Mirkwood Reflections

I wrote this post for an email list and then - DING - a lightbulb moment! I can post this to my sadly neglected media review blog! So here you go..... ~~~~~ I saw Prince Caspian with my kids a couple weeks ago. Liked it. First one was better. (NOTE - Yeah, I know I owe y'all a review!) Wanted to take them to see Nim's Island , but wanted to read the book to them first. Now have read the book; need to make time to see the movie IF I can still find it showing somewhere. No plans to see Indiana Jones in the theatres, although I may be persuaded at some point if there is time (short supply here, except at 2 am). DVD will be good enough for me. I think. Ironman is on the list to see, since my oldest (David is THIRTEEN now) wants to see it VERY BADLY. I guess I can suffer through Robert Downey, Jr. (Very Big Grin) Let's see.... what else? For some odd reason I REALLY want to see Speed Racer . It tanked and got terrible reviews. But I still wanna see it. No tangible reason why e...

Ten books read was my accomplishment in April. Claire Knows Best by Tracey Bateman - 04/05/08 Good - Inspirational Claire and Greg are a great couple, but remodeling, career difficulties, and misbehaving children wreak havoc in their relationship. Will she be able to trust God through it all? This is the sequel to a book I read back in December. It's not your typical Christian fiction - much more REAL (in some ways). A Season of Forgiveness by Brenda Coulter - 04/08/08 Good - Inspirational Sam, an adventure junkie, saves Tori's life. Are their lives too different or can they overcome their differences and have a future together? I loved the other Coulter book I read - Finding Hope. This was also good, but not as compelling. It is from the Love Inspired series. Charley's Web by Joy Fielding - 04/12/08 Good - Suspense Charlotte Webb, a newspaper columnist, has the opportunity to write a book about a murderer of 3 small children, but her own 2 children are threatened. I en...