Hope for today, promises for tomorrow

Hope for today, promises for tomorrow, by Teske Drake.i was 23 years old when my son was born and minutes later passed away. It was a very dark and lonely time. You go through a lot of emotions and feelings that you don't expect when you loose a child. I remember receiving a book on the grief of loosing a child and how to get through it. Written specifically for mothers. Problem was it was written by a man and was awful, with little understanding of grief and God's grace. At that time there was nothing like this written for moms. To know others had walked there before you, that you weren't alone! That God is there beside you with the promises to lead you out of this dark place! That offered hope, love, and understanding. It was 10 years ago that my son passed, this is a book that is needed for moms who've lost children. How wonderful that some one finally took the time to write a book like this! It is a book that I will be passing on, knowing that it will bless broke hearted moms!


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With Every Letter

With Every Letter, by Sarah Sundin. Melllie, a nurse, joins a moral building program though the military with a soldier she's never met. They exchange letters and "get to know" each other the best you can via mail with out meeting face to face. But then they find their paths are going to cross and they will have that opportunity to see one another and possibily bring more to the relationship. How stressful! after only passing letters back and forth to be able to meet face to face, what if they aren't what the other person thought they'd be? could they remain friends? Could they become more?
      This is a story of Love and a story of Mercy, one that reflects the Father's heart for his children. Sarah Sundin did that well. With that said, I'm not a fan of WWII writtings such as this. Sarah Sundin is a great author and does a well written story, but its just not my cup of tea, if you love romance novels and are into war time books, then this is likely a good story for you!

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My Journey to Heaven

My Journey to Heaven, by Marvin Besteman. What we have here is a true story of a man's visit to heaven and who he got to all meet and what he saw! From Meeting Peter, to seeing the Lambs book, seeing and being guided by Angels, Amazing! In the midst of his suffering after a surgery for a pancreatic tumor, God took him to experience one of the greatest things one could ever imagine. How precious that the Lord would take him in the midst of his pain and show him the promises that await him! We live in a time and day where we have what we perceive of little "need" of God, so many don't know the saviour and His love and desire for them to be with him, He's not willing that any should perish! So God bless this man that would write a book detailing what God showed him that can Pierce into the unbeliever's heart! It is exactly what is needed in this time and day for some one to show that God is present and he is real! This is a book for everyone, give it as a gift, keep one, but it is a story that needs to be told! Simply an amazing book about an amazing experience!

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Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Loves reconing

Loves Reconing, by Laura Frantz. Eden comes from a harsh father, a very hard man to please. and now with the upset of her unwed sister giving birth to a baby that her parents will claim as their own to spare embarassment life, just got harder. Silas Just accepted an apprenticeship with Eden's father, he's a hard worker and does well with what he puts his mind to, so is a shoe in to win the respect of Eden's father. What Silas didn't see coming was the tradition of being offered the opportunity to marry one of the daughters Elspeth or Eden. He finds both of them attractive with different, but great attributes. He must choose one to marry, but also deal with the jealousy of the one who wasn't.
     In all honesty, I had a hard time getting into this book, the first 5 chapters were so melencoly, they just made me sad. They seemed to live a life of despise, with little hope. I really had a hard time keep going with this book. that said, it got better! you found yourself cheering for Silas to be with Eden rather than her bratty sister! While a little hard to get into, its still worth a read!

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Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

The bridesmaid

The bridesmaid, by Beverly lewis. Always the bridesmade never the bride. That's the story of Joanna's life! She's been a bridesmaid in so many weddings, but will her own wedding ever come? She's already considered "old" for getting married and the prospects on the colony are pretty slim. But while attending a cousins wedding she meets Eben, it was pretty much love at first sight! Only he's from another colony and Joanna doesn't want to leave her family and move someplace strange. Eben and Joanna decide to wait for each other and pray that Eben's brother will return to the amish lifestyle he left so many years ago, but when he returns with an outsider and tells them she's his wife, they know that he won't be returning and Eben's father will need him to stay and mind the farm. It seems destined that Eben and Joanna will never be able to be together. How can that be fair after taking so long to find each other?
   Another hit by Beverly Lewis! loved it! I love the amish stories and this one is just as great as the rest of them. you're captured up in this book and find yourself wishing to be a part of this story! Its a story that just tugs as your heart and makes you want more! I can't wait to read more of the books in this series!

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Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group". 

