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April 22, 2023
BLOGWORDS – Saturday 22 April 2023 – DAILY SCRIPTURE – JOHN 6:35
And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst. (NKJV) John 6:35
IRISH / GAEILGEAgus dúirt Íosa leo, “Mise arán na beatha. An té a thiocfaidh chugamsa, ní bheidh ocras air choíche, agus an té a chreideann ionam, ní bheidh tart air go deo. (NKJV) Eoin 6:35
GREEK / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑΚαι ο Ιησούς τους είπε: «Εγώ είμαι ο άρτος της ζωής. Αυτός που έρχεται σε μένα δεν θα πεινάσει ποτέ, και αυτός που πιστεύει σε μένα δεν θα διψάσει ποτέ. (NKJV) Ιωάννης 6:35
HEBREW / עִברִית
וישוע אמר להם: “אני לחם החיים. מי שבא אלי לעולם לא רעב, ומי שמאמין בי לעולם לא יצמא. (NKJV) יוחנן ו’:35
SWAHILI / KISWAHILINaye Yesu akawaambia, “Mimi ndimi mkate wa uzima. Yeye ajaye kwangu hataona njaa kamwe, na yeye aniaminiye hataona kiu kamwe. (NKJV) Yohana 6:35
RUSSIAN / РУССКИЙИ Иисус сказал им: «Я есмь хлеб жизни. Приходящий ко Мне никогда не будет алкать, и верующий в Меня никогда не будет жаждать. (NKJV) Иоанна 6:35
GERMAN / DEUTSCH
Jesus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich bin das Brot des Lebens. Wer zu mir kommt, den wird nicht hungern, und wer an mich glaubt, den wird niemals dürsten. (SCH 2000) Johannes 6:35
FRENCH / FRANÇAISEJésus leur dit: Je suis le pain de vie. Celui qui vient à moi n’aura jamais faim, et celui qui croit en moi n’aura jamais soif. (NEG 1979) Jean 6:35
SPANISH / ESPAÑOLJesús les respondió:
—Yo soy el pan de vida. El que viene a mí nunca volverá a tener hambre; el que cree en mí no tendrá sed jamás. (NTV) Juan 6:35
* German, French, and Spanish Scripture translations are taken from my Bible Gateway app. Irish, Greek, Hebrew, Swahili, and Russian, however, are translated from NKJV via Google Translate app.
#Blogwords, Daily Scripture, #DS, God’s Word, Daily Bread, John 6:35
April 21, 2023
BLOGWORDS – Saturday 22 April 2023 –BOOK RELEASE EVENT – TEN DAY COUNTDOWN – DAY EIGHT
I’m so EXCITED and I hope y’all will CELEBRATE with me! Christmas at Blue Heron Inn, a FourSquare Christmas novella is my first novella. Release date is TUESDAY 25 APRIL. To celebrate, I’m hosting a LAUNCH PARTY on Facebook, including a giveaway and excerpts. Details to follow…
THE BOOK
How many disasters can one Christmas holiday survive.
It all started with old wiring and a fire.
The Elliott family had always enjoyed gatherings with extended family and friends. Especially at Christmas. They had discovered Blue Mountain Chalet, near Asheville, North Carolina; it became their venue of choice, and had hosted their crowd the past three years.
Until the wiring in the hundred-year-old inn sparked a fire, destroying much of the beloved inn. And two weeks before Christmas, too.
With no venue, it seemed their fledgling holiday tradition was a bust. Until Gigi called on a friend who ran a B&B at Heron Cove. All systems were go and their holiday was rescheduled for the last week of January.
Until eighty-four-year-old Gigi had a stroke. On New Years Day. But with Gigi’s free spirit, and three weeks of recovery and therapy, and all systems were go. Again.
One disaster follows another as the family and friends gather to celebrate Christ’s birth. But even with a lost aunt and uncle, muddy dogs, a jellyfish sting, and dogs eating the turkey, there is joy and peace and laughter at Blue Heron Inn. And love. Lots of love.
NOTE: There is a brief episode of racism in this story that might be offensive to some readers.
THE AUTHOR“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
My characters struggle in some way for their identity. Their stories are their journey to know who God created them to be.
There is also a strong element of friends, family, and faith in all my stories, and the difference it makes to have such a support system.
