Sarah Anne Carter

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1776 — “From the last week of August to the last week of December, the year 1776 had been as dark a time as those devoted to the American cause had ever known – indeed, as dark a time as any in the history of the country. And suddenly, miraculously it seemed, […]

1776 by David McCullough

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on February 27, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Keep Moving — “You don’t have to act your age. You don’t even have to feel it. And if it does attempt to elbow its way into your life, you do not have to pay attention. If I am out shopping and hear music playing in a store, I start to dance. If […]

Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Inspirational Non-Fiction on January 20, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Reading — I usually have a goal of reading 52 books a year – a book a week. Most years I have accomplished that goal and have even surpassed it a few times. However, there were also many years when my children were very little that I did not reach that goal, […]

Sarah Anne’s 25 Top Reads from 2016

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Children Fiction Historical Inspirational Non-Fiction Recommended Reads Religious Young Adult on December 28, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

13th Gift — “They knew the power of the twelve gifts because they had endured the same pain. Their compassion for us had grown from a deep knowledge of the sweetness and sorrow of the season, when joy and grief intertwine.” How does a grieving family deal with Christmas? Joy is replaced […]

The 13th Gift by Joanne Huist Smith

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Christmas Inspirational Non-Fiction on December 23, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Mere Christianity — “My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I […]

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Non-Fiction Religious on December 16, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

Walk to Beautiful — “Standing there in my warm house, staring at the frigid conditions outside, I felt the cold reality slap across my face. I haven’t kept my promise.” No child should have to watch his mother leave him to choose to go with a boyfriend. Jimmy did, though. His mother was bipolar […]

Walk to Beautiful by Jimmy Wayne

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on December 2, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

A Street Cat Named Bob — “He was a beautiful creature, there was not doubt about that. But it wasn’t just that. There was something else about bob. It was his personality that was attracting the attention. People could sense something about him.” James is trying to get his life together. He’s living in housing for […]

A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on November 25, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Things They Carried — “Forty-three years old, and the war occurred half a lifetime ago, and yet the remembering makes it now. And sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That’s what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future.” Tim O’Brien was a soldier in […]

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on November 11, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Wright Brothers — “Wilbur would remark that if he were to give a young man advice on how to get ahead in life, he would say, “Pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” You cannot escape knowing about the Wright Brothers when you live in Ohio. Knowing that […]

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on October 31, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

One Shot at Forever — “Just a coach?” Every small town has a story. In Macon Illinois, a trophy sits on a shelf in the local gas station. It’s from a baseball season when the local high school team went to the state championship. Some people remember and some do not. To those who were […]

One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on October 14, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

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