So often our perception of God is based on our experience with people. If we have been disappointed, hurt or let down by others, we assume that God will disappoint us, hurt us, or let us down as well. Fortunately, God is not like us. He is infallible and his […]
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 […]
Full of beautiful imagery, The Forever Sky had me experiencing the Old West personally. From the sights and sounds of Montana to the deep emotions each character felt, they were brought to life in this fascinating story. I loved the description of the unusually colored woodpecker – it was so […]
Such a funny and heartwarming story! I don’t always enjoy stories that combine humor and serious elements. A balance is needed to make this work. To not make the humor seem out of place in the midst of the tragedy or to make the more serious elements seem like a […]
Given the opportunity to review this book by Carrie Turansky, I couldn’t pass it up, despite a full blog calendar! Snowflake Sweethearts is a sweet romance of second chances. Brought together when Alex’s grandmother Irene experienced a heart attack, Alex and Annie struggled to trust each other. Abandonment issues from […]
A trend I’ve seen with “traditionally published” Christian books lately is that while there are themes of forgiveness and grace, the Gospel message is often watered down or not present at all. While I certainly don’t believe that every Christian book is required to have the Gospel presented to be […]
Some books just tear me up inside while I’m reading them. Sometimes it is the circumstances of the characters’ lives. Sometimes it’s the choices they make. With Smoke Screen, it was both! Brenna and Nate’s families were both against seeing the two of them together. Brenna’s because they believed his […]
A conversation on Facebook discussed least-favorite plot elements – those that drive people absolutely crazy and cause them to stop reading a book. Several women mentioned things which aren’t necessarily plot elements – language, graphic violence, sex. Certainly those items make me set a book aside as well. And you […]
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 […]