I am a Christian and write from a Christian world view, but some of my characters are not believers and therefore do not abide by the Bible and the guidelines for life that we take for granted. My books contain some mild swear language in a few places—and demonstrate the difference when the grace of God prevails.
unsavory heritage series—seven generations, from Cissy to Connie, each with their own secrets, one of which is ugly and unsavory, and initiates the curse they all bearSeasons series—four friends, each one struggling to know the truth of just what happened when one of them plunged into the depths of the black waters of the Edisto RiverFourSquare – Four stories about four couples who also happen to be four sets of twins.https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Author.Robin.E.Mason/
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/e/B00MR5IQ9S
https://twitter.com/RobinEMason1
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-e-mason
http://www.pinterest.com/amythyst212/
https://www.instagram.com/robinemason212/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7808042.Robin_E_Mason
April 20, 2023
BLOGWORDS – Friday 21 April 2023 –BOOK RELEASE EVENT – TEN DAY COUNTDOWN – DAY SEVEN
I’m so EXCITED and I hope y’all will CELEBRATE with me! Christmas at Blue Heron Inn, a FourSquare Christmas novella is my first novella. Release date is TUESDAY 25 APRIL. To celebrate, I’m hosting a LAUNCH PARTY on Facebook, including a giveaway and excerpts. Details to follow…
THE BOOK
How many disasters can one Christmas holiday survive.
It all started with old wiring and a fire.
The Elliott family had always enjoyed gatherings with extended family and friends. Especially at Christmas. They had discovered Blue Mountain Chalet, near Asheville, North Carolina; it became their venue of choice, and had hosted their crowd the past three years.
Until the wiring in the hundred-year-old inn sparked a fire, destroying much of the beloved inn. And two weeks before Christmas, too.
With no venue, it seemed their fledgling holiday tradition was a bust. Until Gigi called on a friend who ran a B&B at Heron Cove. All systems were go and their holiday was rescheduled for the last week of January.
Until eighty-four-year-old Gigi had a stroke. On New Years Day. But with Gigi’s free spirit, and three weeks of recovery and therapy, and all systems were go. Again.
One disaster follows another as the family and friends gather to celebrate Christ’s birth. But even with a lost aunt and uncle, muddy dogs, a jellyfish sting, and dogs eating the turkey, there is joy and peace and laughter at Blue Heron Inn. And love. Lots of love.
NOTE: There is a brief episode of racism in this story that might be offensive to some readers.
THE AUTHOR“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
My characters struggle in some way for their identity. Their stories are their journey to know who God created them to be.
There is also a strong element of friends, family, and faith in all my stories, and the difference it makes to have such a support system.
I am a Christian and write from a Christian world view, but some of my characters are not believers and therefore do not abide by the Bible and the guidelines for life that we take for granted. My books contain some mild swear language in a few places—and demonstrate the difference when the grace of God prevails.
unsavory heritage series—seven generations, from Cissy to Connie, each with their own secrets, one of which is ugly and unsavory, and initiates the curse they all bearSeasons series—four friends, each one struggling to know the truth of just what happened when one of them plunged into the depths of the black waters of the Edisto RiverFourSquare – Four stories about four couples who also happen to be four sets of twins.https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Author.Robin.E.Mason/
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/e/B00MR5IQ9S
https://twitter.com/RobinEMason1
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-e-mason
http://www.pinterest.com/amythyst212/
https://www.instagram.com/robinemason212/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7808042.Robin_E_Mason
