Terri Schlichenmeyer

Spend Mother’s Day with mom reading stories from ‘Tough Mothers’

Spend Mother’s Day with mom reading stories from ‘Tough Mothers’

Your mom is tough as nails. The minute you were placed in her arms, she became your personal warrior, cheerleader, and banker. She remembers the… Continue reading

Spend Mother’s Day with mom reading stories from ‘Tough Mothers’
You can’t hide from reality, we aren’t immortal

You can’t hide from reality, we aren’t immortal

We all gotta go sometime. For most of us, that time is later: eight, nine decades of wringing out every last drop of life, if… Continue reading

You can’t hide from reality, we aren’t immortal
The narrator, fantasy will draw you into ‘Tomorrow’

The narrator, fantasy will draw you into ‘Tomorrow’

You have a little shadow. All day long, wherever you go, your dog is right beside you. He goes from bedroom to kitchen, to the… Continue reading

The narrator, fantasy will draw you into ‘Tomorrow’
“W is for Welcome: A celebration of America’s diversity”

“W is for Welcome: A celebration of America’s diversity”

The kid down the block looks nothing like you. His parents don’t look like your parents, either. You go to different churches, eat different things,… Continue reading

“W is for Welcome: A celebration of America’s diversity”
Past the gushing, gruesome details ‘The Trauma Cleaner’ is worth a read

Past the gushing, gruesome details ‘The Trauma Cleaner’ is worth a read

Wash your hands thoroughly. That’s good advice, no matter where you are. At the risk of sounding germophobic, you never know what lurked on that… Continue reading

Past the gushing, gruesome details ‘The Trauma Cleaner’ is worth a read
‘They Lost Their Heads’ should help answer your questions

‘They Lost Their Heads’ should help answer your questions

Your neck bone’s connected to your back bone. And that’s a good thing. You want to be the most together person around, in more ways… Continue reading

‘They Lost Their Heads’ should help answer your questions
Sometimes to have faith, all you need is to believe

Sometimes to have faith, all you need is to believe

Today, you are feeling secure. The world’s woes don’t worry you this day. You know that you’ll want for nothing and that everything will turn… Continue reading

Sometimes to have faith, all you need is to believe
If you could turn back time, would you?

If you could turn back time, would you?

If you could, would you take it all back? Every misunderstanding, cross word, and cold shoulder, erased. Time wasted, retrieved. Hurtful situations never happened. Would… Continue reading

If you could turn back time, would you?
While focusing on athletic endurance, this book also relates to everyday life

While focusing on athletic endurance, this book also relates to everyday life

You need a shave. It’s been awhile and, though you’ve been grooming and growing, you’re long overdue – so, maybe just a little off the… Continue reading

While focusing on athletic endurance, this book also relates to everyday life
We often believe bad things only happen to others

We often believe bad things only happen to others

It could never happen to you. Other people have problems. They don’t plan, they don’t act, they aren’t paying attention and that leads to issues… Continue reading

We often believe bad things only happen to others
‘The Group’ is a must-read, valuable resource

‘The Group’ is a must-read, valuable resource

‘Til death do you part. Did those words give you pause when you said them in front of an officiate and a handful of friends… Continue reading

‘The Group’ is a must-read, valuable resource
A modern fairytale with a twist

A modern fairytale with a twist

He did it on one knee. One knee, with a nervous grin on his face and a velvet box in his shaking hands, asking you… Continue reading

A modern fairytale with a twist
Read the first two books before tackling ‘Banished’

Read the first two books before tackling ‘Banished’

Well, look at you. And you do — ten times a day, there in the mirror, brushing your teeth, doing makeup and hair. Look at… Continue reading

Read the first two books before tackling ‘Banished’
It may take time to sink into but ‘How to Stop Time’ is worth the read

It may take time to sink into but ‘How to Stop Time’ is worth the read

The big hand is on the “12.” And the little hand is, well, you’ve known how to tell time since you were small. It’s something… Continue reading

It may take time to sink into but ‘How to Stop Time’ is worth the read
With help from ‘The Grumpy Gardener,’ you can prepare for spring | The Bookworm

With help from ‘The Grumpy Gardener,’ you can prepare for spring | The Bookworm

Normally, you’d never allow it. Holes in your yard? No way! Trenches near your garage? Nuh-uh, except in the spring, when you start thinking about… Continue reading

With help from ‘The Grumpy Gardener,’ you can prepare for spring | The Bookworm
This book will WOW you | Point of Review

This book will WOW you | Point of Review

Wow. Just… wow. Did you see that? Wasn’t it awesome? It was a once-in-a-lifetime sight and you almost missed it; now, you’ll never forget it.… Continue reading

This book will WOW you | Point of Review
‘School of Awake’ offers advice to adolescent girls

‘School of Awake’ offers advice to adolescent girls

Twinkle, twinkle. For as long as you can remember, you’ve known how tiny you are among the stars. They’re huge and there are millions of… Continue reading

‘School of Awake’ offers advice to adolescent girls