Freda's Voice

                        Welcome to the April edition of monthly news! On April 1st I tested positive for COVID. I wish it was an April Fools Joke, but no, the joke was on me. I feel like I got the worst head cold, my nasals were flaring, I got a cough and a wicked headache. No fever though. Thankfully I'm vaccinated and boosted, so it didn't kill me. Yay for reopening! Masks off and everyone who dodged it for over 2 years finally gets it. Well, that's one way to cull the herd.... (I'm just a dramatic diabetic.) Have you had COVID yet? It seems like everyone will get it at some point... just when and how bad will it be, is the question?!?! Crazy thing is even when I'm supposed to be recovered and negative, I still felt lingering effects of the flurona for more than a week. This nasal thing just wouldn't go away....  Anyone else experience this? My favorite aunt was just diagnosed with Shingles. She has COPD, so I am worried about her. Heck, I worry about her anyw

Welcome to week 578! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy  weekend to you all!  Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review .   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:    Which do you think is more likely - clean utopia or frenzied dystopia?   A: Clean Utopia. It's just minimalism. So many live that way now so.... **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

  SAVE THE DATE!! ISBN: 9781546012627 GENRE: Mind, Body, Spirit / Religion / Christian Living / Family & Relationships PAGEs: 256 AMAZON A Grammy Award-winning singer and her husband share what a Godly marriage looks like and encourage readers with faith-forward and Biblical relationship advice. ​   Fantasia Taylor—American Idol, Grammy-winning vocalist, and chart-topping singer—and her husband businessman Kendall Taylor were both successful and living in their purpose when they met and married three weeks later. Their marriage has had its ups and downs, but the one thing that has sustained them through all of it is the practice of taking off their crowns—the accolades, their egos, the things the world tells you matter—and serving each other within the home. It doesn’t matter who you are in the world—you need to humble yourself and serve your partner in order to put your marriage, your family, and your faith first.   Seven years later, after facing a host of real-world challenges—f

Publisher: ‎  Graydon House; Original edition (April 26, 2022) Paperback: ‎  336 pages ISBN: ‎  9781525811579 AMAZON Lorraine—“Rainy”—lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s a sanctuary, a new life. She can hide from the disturbing past she wants to forget.   If she’s allowed to.   When Rainy reluctantly agrees to a girls’ weekend in Vegas, she’s prepared for an exhausting parade of shots and slot machines. But after a wild night, her friend Braithe doesn’t come back to the hotel room.   And then Rainy gets the text message, sent from Braithe’s phone: someone has her. But Rainy is who they really want, and Rainy knows why.   What follows is a twisted, shocking journey on the knife-edge of life and death. If she wants to save Braithe—and herself—the only way is to step back into the past. New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Tarryn Fisher is cooler than you, but not one to rub it in your face. She graduated first in her clas

ASIN: ‎  B00T3DGGMG Publisher: ‎  Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (October 27, 2015) Kindle: ‎  4166 KB Print: ‎  243 pages AMAZON First Taking fans back to his childhood as a wannabe cool younger brother and recounting his excruciating road-tour to fame—when he was regularly mistaken for a ten year-old, Spade then dishes about his time crisscrossing the country as a comedian, for low-paying gigs and dragging along his mother’s old suitcase full of props. He also covers his years on SNL during the beloved Rock/Sandler/Farley era of the 1990s, including his close working relationship and friendship with Chris Farley and brags about the ridiculous perks that fame has brought into his life, including the constant fear of being fired, a crazy ex-assistant who attacked him while he was sleeping, a run-in with Eddie Murphy on the mean streets of Beverly Hills, and of course an endless supply of hot chicks.   Sometimes dirty, always funny, and as sharp as a tack, Almost Interesting reminds

Welcome to week 577! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy  weekend to you all!  Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . From Page 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:    Do you finish reading every book that you have slotted for a review?   A: Yes. Most definitely. To be fair, I finish every book, review book or not. I just might have missed out on a decent story had I given up. Then there have been a few misses, but that's ok. I read more for the story and experience, rather than a like or dislike. **This is a wee

Welcome to week 576! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and  add the url to your post in the Linky below . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56   Happy EASTER  weekend to you all!  Check out this read on  Amazon . Read  my review . From Page 56: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:    Do you prefer to leave book jackets on or off while reading?   A: I definitely prefer to take them off when reading, so they do not get damaged or ripped. No one likes book abuse, well, no one in my world. I prefer the book jacket to stay as pristine as possible. **This is a weekly book meme post. Compensation may be earned from the link within.