Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman, is the third in a series called Daughters of the Promise. This is a lovely book about an Amish woman, Sadie, whose husband has passed away. Her life is turned upside down when a wealthy Englischer named Kade, rents a cottage on her property. Sadie is inexplicably drawn to him […] Read more…
{CLOSED} Little Blue Book Giveaway
Every year for major church seasons (Lent, Easter, Christmas) my church has purchased several devotionals/meditations to correspond to the seasons readings. My favorite are always the Little Books from the Diocese of Saginaw. They are very simple little books. The Christmas book is called the Little Blue Book and this year it covers the Infancy […] Read more…
Book Review – Letters to Darcy by Tracy Ramos
From the Publisher: Letters to Darcy originated as a blog, written by a young woman from Texas named Tracy Ramos. The blog was comprised of a series of diary entries that Tracy wrote to her unborn daughter, Darcy, over the course of approximately nine months. Early in her pregnancy, Tracy learned Darcy had a rare, […] Read more…
{CLOSED} WFMW & Giveaway – Busy Body Book
CLOSED! – Congrats to Wendy who said: My favorite thing that I have well organized is children’s books. The paperback ones that do not stand up on a shelf very well, are so organized and easy to find and flip through if they are kept in a canvas cube or box. I have two red […] Read more…
Blog Tour & Review – Swiss Courier
The Swiss Courier, by Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey, is a spell-binding, page-turning historical novel set in Switzerland during World War II. After an attempt on Hitler’s life, the Gestapo steps up efforts to elimate possible enemies. In their search, they zero in on a German scientist who is working on the atomic bomb for […] Read more…
What’s on YOUR Nightstand? – Oct. 09
Well, I got to these items on my list from last month: Art of Disappearing Gee, I didn’t realize I’d adjusted my plan quite so drastically! Lest you think I didn’t read ANYTHING last month, I did add these: O2 (LitFuse) Swiss Courier (LitFuse) – review will be posted Friday I had to push back […] Read more…
Read-Aloud Thursday- Waldo
It’s only SORT OF a read-aloud buy my daughter is in love! With who? Waldo!!! Yes, the books that were such a craze when i was in elementary school/jr high that I was never able to get my hands on one. I found the original (above) at a used book sale a few years back. […] Read more…
Book Review – The Art of Disappearing
Ivy weaves an elaborate tail of magic, serendipity, time travel (sort of) and love. Mel Snow is a fabric consultant on a job in Vegas when she meets Toby in a dirty roadside bar. Toby is a true magician and due to some interesting turns of events, they end up married within a few days. […] Read more…
Blog Tour – O2 by Richard Dahlstrom
From the publisher: Your physical body needs oxygen in order to survive. Inhale, exhale … one leads naturally to the other. Inhale too long and you feel as if your lungs will burst. Exhale too long and you get light-headed. The same rhythm is essential in the life of faith. You inhale life-giving strength from […] Read more…
Book Review – Amish Peace
Amish Peace, written by Suzanne Woods Fisher, was spawned by an interest in her grandfather’s life. This is a fabulous book about many of the major tenants of Amish culture including simplicity, time and community. This isn’t normally the type of book that I would read, but when I was asked if I was […] Read more…