Real Life is Better Than Fiction

I have just released another book in the Spiritual Insights from the Classics series. This one is a companion to Charlotte's Web by E. B. White.  In honor of the new release, I thought we could have a little fun today. Here's a quiz for you to learn how much you actually know about Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. Take the quiz and post your answers in the comments. I will then choose a random winner to receive an ebook version of my devotional book based on Charlotte's Web. Enjoy! 1. What does Fern ask her mother in the first line of the book? 2. Why does Mr. Arable set out to kill one of the piglets? 3. Who wanted to keep Wilbur as a pet? 4. How does Fern sometimes take Wilbur out? 5. What sort of a pig is Wilbur? 6. How many times did Templeton the rat get words for Charlotte? 7. What did Charlotte write about Wilbur in her web? 8. Who won the blue ribbon at the fair? 9. How many eggs did Charlotte...

Thanks to Nanette Bergevin for helping me with the picture! This door may not look like much, but oh what wonders it held for me. Behind that door was more doors in the form of books, books, and more books. Countless summer days I would pedal my bike as fast as I could the mile to the library and check out a book or two or three. I would then ride my bike another mile and a half to our community pool (This is back in the days when I was in shape). I would spend the afternoon alternating swimming with my friends and reading my books. I truly had the best of both worlds. My family didn't have a lot of money while I was growing up, and the library offered me free books galore! I had already developed a love of reading at home, but entering this door set that love in place for the rest of my life. I am now bound and determined to create a library of my own - you know, like the one in the Beauty and the Beast movie. It's a fact that one can never have too many books. I ...