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December 26, 2016
DOUBLE BOOK REVIEW – Tuesday 6 December 2016 – VIKINGS of the NEW WORLD SAGA by HEATHER DAY GILBERT
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BOOK REVIEW – GOD’S DAUGHTER
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Gudrid grew up following pagan ways. But when pagan ways took her mother from her, she dismissed Thor and wants nothing to do with him. As a child of eleven, what choice did she have?
As a woman of two and twenty, Gudrid is twice widowed and living in Straumsfjord with her third husband and their child. As a former daughter –in-law of Eirik the Red, Gudrid is a leader in the camp in the new land, and she bears that role with care and responsibility.
But Gudrid has memories that haunt her dreams. Memories of a would-be love that was cut short. Can she lay those ghosts that haunt her dream to rest? Can she accept the love of her husband? Will she lay aside the past hopes and dreams and embrace the man she is now wed to?
I purchased this book on Amazon. I offer my review of my own volition, The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
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BOOK REVIEW – GOD’S DAUGHTER
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She always felt entitled to just as much as her brothers. But she was a girl. And she was forest child—the illegitimate daughter of Eirik the Red’s mistress.
Freydis lived up to the label of forest child. She was more at home in the trees than she was in the village or around people. And she bested her brothers at seeming everything.
Only Gudrid could talk to her—only Gudrid would talk to her. And with her Christian ways, it seemed only Gudrid loved her.
As Freydis strives to make her place in a man’s world, in a world of pagan beliefs and rituals, can she accept the love she seeks, the love she longs for? Will she relinquish her resentment of her half-brother, Leif Eiriksson, and receive the love Gudrid offers? The love of Christ?
Ms. Gilbert has brought to life the stories of these two women with such vivid telling. Based heavily on the Icelandic Sagas and written in first person point of view draws the reader in to an intimate telling of the first European women in North America. Ms. Gilbert’s depth of research and her heart for these stories make them come alive with vivid descriptions, vibrant settings, and authentic dialogue. I felt Gudrid’s conflict as she struggled to let go of unwanted love and embrace the enduring love of her husband. And the depth that Freydis believed she wasn’t good enough and had to prove her worth, verily leaps from the page—especially for this reviewer. I reveled with both as they earned their victories.
Ms. Gilbert has told these tales both succinctly and yet thoroughly, and given a new appreciation for the lives and history of the Viking people.
I received a free copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own volition, The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
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HEATHER DAY GILBERT, a Grace Award winner and bestselling author, writes novels that capture life in all its messy, bittersweet, hope-filled glory. Born and raised in the West Virginia mountains, generational story-telling runs in her blood. Heather is a graduate of Bob Jones University, and she and her husband are raising their children in the same home in which Heather grew up.
Heather’s Viking historical novels, God’s Daughter and Forest Child, are Amazon Norse bestsellers. Heather has also authored the bestselling Murder in the Mountains mystery series, the Hemlock Creek Suspense series, and the Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher.
https://www.facebook.com/heatherdaygilbert
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7232683.Heather_Day_Gilbert
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God’s Daughter, Forest Child, Tuesday Reviewsday, Double Book Review, Heather Day Gilbert, Historical Fiction, New World Saga
BOOK REVIEW – FOREST CHILD
She always felt entitled to just as much as her brothers. But she was a girl. And she was forest child—the illegitimate daughter of Eirik the Red’s mistress.
Freydis lived up to the label of forest child. She was more at home in the trees than she was in the village or around people. And she bested her brothers at seeming everything.
Only Gudrid could talk to her—only Gudrid would talk to her. And with her Christian ways, it seemed only Gudrid loved her.
As Freydis strives to make her place in a man’s world, in a world of pagan beliefs and rituals, can she accept the love she seeks, the love she longs for? Will she relinquish her resentment of her half-brother, Leif Eiriksson, and receive the love Gudrid offers? The love of Christ?
