I finished reading Q&A today which is the book from which the Best Picture of 2009, Slumdog Millionaire, was adapted.  The plan was to finish the book before I saw the movie but I wasn’t sure how much longer the movie would be in theaters, and I’d heard that it was a must see in the theater, so I saw the movie when I was only halfway through the book. The differences between the book and the...

I just returned from my first trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit my best friend. Katie moved to Portland, OR this past November after reading the book by Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts. Well, if you ask her, she’ll tell you that was 70 percent of the reason she moved there. I remember the process of her deciding to move there. There were moments of anxiety and fear as the reality set in...

As a few of you know, and many who do not, I am leaving next Saturday to go to Paris for a week with the family. I’ve never been nor do I have any idea what are the “must see” attractions of this city (other than the Eiffel Tower of course). That is where you come in! If you have been, would you be so kind as to make a few suggestions of places to go and things to see? That would be fantastic!