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February 1, 2015
Spotlight: The Last Heiress by Mary Ellis
THE LAST HEIRESS
by Mary Ellis
She Crossed the Sea to Save a Legacy … Finding Love Was Not Part of Her Plan
Amanda Dunn set sail from England for Wilmington, North Carolina, hoping to restore shipments of cotton for her family’s textile mills, which have been severely disrupted by the American Civil War. But when she meets Nathaniel Cooper, her desire to conduct business and quickly return to England changes.
Amanda’s family across the sea deems the hardworking merchant unsuitable for the lovely a...
January Wrap Up
I have come to really enjoy these monthly wrap ups. It allows me to pause and reflect on how I am spending my time and what I am accomplishing. January was a busy month, so let’s get right to it.
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Books Read:
My reading year got off to a rip-roaring start. I completed nine books this month. I’m guessing that is a record for me. Of course, I count a book read in the month that I finish it, and I finished two big novels and one longer non-fiction right after the start o...
January 30, 2015
Alphabet Thanks: A through K
My morning quiet time has been enriched by the books I am reading each day, books that are focused on prayer. The book I am currently reading isBefore Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayerby Max Lucado. I am also using theprayers fromPocket Prayers: 40 Simple Prayers that Bring Peace and Restby Max and Andrea Lucado. I highly recommend both books.
Today’s reading was the chapter on “Thank You” and the importance of a thankful heart. According to Max, his wife was the one who suggested he listhis...
January 28, 2015
Spotlight: Serving Up a Sweetheart by Cheryl Wyatt
SERVING UP A SWEETHEART
by Cheryl Wyatt
Renovation contractor Colin McGrath can’t see someone in need and walk away. Which is precisely why, when a winter storm damages his new neighbor’s in-home catering kitchen, he offers his construction skills to fix it, even though he knows he is the last person his former classmate would accept help from. After all, he was part of a series of high school pranks that nearly ruined Meadow Larson’s life.
Meadow realizes she’s having the mother of all Mondays...
January 27, 2015
Spotlight: The Salt Covenants by Sylvia Bambola
THE SALT COVENANTS
by Sylvia Bambola
“Bambola (Rebekah’s Treasure) elevates a simple historical tale into something transcendent, in this beautifully written novel about a young Jewish noblewoman, Isabel, who flees the Inquisition on Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World.” Publishers Weekly starred review
“But these plans they have laid out for me like an embroidered rug, showing me where my feet must travel, is to me an awful penance for sins I did not commit.” Isabel
Spain 1493:...
Book Review: George Muller, The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans
Title:
George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans
Series:
Christian Heroes: Then and Now
Author:
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge,
Genre:
Biography
Publisher:
Y W A M Pub
Release Date:
Jun 1 1999
Format:
Kindle & Audiobook
Pages:
208
Looks at the life and accomplishments of the Christian evangelist and coordinator of orphanages in Bristol, England, who cared for more than ten thousand orphans in his lifetime.
Highly Recommend...
January 26, 2015
Books Author Read | Kathryn Springer
Kathryn Springer, winner of the 2009 ACFW Carol Award (Family Treasures), grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, where her parents published a weekly newspaper. As a child, she spent many hours sitting at her mother’s typewriter, plunking out stories, and credits her parents for instilling in her a love of books – which eventually turned into a desire to tell stories of her own. Encouraging women in their faith journey is the reason Kathryn loves to write inspirational fiction. When s...
January 25, 2015
My Apologies to Subscribers
Oh dear. I owe an apology to all of my wonderful blog subscribers.
I am moving my old blog posts written more than a decade ago from Diaryland to my present web site. I moved more than twenty of them before I realized that each and every one of them were going out in emails to subscribers. I thought since they were backdated that they wouldn’t be mailed.
I deeply regret filling your email boxes that way, even if some of them may have been worth reading.
I will change my mode of operation from he...
January 23, 2015
The Books Authors Read | Elizabeth Camden
Elizabeth Camden is a research librarian at a small college in central Florida. Her novels have won the coveted RITA and Christy Awards. She has published several articles for academic publications and is the author of four nonfiction history books. Her ongoing fascination with history and love of literature have led her to write inspirational fiction. Elizabeth lives with her husband near Orlando, Florida.
What was your favorite book as a child?
Anything with pictures in it! I was what psychol...
January 21, 2015
Persistent Prayer: A Generous Spirit
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Because the word(s) God gave me for 2015 were/are “Persistent Prayer,” I have dedicated much of my reading this year to be books and devotionals about prayer.
After finishingThe Circle Maker (awesome, 5 star book!), I turned to a biography of George Muller that was recommended to me by a friend. George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol’s Orphans by Janet & Geoff Benge. It reads like a novel and was written for kids, but I’m finding it a great read for an adult too.
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