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Thanks Barbara!My youngest daughter was airlifted for emergency surgery and I'm sitting in her hospital room. I don't havethe best cell coverage.
Thanks again for your kind comments.
Hope your daughter is well very soon!
Diane U wrote: "Ooooh, I want to slap Levi too! I think I need to read that book next then! LOL!"LOL, glad we grabbed your attention with that! Do you have the book? It was on NetGalley a while back.
I've been reading quite a bit over this weekend as I travelled down to York and back to visit my grandparents. I've just finished one of our group reads, Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer which I loved - definitely another favourite Amish author! What talented women this genre has :) And now I'm on to our other group read, Kelly's Chance by Wanda E. Brunstetter. So far it's just okay, I'm not loving it, but I'll keep persevering. This is my third book by Brunstetter and I think I may just not be a fan of her style of writing. But I do keep trying as lots of you love her books!
Ruth, I do hope your daughter's surgery went well! We'll be praying for your family.
Rachel, I do have the book from Net Galley. I'm adding it to my list of things to read soon. Maine is really nice. 82 degrees beach day. Rain coming tonight and tomorrow though. We'll manage though.
Hope you're having a lovely time in Maine! Am I right in thinking it's famous for its lobster? I know Simon mentioned something about it from a family holiday a few years ago.Going to head to bed (nearly 10pm here) and read more of Kelly's Chance.
Thanks everyone for your prayers. Sarah is off the vent (breathing machine) she's still spiking a fever so I would appreciate your continued prayers. Thanks again. Ruth
I'm on a serious Amish kick this month. Usually I try to vary my reading so that I don't get bored of one genre, but I'm just finishing Amish books so satisfying right now. So far in August I've read:
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark
Katy's New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer
The Amish Nanny by Mindy Starns Clark
Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer
Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman
Also, I'm not some sort of super speed-reader, I just have a reeeeally long commute every day. Generally get in at least 3 hours of reading each day, including my breaks at work :)
I am currently reading The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen.Has anyone read this? If so, thoughts?
I have not read it but I got it as a kindle freebie last year. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts about it.
I just finished Beside Still Waters. Loved it.
Camille wrote: "I am currently reading The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen.Has anyone read this? If so, thoughts?"
I have just borrowed this book from the library. I haven't read any books by this author before so look forward to reading it.
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New to the group but jumping in to the discussion because I am so excited! Just got back from shopping at my local Christian bookstore and I have four new Amish books to read!!!!I picked up The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid based on the discussion here...and now I can find out for myself why everyone wants to slap Levi! :-)
Also bought The Journey by Wanda E. Brunstetter because that's the September discussion book, right? I haven't read any of her books before.
Picked up Love Finds You in Lancaster County by Annalisa Daughety based on some recommendations on here. (did I mention I LOVE that I stumbled onto an Amish book loving group????)
And my last Amish purchase was The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall which I thought wasn't coming out until September! I'm soooooo excited!!!!!! (did I say that already????)
I got some other books as well -- a couple of romantic supsense and historicals so I'm all set for a couple of week's worth of reading!
I currently read "Grace" by shelly Shepard Gray.
Shaz, I'm liking the book so far, I'm about 65% through it or so. But it does feel a bit slow to me, it's a longer book than a lot of the ones I usually read. But that being said, The Apothecary's Daughter is enjoyable.
Camille wrote: "Shaz, I'm liking the book so far, I'm about 65% through it or so. But it does feel a bit slow to me, it's a longer book than a lot of the ones I usually read. But that being said, [book:The Apoth..."Camille thanks for your thoughts on Julie's book. I have a few a head of this one on my TBR pile but my library didn't have in her book The Girl In The Gatehouse that I had wanted to read so I had to reserve that one and grabbed this one instead. I shall keep a look out for your final review.
Kav welcome to the group. You have a great selection of books you have chosen to read. Have them on my wish list as well.
