Susan Devine Napoli

Fifteen pieces of evidence of a busy life in crowded seclusion. Home. School. Recreational activities. No after school activities, No sleep overs. No cable TV. A hair style like Miss America, not the current trends. Who's the weird girl? Then on to adult life with something missing...and a life of home, school, recreational activities. That failed. Why? Fifteen pieces of evidence that helped to answer the question.

Cooking Simply is back With a companion book. This time dessert and other 'dangerous' foods. Who knew you could bake and assemble a dessert with an Instant Pot, a microwave, and a toaster oven? You can. Limited space does not mean a limited enjoyment of fun.

I did the two sides of my family history by following the straight line genealogy back. I was sure that people would be interested and both would stay niche pieces. I got a surprise instead. Stop it. I decided to take another look. I found a more detailed answer using cluster genealogy instead. Then I took a DNA test and then another. It sent me back into the records. The results astounding and I found the story I always wanted.

Taking a look at Space Center Houston can be an overwhelming experience. It is hard to know which direction to go first.I heard a father speak to his child, "You can do this too." "No I can't," was the child's reply. Here is the tale of how space travel began, in very small ways. Something that anyone could do. That could lead to something. If you look for the small clues that lead to big things.

In the adult world, keys gives one access to things. Things we own. Things we can be shut out of. These stories were written for children but as life unfolded, this author knew the subject matter would be more suited for adults with children. She discovered that they were all written at different grade levels. She put them in order from easiest to hardest in hopes that adults learning to read, might enjoy these better than reading children's books. A chance to regain the lost keys of reading for fun. It starts at the first grade level and gets harder from there.

Sunday is a day that I worked. Sure that I had spirituality covered. I was full of myself and my plans. So...I got a take down. I spent the time getting my life in order. To learn some lessons. And to return for the promise he had given me in a glimpse. I would find the work I loved and so much more. Sunday...a day to rest and spend it with God, not too much really. This is what happened.

A book of principles behind designing and sewing altered couture, not a how to book but the major puzzle pieces this author uses to design her own clothing. An unconventional spin on traditional sewing, this home designer takes a closer look at what she does as the artistry in altered couture, a portfolio of her best work, and how it almost wasn't.

This author's interest in cooking started with food writing and moved on into cooking economically, to power meals to ward off stress, and then on to simple living cooking. The story that precedes the full color cookbook Simple Living Cooking. How researching the nutrition and diet information combined with experimentation gave her a simpler method to cook. The story of how she got there.

Five tales of fiction that take place during holidays or special events in the lives of the characters. Where things don't go quite as expected. It is the author's take on events in her life she wanted things to go differently and dove into fiction, where it is possible to change it.

My Spin on twenty-two years of self-care and where it lead. Starting with Cheryl Richardson's idea of extreme self-care, I took it not only extreme but beyond conventional boundaries to a new life. Here is my process.

For John. How I was able to wait. The first six years.

A second installment of my adventure in sewing altered couture clothing, This time made simpler. Still for the intermediate and advanced sewer in mind, a little bit of inspiration to tickle your sewing fancy, a little bit for someone in need. Included are my easier sewing methods and cutting technique. Worth the price of the book itself. Also included are insights on how ant what to give.

A book for those who want to do the impossible in their lives. How I found mine. Simple and easy to understand the process and where it can lead...how to get forward motion and keep it going.

Recovering one's creativity is no small thing. Here it is with a Christian perspective lookingat what believers have that others don't as a believer, the things that prevent creativity from happening, becoming open, and the creativity spa. The author takes the practical Christinaity lifestlye and moves it into the creative work for God that one feels called to do. As healing as it is helpful, the work is essentially from God for the artists and his people. All people. Scary, huh? Yeah, Let this be a source to guide the process forward.

Another installment on my adventure with food. To claim back the food I felt I could not have and get more variety. I did not have to be so careful. A series of life lessons taught me something valuable. It was adventure into hunger, real hunger. Why would I do that? I did not have a choice. It did much more than add back the foods that gave me variety. It prepared me for the future and the promise in it. It was a year I will not forget and neither will you.