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My Latest Novel Now Available

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Jonna Hawker Turek

The final book in the Bunny Elder Adventure series is now available on Amazon, in print and for Kindle.   Thanks to my readers for your encouraging reviews of the first three books in the series.  

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Heaven on Earth?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I RECENTLY HAD THE BLESSED OPPORTUNITY OF SPENDING TWO AMAZING WEEKS WITH MY  OLDEST SON AND HIS FAMILY IN NORTHERN ITALY ON THE ADRIATIC SEA AT THE RESORT TOWN OF JESOLO. What a shame it is that our physical condition … Continue reading →

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Live Long and Prosper

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jonna Hawker Turek

In a few days I will be traveling to Italy to visit my son and his family. It’s been two long years since we’ve been together. This morning while washing my face I glanced in the mirror and  couldn’t help … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Advice

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Today is Father’s Day and the Sunday newspaper is awash in articles about fathers. One that caught my eye was by children of famous fathers listing the things they had learned from their dads and their most meaningful advice. Reading … Continue reading →

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Small Talk…Big Impact

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Jonna Hawker Turek

Small Talk…Big Impact.

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My Favorite Gift this Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Jonna Hawker Turek

My newest granddaughter born in Italy this morning. What a blessing!

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Is the Soul of the Lost Lamb Worth More to the Shepherd than that of the Lost Sheep?

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Jonna Hawker Turek

I missed posting last weekend because I was in Idaho at the state Women’s Spiritual Retreat.  It was a blessed time. There were women and girls attending aged from 3 months to the late 80’s and there was something to … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Jonna Hawker Turek

The management has been rearranging the workspace at my office the past couple of weeks, knocking down walls and erecting them in more efficient configurations and shifting my coworkers and me around, as well. I’ve been moved into my own … Continue reading →

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Rejoice in Being Persecuted?

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Jonna Hawker Turek

In columnist Alana Marie Burke’s newspaper article today on the Ground Zero mosque debate she says that those who oppose the mosque as an affront “are labeled Islamophobes, ignorant, bigots, racists, haters and Christians. Lately, Christian has been the insult … Continue reading →

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Too Much Change?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Jonna Hawker Turek

  I love change…I really do.  I like to rearrange furniture, reorganize my workspace and file systems. New responsibilities are an adventure. Even the dreaded labor of actually moving to another house or city invigorates me almost as much as … Continue reading →

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