Monthly Archives: May 2025

Summer Reading for your little ones with Jemsbooks – Hop on the Jemsbooks Express!

Posted on May 31, 2025 by jjspina

Before you know it, children will be out of school for the summer. Have you stocked up your library for your little ones this summer? It’s important to keep young children busy reading and out of trouble. Sometimes they get … Continue reading →

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Summer is here – maybe!?

Posted on May 30, 2025 by jjspina

I walked around our yard today and snapped some photos of the lovely bushes that were blooming. We have had days and days of rainy and cooler temps lately. Today it was a lovely, warm day in the 70’s F. … Continue reading →

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Watch for a special Newsletter with one of my e-books! How Far is Heaven – $.99 beginning 5/30/25-6/5/25 for US! Beginning 5/31/25 – 6/6/25 for UK!

Posted on May 29, 2025 by jjspina

My friend, Effrosyni Moschoudi, from Greece will have her newsletter out on May 30, 2025. I hope you will check it out. I will try to post the link here for you to view. She always has many of her … Continue reading →

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New additions to our saltwater tank!

Posted on May 27, 2025 by jjspina

The last time I wrote about our 95-gallon saltwater tank was when we had a die out of all our fish except one lonely Clown fish who was hiding out in the back of the tank behind the live rocks. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – A Time to Remember those who Served!

Posted on May 25, 2025 by jjspina

I wrote part of this post for Memorial Day in past posts and thought they said it all for this special day of remembrance. Here is a poem from the past. I thought it was appropriate to share it again … Continue reading →

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WIP is coming along!

Posted on May 24, 2025 by jjspina

I am trying to put some more time into my WIP after being sick for over a month or so. It took me a longer time to fight this cold and cough. I guess when one gets up in age … Continue reading →

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A Silver Medal from Mom’s Choice Awards for JemsBooks!

Posted on May 23, 2025 by jjspina

I was thrilled to receive a Silver Medal from Mom’s Choice Awards for my latest children’s book, Family and Friends. Thank you, MCA! Below is the link to my book on Mom’s Choice Awards store. This book joins 15 other … Continue reading →

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Deck is ready – where’s the warm weather?

Posted on May 21, 2025 by jjspina

New England has had some ups and downs with the weather once again. We had a few days of warm weather but now we are in a slump once again with rain off and on and cooler temps. I’m sorry … Continue reading →

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New bookmarks for JemsBooks!

Posted on May 14, 2025 by jjspina

My talented husband, John, just created new bookmarks for JemsBooks! They are similar in color but have more of a variety of books featured. I had these printed by Vistaprint. I think they did a wonderful job and quick too! … Continue reading →

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Branyrd the Angel Book 4 – Mission of Hope is now on Audiobook!

Posted on May 13, 2025 by jjspina

I am happy to announce that I completed the audiobook for Mission of Hope: Branyrd the Angel Series Book 4! It now has three formats to choose from when you want to read. I hope you will enjoy listening to … Continue reading →

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