I'm reading Nobody's Child by Austin Boyd, which is a Christian novel from Zondervan about the ethical implications of donating eggs. It's a very slow book but I'm just over halfway through and the story seems to be picking it up. I got it from NetGalley.
That sounds really interesting Rachel! I look forward to your full review, and your thoughts on egg donation...
I just finished The Amish Midwife last night and will be doing my review soon, however I can't say I loved it!
Camille wrote: "That sounds really interesting Rachel! I look forward to your full review, and your thoughts on egg donation..."It wasn't quite as interesting as I thought it would be, sadly. The concept was intriguing but the book was just so slow and I never really connected with the characters. Then everything seemed to blow up around the 80% mark. I don't know, it just didn't sit right with me. I'll have a full review soon. The author left the topic quite open for interpretation, which I appreciated. While I personally would never donate my eggs, I can understand a friend or family member doing this for someone who is infertile and think it's a very brave thing to do. But the idea of women in need of money harvesting their eggs is so sad, especially considering the massive risks. Especially when you don't know who ends up with your child. At least if you donated to a friend you'd know the child would be cared for. Over here, you're not allowed to donate more than 3 times due to the health risks but from the book it seemed like you don't have the same rules?
Anyway, I'm now on to a Kindle freebie, The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher. Who else has read this? It was very sad to begin with but it's very compelling. Her style reminds me of Beverly Lewis.
Yeah it's a tough issue. I think doing it just for the money is doing it for the wrong reasons, personally. If I was infertile I might look to adoption though before I looked to finding an egg donor. I've always thought it might be better to help out a child already in existence rather than having an egg donor, but of course this is solely my feelings, and not a judgment on anyone who goes the egg donor route. I am also influenced by the fact that my best friend was adopted from Korea, and may not have been alive today if she had had to grow up in the orphanage...I think there are limits on how many times you can donate, but I am not 100% sure, and you may be able to do it more times than 3.
I read The Choice, and I loved it! :) So hopefully you'll enjoy it yourself. :) I very much enjoy Suzanne Woods Fisher!
I finished Kelly's Chance by Wanda Brunstetter!
Today I'm planning on finishing up Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and Forever by Maggie Stiefvater.
Camille wrote: "Yeah it's a tough issue. I think doing it just for the money is doing it for the wrong reasons, personally. If I was infertile I might look to adoption though before I looked to finding an egg do..."Those are my thoughts too, Camille. One of my uncles was adopted and one of my mum's friends adopted two at-risk kids (one had stunted growth due to neglect and the other had been brought up by relatives who let him smoke at the age of five and other such things) and their family is so happy, so I'd definitely consider adoption myself. I can see why some women would want to carry their own child, but I don't know if I'd want to put someone through that process to provide eggs for my selfish needs when their are kids needing adopted, you know?
I finished The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher and enjoyed it a lot more than I expected! I think it's going to be a 9/10 as it was impossible to put down. However, Veronica's character seemed really caricatured and there seemed to be too many deaths at the start.
Still on my Amish kick this month with Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman.
@CamilleI just investigated, and in the UK there is no financial benefit to donating eggs, sperm or even blood. It's simply a donation. And you can't buy eggs or sperm for IVF, it's covered by the National Health Service. Such a different world over here!
Anyway, I'll write a review soon and stop hogging this thread!
I'm rather new to this group as well. I have an early copy of Dan WAlsh's REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS. Definitely looking forward to reading this as it's 106 in central Texas ... grrrr. : )
Welcome, Vannetta! So nice to have you here :) I love reading Christmas books in summer, even if it does feel a bit strange!I'm now reading Any Minute by Joyce Meyer which I've had on my shelf for over a year, and I'm taking the chance to read it as it's the group read for August over at the Christian Fiction Devourers group.
I am going to stick to Miriam's Heart this afternoon or Montana Dawn. I'm about half way through on both books.
I'm reading Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke
Lorraine wrote: "I'm reading Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke"That's on my to-read list too! There is a movie about it with Katherine Heigl which was really good (even hubby liked it). It reminded me of Little House!
