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Category Archives: Holidays

Thanksgiving Day with Books!

November 20, 2018by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

It’s almost Thanksgiving Day and most Americans are running around doing last minute holiday prep – from last minute grocery shopping to cleaning the house for guests, there is a […]

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Books, Holidays, Reading, Reading List, Thanksgiving Day

Psycho Thriller: A Book Parody!

October 19, 2018by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

Hi Everyone – for those who may not follow me on BookTube (YouTube), I wanted to post my most recent video here because this is no ordinary video.  I’m proud […]

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Book Video, BookTube, Halloween, Video, YouTube

March BookTube Videos!

March 30, 2018by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

I can’t believe another month has ended.  Why is time going by so fast? Well, for the month of March I recorded six (yes, six) videos!  To me, that is […]

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Barnes & Noble, Book Shopping, BookOutlet.com, Books, Bookstore, BookTube, Holidays, Middle Grade March, Owlcrate, Tag Video, TBR, Valentine's Day, YouTube

A Valentine Book Spree!

February 24, 2018by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

This post is a little late, but I wanted to share with you the books my husband bought me for Valentine’s Day. He is such a wonderful husband who always […]

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Barnes & Noble, Book Shopping, Books, Bookstore, Holidays, Library, Life Events, Valentine's Day

God in the Manger – My Traditional Read for December

December 2, 2015by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

A few days ago I wrote a post about reading trends – do you or have you read a book more than once? My general answer was “no” with the […]

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Book Review - Christian Living, Books, Holidays, John MacArthur, Reading

Reading is for Everyone

September 9, 2015by Portraits of M.E. Leave a comment

As an avid reader and a person who loves to read, I am happy to bring awareness by sharing Grammarly’s infographic about global literacy. One of my passions is to […]

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Grammarly, International Literacy Day

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