BLOGWORDS – Friday 21 April 2023 – DAILY SCRIPTURE – JAMES 2:18-20
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? (NKJV ) James 2:19-20
IRISH / GAEILGEAch déarfaidh duine éigin, “Tá creideamh agaibh, agus tá oibreacha agamsa.” Taispeáin dom do chreideamh gan do chuid saothair, agus taispeánfaidh mé duit mo chreideamh trí mo chuid saothair. Creideann tú go bhfuil aon Dia amháin. Déanann tú go maith. Creideann fiú na deamhain – agus crith! Ach an mian leat fios a bheith agat, a dhuine amaideach, go bhfuil creideamh gan oibreacha marbh? ( NKJV ) Séamas 2:19-20
GREEK / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑΑλλά κάποιος θα πει: «Εσύ έχεις πίστη και εγώ έχω έργα». Δείξε μου την πίστη σου χωρίς τα έργα σου, και θα σου δείξω την πίστη μου με τα έργα μου. Πιστεύεις ότι υπάρχει ένας Θεός. Τα πας καλά. Ακόμα και οι δαίμονες πιστεύουν — και τρέμουν! Αλλά θέλεις να μάθεις, ανόητε, ότι η πίστη χωρίς έργα είναι νεκρή; (NKJV) Ιάκωβος 2:19-20
HEBREW / עִברִית
אבל מישהו יגיד, “יש לך אמונה, ולי יש יצירות.” הראה לי את אמונתך ללא מעשיך, ואני אראה לך את אמונתי במעשיי. אתה מאמין שיש אלוהים אחד. אתה עושה טוב. אפילו השדים מאמינים – ורועדים! אבל האם אתה רוצה לדעת, איש טיפש, שאמונה ללא מעשים מתה? (NKJV) יעקב ב’:19-20
SWAHILI / KISWAHILILakini mtu atasema, Wewe unayo imani, nami ninayo matendo. Nionyeshe imani yako bila matendo, nami nitakuonyesha imani yangu kwa matendo yangu. Unaamini kwamba kuna Mungu mmoja. Unafanya vizuri. Hata pepo wanaamini na kutetemeka! Lakini wataka kujua, Ewe mtu mpumbavu, kwamba imani bila matendo imekufa? ( NKJV ) Yakobo 2:19-20
RUSSIAN / РУССКИЙНо кто-то скажет: «У вас есть вера, а у меня есть дела». Покажи мне свою веру без твоих дел, и я покажу тебе свою веру своими делами. Вы верите, что есть один Бог. Вы хорошо делаете. Даже бесы веруют — и трепещут! Но хочешь ли знать, неразумный, что вера без дел мертва? (NKJV) Иакова 2:19-20
GERMAN / DEUTSCHDa wird dann einer sagen: »Du hast Glauben, und ich habe Werke. Beweise mir doch deinen Glauben aus deinen Werken, und ich werde dir aus meinen Werken meinen Glauben beweisen!« Du glaubst, dass es nur einen Gott gibt? Du tust wohl daran! Auch die Dämonen glauben es — und zittern! Willst du aber erkennen, du nichtiger Mensch, dass der Glaube ohne die Werke tot ist? (SCH 2000) Jakobus 2:18-20
FRENCH / FRANÇAISEMais quelqu’un dira: Toi, tu as la foi; et moi, j’ai les œuvres. Montre-moi ta foi sans les œuvres, et moi, je te montrerai la foi par mes œuvres. Tu crois qu’il y a un seul Dieu, tu fais bien; les démons le croient aussi, et ils tremblent. Veux-tu savoir, ô homme vain, que la foi sans les œuvres est inutile? (NEG 1979) Jacques 2:18-20
SPANISH / ESPAÑOLAhora bien, alguien podría argumentar: «Algunas personas tienen fe; otras, buenas acciones». Pero yo les digo: «¿Cómo me mostrarás tu fe si no haces buenas acciones? Yo les mostraré mi fe con mis buenas acciones». Tú dices tener fe porque crees que hay un solo Dios. ¡Bien hecho! Aun los demonios lo creen y tiemblan aterrorizados. ¡Qué tontería! ¿Acaso no te das cuenta de que la fe sin buenas acciones es inútil? (NTV) Santiago 2:18-20
* German, French, and Spanish Scripture translations are taken from my Bible Gateway app. Irish, Greek, Hebrew, Swahili, and Russian, however, are translated from NKJV via Google Translate app.
#Blogwords, Daily Scripture, #DS, God’s Word, Daily Bread, James 2:18-20April 19, 2023
BLOGWORDS – Thursday 20 April 2023 –BOOK RELEASE EVENT – TEN DAY COUNTDOWN – DAY SIX
I’m so EXCITED and I hope y’all will CELEBRATE with me! Christmas at Blue Heron Inn, a FourSquare Christmas novella is my first novella. Release date is TUESDAY 25 APRIL. To celebrate, I’m hosting a LAUNCH PARTY on Facebook, including a giveaway and excerpts. Details to follow…
THE BOOK
How many disasters can one Christmas holiday survive.
It all started with old wiring and a fire.
The Elliott family had always enjoyed gatherings with extended family and friends. Especially at Christmas. They had discovered Blue Mountain Chalet, near Asheville, North Carolina; it became their venue of choice, and had hosted their crowd the past three years.
Until the wiring in the hundred-year-old inn sparked a fire, destroying much of the beloved inn. And two weeks before Christmas, too.