A Hidden Truth

A Hidden Truth, by Judith Miller.  Dovie is comsumed with discovering her mother's past after her mother dies. she knows her mother was never truly happy and she senses it has to do with being taken away from the Amana colony. So when her father decides to move to Texas, Dovie requests to go visit her cousins on the colony.  Her father reluctantly agrees and Dovie arrives to a world she's never experienced before! She's digging as hard as she can into her mother's past but it seems as though no on will cooperate with her on her task at the colony. So she decides she's going to have to find out her self, only she's not the greatest detective out there! Dovie finds more than she bargined for on her visit with her cousins!
    What a fantastic book! I think I've found a new series that I love!!! I can't wait for another book to come out! its well written, the suspense is great! You just get lost in this book! I felt like I was there watching them live out this book! Fantastic! I can't wait for more! this is a huge must read, it was such a good book I want to hug it!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group". 

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene, by Diana Wallis Taylor. It all started when Mary was a child. She was a happy normal little girl, looking forward to what life would bring her! Her father valued her education in a time where a woman's education wasn't valued! She was learning and life was good! Then it all when down hill when she was abducted. Though rescued, something changed that day. She started getting sick, having seizures, migraines frequented her head and then the voices started. Thinking that she would never marry she was ecstatic to find that Nathan her "teacher" loved her just as she loved him. Her parents relieved that Mary would be taken care of were over joyed to say yes to a marriage proposal from Nathan! While the first few years weren't bad, Mary seemed to fall deeper and deeper into despair as the voices took over her. Nathan desperate to find a way for Mary to be healed took her to the high priest with little success. Then one day heard about Jesus. It's rumored that the blind see, the deaf hear and lame are walking again. If Mary ever had any hope of being healed it was with Jesus!
     This is a fantastic book! I loved reading it! Based on the biblical account of Mary Magdalene (although remember it is a fiction book, just based on a biblical character which should no way be confused as the accurate history of Mary Magdalene). It takes us through the struggles and the heart ache and the ultimate freedom we find in Christ! What a joy to read this book! It made my heart happy! A definate must read, its one of those books that just draws you in!


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The Haven

The Haven, by Suzanne Woods Fisher. This is book 2 in the Stoney Ridge seasons, we return ourselves to the Lapp family! They've come a long way since the last book when we said a sad goodbye to the son Menno! Sadie returns home after being gone to help out some family. Only she doesn't return home empty handed! a special little "bundle" accompanies her home which stirs up quite the controversy among their Amish community! Even Gideon who's been in love with Sadie since forever manages to become a part of the problem rather than the solution as he'd hoped for. Sadie, did think she would be marrying Gideon one day, but was not prepared for the falcons babysitter, Will! Finding herself more and more drawn to him she doesn't know who she loves any more! Will has some secrets of his own and some pretty hard choices to make! Will he give into deceit and what the flesh desires? Or will he hear God and follow what he knows to be true?
     Happy sigh......I love this book.....I love this series.....I love this author! Suzanne Woods Fisher is my favoritest author ever! this book didn't disappoint! Its up there with the rest of the books by this author! Awesome beyond reason! If I could pick a novel I could just physically jump into and become a part of the story this would be it! Fisher just makes words come alive! She plays with your emotions and gets you so caught up in the story that you feel like you're apart of the family! Well done Suzanne Woods Fisher, once again a book of yours has earned a sacred spot on my book shelf!



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Dying to Read

Dying to Read, by Lorena McCourtney. Cate, well she's got herself in quite the predicament. Her social life going down hill, no job, what is she supposed to do? Her uncle comes to her rescue and offers her an "easy" job as a PI, all she has to do is confirm that a certain person lives at a certain house. Easy right? She'll just do this job till she gets a better one. It can't be that hard. Except that.....it is. Murder. That's what she walks into! Now this simple job as a PI turns into a real investigation and Cate finding herself in over her head in a job she has no clue how to do!
     FUN! That's the best word I can use to describe this book and this character! (well you know, murder's never fun, but I just mean what Cate finds herself in and how she handles herself!) I was glued to this book! As soon as I opened it I wanted to do nothing more than shirk all responsibilities and read this book till I got to the end. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it! Read it, you'll love! I guarantee it! This is going in my collection of books I highly recommend!! Yay for a good book!!!


Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Whispers in the Wind

Whispers in the Wind, Wild West Wind Series #2, by Lauraine Snelling. Cassie finds herself with out the home she grew up in when the wild west show she performed in shut its doors for good! Not sure what else to do but to try and find the land that her father spoke about and that she found the deed for Cassie sets of with a few friends and searches for the land. They find it, but the problem is, people live there. Truth starts to come out about how they acquired the land and even some love breaks out among the characters! We follow Cassie as she takes on this new role in her life of ranch living, its quite the adventure for Cassie as well as for the reader!