Ms. Gilbert has brought to life the stories of these two women with such vivid telling. Based heavily on the Icelandic Sagas and written in first person point of view draws the reader in to an intimate telling of the first European women in North America. Ms. Gilbert’s depth of research and her heart for these stories make them come alive with vivid descriptions, vibrant settings, and authentic dialogue. I felt Gudrid’s conflict as she struggled to let go of unwanted love and embrace the enduring love of her husband. And the depth that Freydis believed she wasn’t good enough and had to prove her worth, verily leaps from the page—especially for this reviewer. I reveled with both as they earned their victories.
Ms. Gilbert has told these tales both succinctly and yet thoroughly, and given a new appreciation for the lives and history of the Viking people.
I received a free copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own volition, The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
Heather Day Gilbert
HEATHER DAY GILBERT, a Grace Award winner and bestselling author, writes novels that capture life in all its messy, bittersweet, hope-filled glory. Born and raised in the West Virginia mountains, generational story-telling runs in her blood. Heather is a graduate of Bob Jones University, and she and her husband are raising their children in the same home in which Heather grew up.
Heather's Viking historical novels, God's Daughter and Forest Child, are Amazon Norse bestsellers. Heather has also authored the bestselling Murder in the Mountains mystery series, the Hemlock Creek Suspense series, and the Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher.
God’s Daughter, Forest Child, Tuesday Reviewsday, Double Book Review, Heather Day Gilbert, Historical Fiction, New World Saga
BOOK REVIEW – GOD’S DAUGHTER
Gudrid grew up following pagan ways. But when pagan ways took her mother from her, she dismissed Thor and wants nothing to do with him. As a child of eleven, what choice did she have?
As a woman of two and twenty, Gudrid is twice widowed and living in Straumsfjord with her third husband and their child. As a former daughter –in-law of Eirik the Red, Gudrid is a leader in the camp in the new land, and she bears that role with care and responsibility.
But Gudrid has memories that haunt her dreams. Memories of a would-be love that was cut short. Can she lay those ghosts that haunt her dream to rest? Can she accept the love of her husband? Will she lay aside the past hopes and dreams and embrace the man she is now wed to?
I purchased this book on Amazon. I offer my review of my own volition, The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
Ms. Gilbert has brought to life the stories of these two women with such vivid telling. Based heavily on the Icelandic Sagas and written in first person point of view draws the reader in to an intimate telling of the first European women in North America. Ms. Gilbert’s depth of research and her heart for these stories make them come alive with vivid descriptions, vibrant settings, and authentic dialogue. I felt Gudrid’s conflict as she struggled to let go of unwanted love and embrace the enduring love of her husband. And the depth that Freydis believed she wasn’t good enough and had to prove her worth, verily leaps from the page—especially for this reviewer. I reveled with both as they earned their victories.
Ms. Gilbert has told these tales both succinctly and yet thoroughly, and given a new appreciation for the lives and history of the Viking people.
I received a free copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own volition, The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
Heather Day Gilbert
HEATHER DAY GILBERT, a Grace Award winner and bestselling author, writes novels that capture life in all its messy, bittersweet, hope-filled glory. Born and raised in the West Virginia mountains, generational story-telling runs in her blood. Heather is a graduate of Bob Jones University, and she and her husband are raising their children in the same home in which Heather grew up.
Heather's Viking historical novels, God's Daughter and Forest Child, are Amazon Norse bestsellers. Heather has also authored the bestselling Murder in the Mountains mystery series, the Hemlock Creek Suspense series, and the Indie Publishing Handbook: Four Key Elements for the Self-Publisher.