With no venue, it seemed their fledgling holiday tradition was a bust. Until Gigi called on a friend who ran a B&B at Heron Cove. All systems were go and their holiday was rescheduled for the last week of January.
Until eighty-four-year-old Gigi had a stroke. On New Years Day. But with Gigi’s free spirit, and three weeks of recovery and therapy, and all systems were go. Again.
One disaster follows another as the family and friends gather to celebrate Christ’s birth. But even with a lost aunt and uncle, muddy dogs, a jellyfish sting, and dogs eating the turkey, there is joy and peace and laughter at Blue Heron Inn. And love. Lots of love.
NOTE: There is a brief episode of racism in this story that might be offensive to some readers.
THE AUTHOR“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
My characters struggle in some way for their identity. Their stories are their journey to know who God created them to be.
There is also a strong element of friends, family, and faith in all my stories, and the difference it makes to have such a support system.
I am a Christian and write from a Christian world view, but some of my characters are not believers and therefore do not abide by the Bible and the guidelines for life that we take for granted. My books contain some mild swear language in a few places—and demonstrate the difference when the grace of God prevails.
unsavory heritage series—seven generations, from Cissy to Connie, each with their own secrets, one of which is ugly and unsavory, and initiates the curse they all bearSeasons series—four friends, each one struggling to know the truth of just what happened when one of them plunged into the depths of the black waters of the Edisto RiverFourSquare – Four stories about four couples who also happen to be four sets of twins.https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Author.Robin.E.Mason/
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/e/B00MR5IQ9S
https://twitter.com/RobinEMason1
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-e-mason
http://www.pinterest.com/amythyst212/
https://www.instagram.com/robinemason212/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7808042.Robin_E_Mason
BLOGWORDS – Thursday 20 April 2023 – DAILY SCRIPTURE – 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (NKJV) 2 Corinthians 9:6
IRISH / GAEILGEAch seo a deirim: An té a chuireann go gann, buainfidh sé go hannamh freisin, agus an té a chuireann go fial, buainfidh sé go flúirseach freisin. (NKJV) 2 Corantaigh 9:6
GREEK / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑΑλλά αυτό λέω: Αυτός που σπέρνει με φειδώ θα θερίσει και με φειδώ, και αυτός που σπέρνει γενναιόδωρα θα θερίσει επίσης γενναιόδωρα. (NKJV) 2 Κορινθίους 9:6
HEBREW / עִברִית
אבל זה אני אומר: הזורע במשורה יקצור גם במשורה, ומי שזורע בשפע יקצור גם בשפע. (NKJV) ב’ לקורינתים ט’:6
SWAHILI / KISWAHILILakini nasema neno hili: Apandaye haba atavuna haba; apandaye kwa ukarimu atavuna kwa ukarimu. (NKJV) 2 Wakorintho 9:6
RUSSIAN / РУССКИЙА Я говорю: кто сеет скупо, тот скупо и пожнет, а кто сеет щедро, тот щедро и пожнет. (NKJV) 2 Коринфянам 9:6
GERMAN / DEUTSCHDas aber [bedenkt]: Wer kärglich sät, der wird auch kärglich ernten; und wer im Segen sät, der wird auch im Segen ernten. (SCH 2000) 2 Korinther 9:6
FRENCH / FRANÇAISESachez-le, celui qui sème peu moissonnera peu, et celui qui sème abondamment moissonnera abondamment. (NEG) 2 Corinthiens 9:6
SPANISH / ESPAÑOLRecuerden lo siguiente: un agricultor que siembra solo unas cuantas semillas obtendrá una cosecha pequeña. Pero el que siembra abundantemente obtendrá una cosecha abundante. (NTV) 2 Corintios 9:6
* German, French, and Spanish Scripture translations are taken from my Bible Gateway app. Irish, Greek, Hebrew, Swahili, and Russian, however, are translated from NKJV via Google Translate app.
#Blogwords, Daily Scripture, #DS, God’s Word, Daily Bread, 2 Corinthians 9:6BLOGWORDS – Wednesday 19 April 2023 –BOOK LAUNCH EVENT – WREADING WEDNESDAY – NERDS versus BULLIES by ROBIN E. MASON
THE BLURB
Because sometimes the bullies lose and the nerds win.
When both brothers are bullied, can they rise above it and fight back the best way possible?