      It was a pleasure to be taken along for the ride in this novel! I read the first book in this series and I loved it! I was so excited to find that a second novel was done! I loved following these characters that I remembered so well from the first novel and finding out what had happened to them! The story line is intriguing and kept me glued through out! The only thing I was disappointed about was that it ended! It was left so open ended in the book that I had so many questions, but that just means that there must be a third novel coming out! I can't wait! This is a series that I adore!

 

 

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
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To Love and cherish

To love and cherish, by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller. Melinda finds herself needing to support herself after the death of her parents. So she takes on a job as a ladies maid in order to take care of herself. She goes to bridal veil island and that's where she meets the games keeper, Evan. Melinda loves Evan and longs for the day that he will propose to her and they can be married. But when that proposal never seems to happen. Melinda finds herself leaving the Island and returning with her employer, feeling rather disappointed at Evan for missing all hints. Is he even in love with her at all? Evan is steady, that's the best word I can use to describe him. He wants to make a life for Melinda and himself, he wants to be in a place where they are financially secure. So he puts off proposing to her until he can give her a better life. Melinda questions if she'll ever get a proposal out of Evan?
     This was a good book! I really enjoyed reading it! I found the character Melinda to be a little annoying, but that just may be the personality that the author created for her lol! Its a book that won't disappoint! Great for sitting down on a rainy day and planting your nose in a book!!!

Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".  

Daily Gifts of Grace: Devotions for Each Day of Your Year

Daily Gifts of Grace: Devotions for Each Day of Your Year. This is an adorable book to give as a gift! Its cute with a magnetic holder, but it is also filled with the word of God! What could be better than that! I loved carrying this around to look at and follow, the devotions are really well put together by a great group of woman. They challenge you and reveal God to you! This would definately be enjoyed by any woman that recieved this as a gift! Its hard to come by devotional books that are any good, most of them are so lifeless, but this one is the exception! Wisdom, grace, love, are all things that are spoken through out this devotional!

I received this book from booksneeze in exchange for an honest review!

The Gifted

The Gifted, by Ann H. Gabhart. Jessimine was brought to the shaker villiage years ago after her grandmother who was raising her passed away. She loves the only family she really knows, but has so much trouble staying out of trouble. She is just so drawn to the outside world and feels her "prince" is out there waiting for her. When her and a fellow sister find a man thrown from a horse and wounded it is there responsibility to bring him to their village to get care for him. Only Jessimine finds herself falling for this stranger who can't remember who he is. He draws her even more to the outside world, but once out there Jessimine isn't sure she can really handle it.
     I love Ann H Gabhart's books! I have read other books by hear and love them all, this one is no exception. You know you have a talented writer in a book that draws you into the emotions and conflict of this young woman. It was a book I didn't want to put down, it captured my heart and kept it there! A definite must read!!.



Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

When Hope Blossoms

When Hope Blossoms by Kim Vogel Sawyer. Amy's family has been disrupted. Her son long ago suffered a brain injury in a farming accident and most recently her husbands death. But she just can't figure out if his death was indeed accidental or if he intended it. Hoping to restart her life she moves her family (herself and three kids) to Weavery, Kansas. With the payout from her husbands death and her memory quilt business she figures she'll be able to make it!
  Tim Roper, still going through his own grief of loosing his son and wife in a car accident is less than pleased to discover and old order Mennonite family next door. He grew up old order Mennonite and turned his back and his religion and his father years ago! But there's just something about the family that draws him to them, especially their special needs son who reminds him of his own special needs child he lost.
    What a fantastic story, it has romance, intense scenes and a happy ending! I loved this book front to back! The author does a fantastic job of capturing our attention and letting us live in the book for a while! This is definately going to be a much loved novel!


 Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group

Rare Earth

Rare Earth, by Davis Bunn. Marc, having been sent to audit a relief organization, finds himself in a kenyan refugee camp. Where he finds corruption among the countries officials, greed over rare minerals, missing people, missing communities and a war between tribal rivaltries,  also finds some love to boot! We follow him in this action packed book! Action packed? how on earth can a book be action packed? That's usually only movies that get that description, but Davis Bunn deserves it in this novel! If you've read his first novel in this series, Lion of Babylon, you'll love this book just as much! It really is a well done book!


Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group