My name is Lara and I write a blog called Overstuffed Life. I named this blog Overstuffed Life because I have always managed to stuff my life with so many things—wonderful things—that I get easily overwhelmed and often suffer from anxiety brought on by simply looking at my schedule for the day. So, when I…
Farrago is happy in his life as the kingdom’s fool. He gets to make other people laugh, he juggles all day, and he can eat as many pastries as he wants. But just when he thinks he’s found true love in Thea the scullery maid, everything falls apart. Farrago is forced on an improbable quest…
Linda Wallheim is the wife of an LDS (Mormon) Bishop who finds herself in the midst of a seeming mystery. Her neighbor has gone missing, and Linda is sure that she has been murdered by her husband. She begins to dig into the circumstances further, and is brought into more than one mystery concerning members…
I am now the mother of a bona fide teenager. Fourteen years old, wonderful as can be, but still a teenager who struggles with all of the typical teenagery things. I am also the mother of a tween. She’s almost twelve years old now, but she has already entered adolescence. Adolescence starts earlier than it…
I’m excited to be reviewing another gluten-free cookbook today: Gluten-Free Made Easy by Christi Silbaugh and Michele Vilseck. It is chock full of delicious-looking recipes, as well as tips and tricks to make converting your kitchen to gluten-free much easier. I’m always looking for good gluten-free muffins to put in the girls’ school lunches, and…
Today I am reviewing a new cookbook called The Secrets of Gluten-free Baking by Jillayne Clements. This is much more than a cookbook, though. The recipes don’t even start until Section 5, as the author carefully walks us through some very important basics of gluten-free baking. I was especially thrilled that this is not just…
Dark Hope by Monica McGurk is the first book in a new trilogy entitled The Archangel Prophecies. It is a young adult novel with a fantastic twist. Instead of the typical vampires, this book has angels. I really enjoyed it. I felt that Hope is a strong female character–one that I wouldn’t mind my own…
My husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage in June. In that fifteen years, we have lived in five homes in three states, had three children, seen my husband graduate with two advanced degrees, acquired a dog, gained and lost weight and then gained it again, and held down more jobs than I can…
Ever since I spent a summer performing in Nauvoo, Illinois, I have been a huge Church History Fan. I absolutely love hearing the stories of faith and the experiences that the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had. Curious about how I ended up as a performer in Nauvoo? Click…
Luminescence by Braden Bell is the third and final installment to his Middle School Magic Series. (I have reviewed The Kindling and Penumbras, the first two books in the series, HERE and HERE.) In my last review I said that I was so excited to read the final installment of this series that I would…
When TLC Book Tours contacted me to review The Beauty Experiment by Phoebe Baker Hyde, I was intrigued by the request that I not write a standard review of the book. I was instead asked to conduct my own beauty experiment and report on my experience. Still, before I tell you about my personal beauty…
Almost exactly one year ago, I reviewed The Kindling, which is the first book in Braden Bell’s Middle School Magic series. I had been unsure if I would like it, since fantasy is not my favorite genre and I generally don’t read it. I was wrong—I really liked it. I have been waiting on pins and…