallen apart because of this, but Johnny refuses to believe that she will never be found. There are a slew of well written characters that draw you in deeper and deeper into the mystery. The first few chapters read a little slowly, but once it gets going it’s perfect  mixture of drama,  mystery, suspense, and just a touch of romance that makes it hard to put down!! I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

poop and duct tape!

Ahhh another lovely day of motherhood… this is the shit (literally this time) that nobody warns you about when you become pregnant! So if you are not a mother yet, or your precious one is still little, take heed… SHIT HAPPENS!!  Oh dear Lord, PLEASE grant me patience!!! For fun this evening Mister Rey decided to sneak off and remove his diaper, and proceeded to poop in his pants and then disrobe on the spot! There’s nothing quite as fun as cleaning poop off of a child, scrubbing it outta the clothes and shoes he had on, and then having to clean it off the wall and floor where the misadventure happened! Potty training this lil guy is turning into quite an ordeal! Of course as I am bitching on Facebook about this very event, my darling child proceeded to drop his undies and activate the sprinkler system in a giant spinning circle on my carpet! Of course this second act of desecration on my house was way more humerous than upsetting and it was actually hard to keep a straight face while reprimanding him for it! Of course all this fun brought with it a rush of nostalgia… Arianna has topped her brother in poopie adventures! I still remember the look on my cousin Arminda’s face about 3 years ago when she looked into Ari’s room to see why she was crying and turned to me and said “uhhhh this is a mommy job!” My darling lil girl was covered head to toe in poop… apparently she took off her dirty diaper and decided to play with the interesting substance it contained. Not only was my child covered in it, but so was the bed, walls, and couch that she had finger painted on!  I remember then thinking “okay it’s time to buy some duct tape because I am not dealing with this shit (no pun intended) ever again”… I guess maybe it’s time to buy that duct tape for Rey because unlike his sister who only committed the offense once, he has done it several times already and has no qualms about it!!

Single and NOT Looking!

Why is there such a stigma associated with being single? Why do people automatically assume that because you are single, that you must be miserable, lonely, and desperate?  I am single and I am none of the above!  I am NOT miserable… actually I was quite miserable in my last relationship, and I feel very liberated without all the stress and drama! I am NOT lonely… I have my children, family, and friends to keep me company… besides I’ve never had a problem curling up on the couch with a good book and enjoying being alone!! And I most definitely am NOT desperate… in fact I’m perfectly content with being single and I am not looking to meet someone! Don’t get me wrong if someone truly worthwhile should happen across my path I won’t ignore him, but I am not actively out hunting for the next frog I have to kiss on my quest to find my Prince Charming!  I feel sorry for the people who view being single as such a bad thing! I’m guessing these people are the insecure type that just can’t stand being single… and more than likely they are also the ones who would rather be miserable with someone than stand alone on their own 2 feet! So please don’t pity me for being single, I don’t  need it… save your pity for those poor unhappy souls that think that they must be a part of a couple in order to be happy! Happiness is not found in others… it is found within yourself… and no one can find it for you!