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Though Waters Roar ~ Book Review
Though Waters Roar is the latest book by five-time Christy Award winning novelist, Lynn Austin. It is a thought-provoking story of four generations of women who have fought for social-injustice and making their mark in the world. The story is enterta...
Regret-Free Living ~ Book Review
Leading Christian counselor Stephen Arterburn has a great new book out. Is it possible to live regret free in our relationships? In his book Regret-Free Living, Arterburn great wisdom and advice for just that. He thoroughly examines relationships, an...
40 Loaves ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
The start of a new year brings about many changes. For many of us, that includes looking for a new devotional. 40 Loaves by C. D. Baker is one you may want to take a serious look at. It is a small book, with only 40 devotions in it, but don’t let t...
The Rose Legacy ~ Book Review
Wow! The Rose Legacy by Kristen Heitzmann is without a doubt one of my favorite books this year. Though it starts out just a tad slow, it quickly becomes a page turner. It’s a story that is riveting and dramatic, full of twists and turns, with enga...
The Silent Gift ~ Book Review
This was a difficult book for me, as a mother, to read. In The Silent Gift, Michael Landon Jr. and Cindy Kelly have written a moving book that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Set in the time of the Great Depression of the 1930’s, it’s a p...
Give This Christmas Away ~ Book Review
What a great way to embrace the Season of Christmas! Give This Christmas Away is a fantastic little book showing how to be a true giver at Christmas-time, written by Christian music artist Matthew West. It is filled with 101 ideas of how to give in ...
NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible ~ Book Review
What a fantastic book! I’ve just received the NKJV Greatest Stories of the Bible from Thomas Nelson Publishers, and it is awesome! I must say I was completely blown away by it! It is a wonderful collection of stories from the Bible, including both ...
Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie Montana ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
What a delightful read! Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie Montana is the latest book in the Love Finds You series. It is co-written by Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss, and they did a wonderful job on it! There was simply nothing about this book tha...
Treasured, God Gave Us Love, and God Gave Us Christmas Book Reviews
In Treasured, author Leigh McLeroy clearly shows us how much God loves and cares for us – His children. Most of us tend to keep odd little items that may not be considered valuable to others, but they have tremendous worth to us – little keepsake...
Leaving Yesterday ~ Book Review
Leaving Yesterday by Kathryn Cushman is a powerful story about a prodigal son and a mother’s love. Most of the time there is nothing stronger than a mother’s love, nor fiercer than a mother’s protection. When the sins of the past merge with a l...
Levi\'s Will ~ Book Review
This is the first book about the lives, ways, and relationships of the Amish, written by a man, that I’ve read. Levi’s Will by W. Dale Cramer is a fantastic novel written not just for those who like Amish fiction, but for fathers and sons (and th...
White Picket Fences ~ Book Review
Secrets. Every family has them. White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner shows how destructive secrets can be, and how deceptive the image of a “perfect” family can be. This is a moving story with characters that are flawed, real, likeable, ordinary...
Christmas Miracles ~ Blog Tour
Many ordinary people experience Christmas miracles—those special moments during the season of giving and receiving when Christmas becomes more than just a holiday. In Christmas Miracles (St. Martin’s Press, October 2009), Cecil Murphey and Marley...
Leaving Carolina ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
Leaving Carolina by Tamara Leigh was delightful. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it left me wanting to read more by her. It was awesome! I loved the story, I loved the characters, I loved the Southern flavor . . . I just really ...
Limelight ~ Book Reveiw / Blog Tour
Limelight by Melody Carlson is a great lesson in learning that it’s never too late to change. And in learning what is really and truly important in life. It was initially difficult to enjoy or empathize with the main character in this book, but eve...
What Matters Most ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
I have not read the other books in the Diary of a Teenage Girl Series, but that didn’t hinder me from easily following and enjoying What Matters Most by Melody Carlson. This was an entertaining novel that did two things for me: 1) Made me glad I’...
Jack Daniel\'s Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook ~ Book Review
What a fantastic book/cookbook! The Jack Daniel’s Spirit of Tennessee Cookbook by Lynne Tolley & Pat Mitchamore is more than just a cookbook. Through the pages of this beautiful book, you’ll find recipes, stories, photos, traditions, and some...
Things Worth Remembering ~ Book Review
Things Worth Remembering by Jackina Stark is a book worth reading. It is a moving story depicting how easy it is to fracture a strong relationship, and how difficult it is to mend. Mother/daughter relationships can be complicated. Feelings for one an...
Watch Over Me ~ Book Review
When I was first offered the opportunity to read and review Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish, I thought it looked really good. Then, as I began reading it, I didn’t like it very much. Actually, I didn’t like one of the main characters very much. ...
Kiss Me Again ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
I get to give another book away! I am participating in the blog tour for Kiss Me Again by Barbara Wilson, and I happen to have an extra book to give to one of my fabulous readers. This is a non-fiction, marriage book. All you have to do to enter in t...
Women\'s Home Workout Bible ~ Book Review
I am in love with this book! It is FANTASTIC! Women’s Home Workout Bible by Brad Schoenfeld is everything I’ve ever wanted in a workout resource, and much, much more! It is designed to help any woman set up a workout area in her own home, with bu...
The Sound of Sleigh Bells ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
I get to give another book away! I am participating in the blog tour for The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall, and I happen to have an extra book to give to one of my fabulous readers. All you have to do to enter in the drawing is simply leav...
Extraordinary ~ Book Review / Blog Tour
I get to give another book away! I am participating in the blog tour for Extraordinary by John Bevere, and I happen to have an extra book to give to one of my fabulous readers. All you have to do to enter in the drawing is simply leave me a comment o...
Green ~ Book Review
Gripping drama. Thrilling suspense. Good and evil. Love and hate. Light and darkness. The apocalypse. If any of these phrases appeal to you, get ready, because Green by Ted Dekker has them all! Green is the final book in the Circle Series, following ...
Let God Talk To You ~ Book Review
I think it is safe to say most of us would like converse with God. To have a prayer life that is not just talking to God, but also hearing from God. In her latest book on prayer, Let God Talk to You, Becky Tirabassi explores this concept that many pe...
Godly Minds, Bold Hearts ~ Book Review
I am so thankful that once again, I’m able to a review a patriotic, historical, in-depth book. Godly Minds, Bold Hearts: Behind the American Defense Against Tyranny by K.L. Kraemer provides a wealth of information about our Godly heritage and histo...
Sacred Waiting ~ Book Review
Wow, what can I say about Sacred Waiting by David Timms? Not much actually. It may contain some great insight, wisdom or content, I simply don’t know. I began this book with an open mind, desiring to grow beyond my own impatience in waiting, but wh...
The Gentlemen\'s Conspiracy ~ Book Review
I get to give another book away! I had the privilege to read and review The Gentlemen’s Conspiracy by Nick Daniels, and he has graciously agreed to give a copy to one of my fabulous readers. All you have to do to enter in the drawing is simply leav...
Dawn\'s Prelude ~ Book Review
Tracie Peterson does it again! Dawn’s Prelude is the first book in her new series, The Song of Alaska. Peterson is truly gifted at writing Christian historical fiction. Her novels are thoroughly captivating with depth, beauty and historical accurac...
God Made Your Body ~ Book Review
I just received the most wonderful little book for children, about their bodies. God Made Your Body by Jim Burns, PhD, is a Christian book for children ages 3 – 5 years old, and it covers anatomy, very basic sex education and where babies come from...
