It is terrible the number of ways we tend to judge others. When Jesus taught that we should take the beam out of our own eye before helping others with the speck in theirs, it was because we don’t tend to notice the beam!! But, oh, how we see those […]
Finding the Road Home simply made me smile! It is everything a sweet romance should be. Heart-warming. Funny. Sweet. Add just a pinch of conflict and there you have it! I loved Mitch! This cowboy-police chief had sacrificed himself to raise his five younger siblings when their mom died and […]
This was my first story by Mindy Obenhaus. Intrigued by the synopsis, I was glad for the opportunity to read it. Dealing with cancer is a theme of many of the stories I’ve read in the past year, especially. While cancer is a huge part of this story, it is […]
I liked the premise of the story and the mystery behind Thad’s sudden jilting of May when he married her sister. Poor May had always felt inferior to her sister. It didn’t help that Thad’s mother treated her as if she was lazy and incompetent! Yet May had a kind […]
The problem with reforming is that very few people believe you have changed. It is so hard to overcome prejudices, especially when they were well earned. Dan had a reputation as a teenager which was partly earned and partly inherited. So when he left Pine Valley, he planned on it […]
Just a couple months ago, my friend, Jean, discovered a lump. And sure enough, the doctors confirmed. It is cancer. Despite the aggressive nature of this insidious disease, Jean has been a trooper! Her attitude through the battle has been one of trust in the Lord. Though she is exhausted, […]
An adorable, grieving child. Small town. Friends turned enemies – or at least non-friends. Not to mention the beautiful cover! It sounded like the recipe for a great book and therefore I had to give it a read. I liked the way that Anna was intelligent and yet insecure and […]
I think I’m a cat whisperer. Our neighborhood has a large number of cats that prowl about, and for some reason, they love our yard. Most are fairly skittish and won’t come near us if we are outside, but there are two in particular who not only are not afraid […]
Here in Florida, retention ponds abound. We have at least four at the office, maybe five. They are stocked with fish and a number of the people who work here enjoy spending breaks fishing, doing a catch and release. . . Several of my friends are fishing enthusiasts and one […]
Assumptions are terribly dangerous. Yet we make them all the time. We ascribe motives to people, read things into what they say. . . And usually, when we do this, we assume the worst. Why are we so quick to think people don’t mean what they say? Life changed dramatically […]