Zach and Alex Oliver moved. A lot. All around the world. From one Army base to another; their dad was base Chaplain. It didn’t help that they were bookish types. And they both wore glasses.
They were easy targets. Skinny boys if not scrawny. Peacemakers and not prone to violence. Even when aggression was prone to them.
But the day comes when enough is enough. And that day for Zach and Alex was the summer they were fourteen. At the base swimming pool. And a near drowning.
When they use their wits against the brawny boys, with their clever plan work? Or will they wind up in the ER? Again.
NOTE: This story deals with issues—bullying and suicide—that might be difficult for some readers.
THE AUTHOR“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
My characters struggle in some way for their identity. Their stories are their journey to know who God created them to be.
There is also a strong element of friends, family, and faith in all my stories, and the difference it makes to have such a support system.
I am a Christian and write from a Christian world view, but some of my characters are not believers and therefore do not abide by the Bible and the guidelines for life that we take for granted. My books contain some mild swear language in a few places—and demonstrate the difference when the grace of God prevails.
unsavory heritage series—seven generations, from Cissy to Connie, each with their own secrets, one of which is ugly and unsavory, and initiates the curse they all bearSeasons series—four friends, each one struggling to know the truth of just what happened when one of them plunged into the depths of the black waters of the Edisto RiverFourSquare – Four stories about four couples who also happen to be four sets of twins.https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Author.Robin.E.Mason/
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/e/B00MR5IQ9S
https://twitter.com/RobinEMason1
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-e-mason
http://www.pinterest.com/amythyst212/
https://www.instagram.com/robinemason212/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7808042.Robin_E_Mason
“Maybe you have to know the darkness to truly appreciate the light.”—Madeline L’Engle
April 18, 2023
BLOGWORDS – Wednesday 19 April 2023 –BOOK RELEASE EVENT – TEN DAY COUNTDOWN – DAY FIVE
I’m so EXCITED and I hope y’all will CELEBRATE with me! Christmas at Blue Heron Inn, a FourSquare Christmas novella is my first novella. Release date is TUESDAY 25 APRIL. To celebrate, I’m hosting a LAUNCH PARTY on Facebook, including a giveaway and excerpts. Details to follow…
THE BOOK
How many disasters can one Christmas holiday survive.
It all started with old wiring and a fire.
The Elliott family had always enjoyed gatherings with extended family and friends. Especially at Christmas. They had discovered Blue Mountain Chalet, near Asheville, North Carolina; it became their venue of choice, and had hosted their crowd the past three years.
Until the wiring in the hundred-year-old inn sparked a fire, destroying much of the beloved inn. And two weeks before Christmas, too.
With no venue, it seemed their fledgling holiday tradition was a bust. Until Gigi called on a friend who ran a B&B at Heron Cove. All systems were go and their holiday was rescheduled for the last week of January.
Until eighty-four-year-old Gigi had a stroke. On New Years Day. But with Gigi’s free spirit, and three weeks of recovery and therapy, and all systems were go. Again.
One disaster follows another as the family and friends gather to celebrate Christ’s birth. But even with a lost aunt and uncle, muddy dogs, a jellyfish sting, and dogs eating the turkey, there is joy and peace and laughter at Blue Heron Inn. And love. Lots of love.
NOTE: There is a brief episode of racism in this story that might be offensive to some readers.
THE AUTHOR“I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!”
My characters struggle in some way for their identity. Their stories are their journey to know who God created them to be.
There is also a strong element of friends, family, and faith in all my stories, and the difference it makes to have such a support system.
I am a Christian and write from a Christian world view, but some of my characters are not believers and therefore do not abide by the Bible and the guidelines for life that we take for granted. My books contain some mild swear language in a few places—and demonstrate the difference when the grace of God prevails.
