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August 24, 2018
The Hope of Azure Springs Giveaway Winner
Thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway for Rachel Fordham’s The Hope of Azure Springs – we had 165 entries! Please see my review of this charming debut novel if you missed it.
I randomly selected a winner…Lucy Reynolds!
Lucy, I’ll send you an email so Rachel can send you the book.
Today in World War II History—Aug. 24, 1943
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Arakan Front, Burma, February 1944 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 24, 1943: Danish Resistance blows up Forum Hall in Copenhagen.
Southeast Asia Command authorized with Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten as Supreme Allied Commander.
August 23, 2018
Today in World War II History—Aug. 23, 1943
Soviet Army engineers building a bridge across the Seversky Donets River, Belgorod, Russia, Aug 1943 (Russian International News Agency: 879)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 23, 1943: Soviets take Kharkov, the fourth and final time it changes hands; Germans lose Donets Basin industrial area.
Japanese aircraft bomb Chongqing, China for first time since 1941, also the last major attack on Chongqing.
August 22, 2018
True Heart Girls Devotional: God’s Promises for Me! by Sherry Kyle
True Heart Girls: God’s Promises for Me! by Sherry Kyle
Do you have a tween girl in your life? I have a hunch she’d love to make friends with Lauren, Emily, Brianna, Jessica, and Savannah – the True Heart Girls! Sherry Kyle‘s new book, True Heart Girls Devotional: God’s Promises for Me!, features stories about these five girls. The True Heart Girls deal with family, friends, school, and activities – and all the problems that come with them – and learn valuable lessons in a fun way.
Bible readings bring the lessons home, with space to journal, a “Tiny Treasure,” and a sample prayer. And girls will adore the puzzles, games, crafts, recipes, and activities. All with cute, colorful illustrations (see picture!). The only problem may be prying it from your girl’s hands so she doesn’t read it all in one sitting!
True Heart Girls Devotional: God’s Promises for Me! will enthrall the tween girl in your life. The super-cuteness of the book will draw her in, and the heartfelt biblical lessons will help her grow. The young girl inside me adores this book, and the mom in me adores it even more. Highly recommended!
True Heart Girls: God’s Promises for Me! by Sherry Kyle
Today in World War II History—Aug. 22, 1943
Patches of the US Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces, WWII
75 Years Ago—Aug. 22, 1943: German Tenth Army activated in southern Italy under Gen. Heinrich von Vietinghoff.
In the Mediterranean, all fighter groups and medium bomb groups in US Ninth Air Force are transferred to the Twelfth Air Force (Ninth Air Force will transfer to England).
August 21, 2018
Today in World War II History—Aug. 21, 1943
US troops give the ‘V’ sign as their troopship, Athlone Castle, berths at Liverpool, 4 or 5 April 1944 (Imperial War Museum: H 37397)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 21, 1943: First “UT” convoy sails from New York, heavily escorted convoys carrying troops to England in build-up for Operation Overlord (D-day).
August 20, 2018
The Hope of Azure Springs by Rachel Fordham – and Book Giveaway!
The people of Azure Springs, Iowa find a young lady dying from a gunshot wound, and they save her life. Sheriff Caleb Reynolds tries to get to the bottom of Em’s story, but she knows little and she’s reluctant to share what she does know. Seven years before, Em and had come to Iowa on an orphan train and been taken in by a recluse who neglected her, and she’s desperate to find the little sister who was adopted in another town. At first, Caleb doesn’t think much of Em, who is thin and plain and odd. But as they work together to find the men who shot her and killed the recluse – and are committing other crimes – a friendship develops that surprises them both.
The Hope of Azure Springs is a delightful debut novel. Rachel Fordham draws a sympathetic character in Em, who grows – and also causes growth in those who come to know her. Caleb is a wonderful hero, strong but flawed, and the romance between Caleb and Em is unique and intriguing. What sets this novel apart is the refreshing message – what is true beauty and how do we perceive it? I highly recommend this novel and look forward to more from this author!
Book Giveaway
Rachel Fordham has graciously offered to give away a copy of The Hope of Azure Springs! To enter the drawing, please leave a comment below. US mailing addresses only, please. Giveaway ends Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11 pm Pacific Time. I’ll post the winner here on this blog on Friday, August 24, 2018 and will email the winner.
Today in World War II History—Aug. 20, 1943
German tanks taking hill near Belgorod, Russia, 13 Aug 1943 (German Federal Archive: Bild 146-1975-080-22)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 20, 1943: In battle near Kharkov, Ukraine, Germans defeat Soviets and destroy 184 tanks.
August 19, 2018
Today in World War II History—Aug. 19, 1943
WASP C-47 flight crew: Pilot Joanna Trebtoske (Jenks), left, and Copilot Marjorie Logan (Rolle) at Romulus Army Air Field, MI (US Air Force photo)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 19, 1943: Australians take Mt. Tambu and Komiatum Ridge, New Guinea after a month of fighting.
First Wasps (Women’s Airforce Service Pilots) are assigned to US Troop Carrier Command.
August 18, 2018
Today in World War II History—Aug. 18, 1943
Barrage balloon, Parris Island, SC, May 1942 (Source: US Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Aug. 18, 1943: Luftwaffe chief of staff Hans Jeschonnek commits suicide after previous day’s RAF raid on Peenemünde and US Eighth Air Force raids on Schweinfurt and Regensburg.
Army Air Force barrage balloon battalions are inactivated in US.
