Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
This 90-day devotional, One Word for Today for Spirit Filled Living, is a very interesting and unique idea. I really enjoyed the thought of focusing on one word for the day and how it relates to our spiritual life. Each word has a scripture, suggestion on how to use it to focus on God, and ends with suggestions on how […]
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Corrie ten Boom uses examples from her life of service and as a holocaust survivor for this devotion book, God is My Hiding Place: 40 Devotions of Refuge and Strength. The devotions are short and can be easily read in just a few moments but will leave you with food for thought for the remainder of the day. I highly […]
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The Happy Crab tells a delightful story of adventure and selfless giving which will resonate with all who read it. I look forward to sharing this adorable story with the children in my life. *I received this book from Bethany House in exchange for my honest opinion.
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After being kidnapped Emma Grace McMurray finds herself looking over her shoulder and turns up as a Harvey Girl. Businessman Ray Watkins is instantly captivated with Emma Grace. Adventure and mystery pull the two closer together as they set out to unravel it. Kimberley Woodhouse tells a masterful story which will resonate with readers. The story takes place in the […]
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As someone weathering a series of storms Help, I’m Drowning: Weathering the Storms of Life with Grace and Hope has been very helpful. Sally Clarkson shares from personal experience and provides real examples of how God is there with us in the storm and nothing takes him by surprise. Each chapter ends with an anchoring prayer, scripture, and act while […]
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Andrew Murray writes with a heart of humility and a heart for the Lord. His writings in the Essential Andrew Murray Collection will bring you closer to the Father in your walk and is a great addition to your personal quiet time. the collection includes three of his classics Humility, Abiding in Christ, and Living a Prayerful Life. *I received […]
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Elva Cobb Martin takes us on a journey through the birth of our country. After the murder of her parents and seizing of her family plantation, Anna Grace Laurens escapes but is determined to seek revenge. John Cooper Vargas rescues Anna Grace and outsmarts the Tory’s, eventually joining Francis Marion’s militia. John and Anna each save one another and lean […]
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October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month so it seems very apropos to review this book today. Rachel Lewis uses personal experience and heart-felt honesty to share the journey and myriad of emotions experienced by miscarriage or the loss of a new-born. Unexpecting Real talk on Pregnancy Loss helped me to better understand what various family and friends who […]
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In Called Out, former ABC news correspondent Paula Faris provides a real and candid look about why she walked away from her dream job, in search of her true calling. She shares her very personal and real journey through her fears, burn out and family struggles to make a very difficult decision to walk away and step into the calling […]
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In More than We Remember by Christian Suzann Nelson three women’s lives collide on one night. Addison Kilbourn’s husband is involved in a car accident leaving a woman dead and more secrets than answers. Emilia Cruz is determined to see justice carried out, but part of her drive hides the pain she carries of caring for her own injured husband […]
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Lauren Bailey is tired of one heartache after another. She sets out to fulfill her greatest desire to become a mother. However, she’s blindsided by substitute teacher, Joshua Avery. He relentlessly pursues her, until she has to choose between her two greatest desires. Can she have both or will she have to let go of one for the other? Nicole […]
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Being a preacher’s wife is never easy, and Nan Trammell Jones lays out some of the hardships and obstacles in The Perils of a Pastor’s Wife. Jones is open and honest about the struggles she and her husband have endured in the ministry. She lays her heart on the lines and reveals raw wounds and struggles along the line. Even […]
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I love stories about strong women. Even more so, I enjoy stories that show the journeys of these women from heartache and pain to joy and victory. I often find myself relating to these stories and saying “you go girl!” Hold Up the Sky by Patricia Sprinkle is just such a book. Four women each end up at a nearby […]
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I am a big fan of Scottish Historical novels and have greatly enjoyed the other Jennifer Hudson Taylor books I have read. One again she did not disappoint. For Love or Loyalty begins in Scotland with the feud between the MacGregor and Campbell clans. When Duncan Campbell kidnaps two of the MacGregor women, Malcom MacGregor retaliates by kidnapping Duncan’s daughter, […]
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