Suzanne Schaffer

In 1970 a movie called Love Story was released, challenging a generation to believe, "Love means never having to say I'm sorry."  Insert eye roll here. I remember watching this movie in the 80's because it was a classic .  I knew immediately the message it was intending to teach was foolishness. And now, after being married for twenty-seven years, I know it more than ever.  Because love means saying I'm sorry. The truth is, we mess things up. It's what we do. We're human. Feelings get hurt, whether intentionally or not. We always hurt the ones we love. Because we are people. We are a box of disappointment wrapped up in pretty paper.  Sometimes our perceptions of how we think things should be and the reality of the way things are cause tension within us and we lash out. Life rarely responds the way we hope it will. Pies get dropped. Coffee spills. Hospital visits ruin vacations. Stress levels rise and we react instantly instead of thinking thr

All of the books I read in 2018 Favorites are in bold January 1. Oath of Honor by Lynette Eason  2. The Man He Never Was by James Rubart 3. The View from Rainshadow Bay by Colleen Coble 4. The Air I Breathe by Louie Giglio 5. All Things Bright and Strange by James Markert 6. The Wrecking by Christy Barritt (Kindle) 7. Hidden Currents by Christy Barritt (Kindle) February 8. Why I Hate Green Beans by Lincee Ray 9. The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers 10. Flood Watch by Christy Barritt (Kindle) 11. Shadows of Hope by Georgiana Daniels  12. Fatherless by Dr James Dobson & Kurt Bruner March 13. Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn  14. Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett 15. If I Live by Terri Blackstock (Kindle) 16. Plain Threats by Alison Stone  17. Murder in the Locked Library by Ellery Adams 18. Desperate Escape by Lisa Harris April 19. Pelican Point by Irene Hannon 20. No Less Days by Amanda G. Stevens 21. Dangerous Waters by Christy Barre