I just finished reading "Amish Values for Your Family," by Suzanne Woods Fisher. What a wonderful book!! I highly recommend it!!
I adore the Janette Oke books. I have to tell you all. She was at the ACFW conference last year, receiving a lifetime award ... and I just felt like that was the highlight of the conference for me--beingin the room with this woman who had touched so many lives. Before Janette, there were no "prairie romances" or really any women's fictin of that type at all. She's an awesome lady. After all these years, parts of those stories will still come back to me ...
Diane U wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "I'm reading Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke"
That's on my to-read list too! There is a movie about it with Katherine Heigl which was really good (even hubby liked it). It rem..."
Amish Values for your Family is a great book! I agree.
I am just starting Simple Choices by Nancy Mehl. :) And I just finished Milk Maid in Heaven: A Novella by Samantha Jillian Bayarr.
I am new to this group and very excited to learn more about Amish writers. I started reading Beverly Lewis a long time ago and I enjoy her writing style. I have read:The post Card, The Crossroad, The shuning, The Confesion, and The Reconing.
I have Books by Wanda Brunda Brunstetter, A merry Heart and Looking For A Miracle.
I don't know if The Witness was a book or not but I really enjoyed the movie. I have been to the Amish county when I lived back East and have always be intriigued by them. The Pa Amish countryside is so peaceful and beautiful and the farms are amazing. You are transfrormed into another world entirely and you hate to leave the solitude.
In Maryland there are small groups of Amish farms near a town called Hughsville. Years ago every Sat. there was a farmer's market where the Amish came to sell their goods.I grew up watching the buggies going down the side of the road and seeing the Amish in their plain clothing. SWe even had the opportunity to see them swiming with all their clothes on at the river where we were camping. I feel bless to have these fond memories of the amazing people.
I go in splurts with my reading material according to what subject matter interests me. I like most easy read books, no dark or heavy duty spy novels for me.
This week I am reading Shelter Me by Juliette Fay, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, and Evermore by Alyson Noel.
I have just finished reading "Growing Up Amish," by Ira Wagler. This is a non-fiction memoir of his life growing up Amish. It is a very interesting book that details his own inner struggle to escape from the confines of his Amish upbringing and to find his place in the world outside of the Amish culture. Once I started reading it, I could not put it down.
I started The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid today. I'm very curious to see why everyone wants to slap Levi!!! LOL!
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Interested to see if you want to too.
I finished Miriam's Heart by Emma Miller.
Carolyn wrote: "I have just finished reading "Growing Up Amish," by Ira Wagler. This is a non-fiction memoir of his life growing up Amish. It is a very interesting book that details his own inner struggle to escap..."Carolyn, I found this fascinating as well! Must write a review soon.
I'm currently reading River's Song by Melody Carlson, which isn't quite what I expected but still an interesting book.
Finished Love Comes Softly over the week-end & A Hand to Hold by Kathleen Fuller came in the mail today. Will start reading it tonight.
Barbara Ann wrote: "Diane U wrote: "I started The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid today. I'm very curious to see why everyone wants to slap Levi!!! LOL!"Interested to see if you wa..."
I am 40% done The Promise of an Angel and I was to slap Levi and Martha too! I hope Judith wakes up and "sees" Andrew!
I am hoping to have this book done quickly too. I actually read 5 books in August! That's the most in a month for 2011 for me! It's all because they are all Amish books! I can fly through them but I am rather slow on others!
Lorraine wrote: "Finished Love Comes Softly over the week-end & A Hand to Hold by Kathleen Fuller came in the mail today. Will start reading it tonight."See if you can find the movie. I got it on DVD from Netflix.
Diane: I, too, find that I can read Amish books faster than books in other genres. Not sure why that is except that Amish stories seem to be easier to follow; it's easier to keep the characters straight. Also, I must admit that Amish stories generally hold my interest longer than a lot of other stories; perhaps I just absorb them better.
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Thank you for a wonderful story with a different story line Ruth. I await "Brush of Angel's Wings".