unsavory heritage series—seven generations, from Cissy to Connie, each with their own secrets, one of which is ugly and unsavory, and initiates the curse they all bearSeasons series—four friends, each one struggling to know the truth of just what happened when one of them plunged into the depths of the black waters of the Edisto RiverFourSquare – Four stories about four couples who also happen to be four sets of twins.https://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Author.Robin.E.Mason/
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/e/B00MR5IQ9S
https://twitter.com/RobinEMason1
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/robin-e-mason
http://www.pinterest.com/amythyst212/
https://www.instagram.com/robinemason212/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7808042.Robin_E_Mason
BLOGWORDS – Wednesday 19 April 2023 – DAILY SCRIPTURE – PSALM 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. (NKJV) Psalm 34:19
IRISH / GAEILGEIs iomaí trua na bhfíréan, ach saorann an Tiarna as iad go léir é. (NKJV) Salm 34:19
GREEK / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑΠολλές είναι οι θλίψεις των δικαίων, αλλά ο Κύριος τον ελευθερώνει από όλους. (NKJV) Ψαλμός 34:19
HEBREW / עִברִית
רבים ייסורי הצדיק, אבל ה’ מציל אותו מכולם. (לב) תהילים ל”ד:19
SWAHILI / KISWAHILI
Mateso ya mwenye haki ni mengi, lakini Bwana humponya nayo yote. (NKJV) Zaburi 34:19
RUSSIAN / РУССКИЙМного скорбей у праведника, и от всех их избавит его Господь. (NKJV) Псалом 34:19
GERMAN / DEUTSCHDer Herr ist nahe denen, die zerbrochenen Herzens sind, und er hilft denen, die zerschlagenen Geistes sind. (SCH 2000) Psalmen 34:19
FRENCH / FRANÇAISEL’Eternel est près de ceux qui ont le cœur brisé, et il sauve ceux qui ont l’esprit dans l’abattement. (NEG 1979) Psaumes 34:19
SPANISH / ESPAÑOLLa persona íntegra enfrenta muchas dificultades, pero el Señor llega al rescate en cada ocasión. (NTV) Salmos 34:19
* German, French, and Spanish Scripture translations are taken from my Bible Gateway app. Irish, Greek, Hebrew, Swahili, and Russian, however, are translated from NKJV via Google Translate app.
#Blogwords, Daily Scripture, #DS, God’s Word, Daily Bread, Psalm 34:19BLOGWORDS – Tuesday 18 April 2023 – BOOK LAUNCH EVENT – BOOK REVIEW – HOLDING ON TO HOPE by JANET W. FERGUSON
Always the wedding planner, never the bride.
Hope Rodriguez loves planning weddings. There’s nothing more special than helping a bride become a princess for a day, but she’s not sure that’s her calling in life anymore.
If only she had her own special someone. Her only current prospect leaves her with more questions than answers about where she falls in his list of priorities.
Yet, when a lifelong friend asks her to plan a destination wedding across the country in only two weeks, she’ll have to figure out how to pull off the impossible…alone.
After being burned as a child and deserted by his family, Caleb Donnelly has an intimate relationship with pain. Despite all he’s endured, one ache refuses to leave him—the throbbing in his heart where Hope is concerned.
So when Hope needs help with their friend’s wedding, he can’t stop himself from volunteering to travel two thousand miles to Jackson, Wyoming.
As long as he keeps his feelings in check, he might not ruin their friendship. Because a beautiful woman like Hope could never love a scarred man like him. There’s no way their longtime friendship could ever become more.
When Hope and Caleb’s plans go up in flames, it’s their hearts that might never recover.
THE AUTHOR
Janet W. Ferguson is a Christy Award finalist, Maggie Award and the FHL Readers Choice Award winning author of realistic inspirational fiction. An avid reader, she loved books so much she found a job as a librarian. Then she turned that love of story into writing faith-filled novels with characters who feel like best friends. You’ll laugh and cry as the quirky heroes and heroines chase their happily ever after.
Janet and her husband live in Mississippi where they say y’all a lot, and she forces him to visit the beach as often as possible. They have two grown children, one really smart dog, and a cat that allows them to share the space.
MY REVIEWMs. Ferguson knows people. She knows how to bring her characters to life. And the setting! The Grand Tetons! There is nothing like the majesty of the Rockies.
Switching up from her typical coastal settings, the author whisks her characters half-way across the country. And up 6000 feet in altitude, give or take.
With a jumble of characters, one who shall remain nameless [SPOILER] is ridiculously difficult, one who is sketchy, and one whose timing is the worst.
Hope’s name should have been Patience for all her client puts her through. But through is all, she is faithful to the task.
Caleb, too, has the proverbial patience of Job. (Maybe that should have been his name. #winkwink) Ever hopeful but not truly believing he and Hope might be anything more than friends.
With twists and unexpected turns this story pulled me in and kept me there. Book six in Ms. Ferguson’s Coastal Hearts series, it holds the ties established from the first book, and introduces new faces.
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