God’s Daughter, Forest Child, Tuesday Reviewsday, Double Book Review, Heather Day Gilbert, Historical Fiction, New World Saga
Better Than New Year’s Resolutions
Maybe it’s always this way, or perhaps I’m just more alert this year, but everywhere I look this Christmas, I see stress. Anxiety. Depression. Grieving. Hard stuff. People bustling abou…
Source: Better Than New Year’s Resolutions
December 24, 2016
BLOGWORDS – Sunday 25 December 2016 – FRONT PORCH FELLOWSHIP – JESUS DAY
FRONT PORCH FELLOWSHIP – JESUS DAY
Luke Chapter Two – King James Version
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2hEBc61fWk
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Christmas Morning, Love Came Down, Front Porch Fellowship, #FPF, Sunday Devotion, Jesus Day, Hallelujah, Baby in the Hay
December 20, 2016
BLOGWORDS – WREADING WEDNESDAY – 21 December 2016 – THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
On Christmas Eve night, while his wife and children sleep, a father awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he sees Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) in an air-borne sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. After landing his sleigh on the roof, the saint enters the house through the chimney, carrying a sack of toys with him. The father watches Santa filling the children’s Christmas stockings hanging by the fire, and laughs to himself. They share a conspiratorial moment before the saint bounds up the chimney again. As he flies away, Santa wishes everyone a “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.”
Clement Clarke Moore was a professor of religion and the author of several scholarly works. What he is most remembered for, however, is his poem “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” later called “The Night Before Christmas,” and written as a Christmas gift for his six children.
https://www.amazon.com/Clement-Clarke-Moore/e/B000APP988/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1480909709&sr=1-2-ent
Wreading Wednesday, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Clement Clarke Moore, Saint Nicholas, Reindeer, Christmas Stockings
December 14, 2016
BLOGWORDS – 15 December 2016 – COVER REVEAL – RECONCILIATION by AMY BROCK MCNEW
COVER REVEAL – RECONCILIATION by AMY BROCK MCNEW
Some ghosts from the past refuse to stay dead.
Finally. Finally everything is coming together for Liz Brantley. She’s marrying Ryland Vaughn, the man of her dreams. She’s embraced her calling and battles the minions of hell bent on her destruction. And she’s left her dark past far behind her. Or so she thought.
A secret she holds close, stuffed down deep, surfaces at the wrong time for everyone in Liz’s life, leaving a trail of devastation. Left reeling, Liz wonders if she made a mistake, putting her trust in God, her guardian Arie, and Ryland. And the demon Kade capitalizes on her shaken faith. With a vengeance.
Torn between her tortured past and the future she craves, Liz is desperate to defeat every demon that stands in her way. Before all hell breaks loose and swallows her whole.
[image error]Amy Brock McNew doesn’t just write speculative fiction, she lives and breathes it. Exploring the strange, the supernatural, and the wonderfully weird, Amy pours her guts onto the pages she writes, honestly and brutally revealing herself in the process. Nothing is off-limits. Her favorite question is “what if?” and she believes fiction can be truer than our sheltered and controlled realities. Visit AmyBrockMcNew.com to learn more about this intriguing author.
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Release Date: January 24, 2016
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Wednesday Wisdom – GIFT
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” —2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV) What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? No doubt you remember what the package looked like and ho…
Source: Wednesday Wisdom – GIFT
December 13, 2016
BLOGWORDS – WREADING WEDNESDAY – 14 December 2016 – A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
A snarling Victorian miser whose name would become synonymous with an utter lack of joy is the unlikely protagonist in Charles Dickens’ most famous tale, A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by three Christmas spirits, each of whom has something to show the tight-fisted old grump about the miraculous nature – and dangerous absence – of love. This story is unique in that it is particularly well-suited for children during the holiday season, and it works on so many levels as a ghost story, a holiday fiction and a fairy tale, complete with a happy ending.
One of the grand masters of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Landport, Portsea, England. He died in Kent on June 9, 1870. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know not only hunger and privation,but also the horror of the infamous debtors’ prison and the evils of child labor. A turn of fortune in the shape of a legacy brought release from the nightmare of prison and “slave” factories and afforded Dickens the opportunity of two years’ formal schooling at Wellington House Academy. He worked as an attorney’s clerk and newspaper reporter until his Sketches by Boz (1836) and The Pickwick Papers (1837) brought him the amazing and instant success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. In later years, the pressure of serial writing, editorial duties, lectures, and social commitments led to his separation from Catherine Hogarth after twenty-three years of marriage. It also hastened his death at the age of fifty-eight, when he was characteristically engaged in a multitude of work.
https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dickens/e/B000APYNYE/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Wreading Wednesday, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchett, Tiny Tim
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