Janet Sketchley's Blog: Tenacity, page 12
July 21, 2023
What are Breath Prayers?
I’m not sure when I first heard of breath prayers. I’ve known and prayed brief fragment or phrase prayers, short prayers that fit with our rhythm of breathing.
Breath prayers, as I understand them, are ones we can repeat through a sequence of long, deep breaths. These really impacted me last December as I prayed and journalled through Bette Dickinson’s Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. It’s a beautiful book and I highly recommend it
Here in mid-July, I’m p...
July 14, 2023
New Releases in Christian Fiction (July 2023)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
Dial S for Second Chances by Linda Shenton Matchett — Jade Williams agrees to be on the high school reunion committee because the-one-that-got-away is out of the country and won���t be home in time to attend the festivities. Now, he���s not only home but joined the committee. Is it too late to back out or can she set aside forty-five years of regret and pretend ...
July 2023 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these...
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
Dial S for Second Chances by Linda Shenton Matchett — Jade Williams agrees to be on the high school reunion committee because the-one-that-got-away is out of the country and won���t be home in time to attend the festivities. Now, he���s not only home but joined the committee. Is it too late to back out or can she set aside forty-five years of regret and pretend ...
July 7, 2023
Review: The Metropolitan Affair, by Jocelyn Green
The Metropolitan Affair, by Jocelyn Green (Bethany House, 2023)
New York City in the 1920s���glamour, prohibition, and corruption. And ���Egyptomania������the fascination with all things to do with ancient Egypt after the recent discovery of King Tut���s tomb.
Dr. Lauren Westlake is the underappreciated assistant curator of Egyptian Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An expert in her field, she longs to visit one of the dig sites in Egypt. She also longs for her archaeologist fath...
June 30, 2023
Saying Goodbye to Q2 (Guest Post)
Image by Gino Crescoli from PixabaySaying Goodbye to Q2by Steph Beth NickelHow do you feel about making to-do lists? How about schedules? Lists of goals and/or resolutions?
Personally, I���m a huge fan, but, unlike many people, I don���t mind if I don���t get everything crossed off my list. I���ve recently learned that there are those of us who like to create a list of goals���even if we don���t accomplish all of them.
That probably sounds strange���maybe even crazy���to some o...
June 23, 2023
Review: Lilly���s Promise, by Terrie Todd
Lilly���s Promise, by Terrie Todd (Word Alive Press, 2022)
In 2019, Diana has a perfect life���if you don���t count the recurring nightmares of her disastrous wedding. She���s single, with a successful career and a meaningful Big Sister relationship with a needy teen girl, Carly. And her best friend Shane is as happy as she is to leave romance off the table.
Discovering a twist in her family tree and learning the story of her grandmother Lilly will affect Diana���s present���and her c...
June 16, 2023
Book Review: The Emerald Tide, by Davis Bunn
The Emerald Tide, by Davis Bunn (Kensington Books, 2022)
A lovely feel-good story with fantastic descriptions of the settings���both in California and Sicily.
A painting that could be a previously-unknown lost masterpiece pulls art history expert Derek Gaines out of his quiet life and back into places of prestige in the art world���places he left when his wife died.
Seeking to establish provenance of this unsigned work and prove his suspicions of the painter���s identity���and perh...
June 9, 2023
Review: Always By Your Side, by Iola Goulton
Always By Your Side, by Iola Goulton (2023)
A sweet, opposites-attract Christian romance with a suitably heart-happy ending.
Set in a small town in Washington State, this instalment of the Trinity Lakes Romance series features Tabitha, the overworked mainstay of the Lakeview Inn, and Logan, the New Zealand-born world traveller.
Tabby and Logan both need to learn���or re-learn���to ask for God���s direction for their lives instead of forging ahead on their own. And then to trust Him...
June 2, 2023
New Releases in Christian Fiction (June 2023)
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
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Contemporary Romance:
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Operation Find a Guy by Amy R. Anguish — Skye Jones has one goal for the summer���keep her father from taking away her convertible. That���s the only reason she agrees to work at her sister���s bridal shop in Boulder, Colorado, while she searches for a non-boring job. Why else would she have anything to do with weddings when she has no interest in marriage...
May 26, 2023
It���s Okay to Say No (Guest Post)
Image by Gerd Altmann from PixabayIt���s Okay to Say Noby Steph Beth Nickel���It���s vital that people have access to this information. What would you think of using my research and writing a book? No need to put my name on it.���
Sounds like a writer���s dream, doesn���t it?
The material is sound. It could help a lot of people. Theoretically, I could carve out time in my schedule.
Still, I knew the right thing to do was to turn down the offer.
As writers, we don���t have...
