If stories like Christy are your cup of tea, and if you enjoy a good When Calls the Heart every now and then, you may want to pick up The Heart of the Mountains as your next read. Cora and Jeb are the kind of characters that you root for from the moment they walk on the page. It may… Read more »
Those that have come to love Karen Witemeyer’s writing will not be disappointed in her latest release, In Honor’s Defense. Probably my favorite of her works written is Head in the Clouds and so I wondered if there would be any book that would top it. I think this may be right up there. The heroine enjoys so many things… Read more »
The garden is alive and thriving, and takes up so much of my day to day life. Audio books to the rescue. One of the most difficult things about this past year was the decrease in my reading time. Its my time to recharge; to get lost in a story and think and ponder how the characters grew in the… Read more »
“I wish I could believe that freedom is still possible… but I don’t think I do.” This is my 4th book o the Heroines of WW2 and I am enjoying each and every one with the perspective given of a woman’s point of view on the war and the battle fought on the home-front. However, I think this is my… Read more »
My apologies for a lack of picture. Having wordpress issues right now. MY Review As with all the Ever After, the fact that this is a retelling of fairy tales is the biggest clue. From there its a fun ride to piece together the whodunit with the who, what, where, how, and why! The clues are there to figure it… Read more »
Since moving up here to Indiana and surrounded by the local Amish and Mennonite, I have become very much interested in this set apart group that take much pride and care in the way they live. Author, Lucinda Miller, shares with us memories from her childhood and her family history chapter by chapter. Sometimes the memories shared didn’t seem to… Read more »
Sometimes, all you want is a Snickers bar at the end of a long week— this book is that Snickers bar! The book opens up with a man delivering a dog to someone in the middle of the desert, and things just go crazy from there on out. Each scene had its protagonists running for their lives or trying… Read more »
This book is on tour with Celebrate Lit What a fun twist on the fairy-tale Cinderella! Author, Chautona Havig has a great brain for detail as she works in the Prince (Prinz), shoes, step-sisters, fairy god-mother, and so much more. I thought the mystery was well written, all the clues were there. I loved the nod to Lord Peter Whimsey… Read more »
Miriam Ibraheem became the voice for numerous women who have suffered unimaginable horror and persecution because of their faith, or the faith that they are shackled too. This book was heart-wrenching. I knew some of the Islamic practices and know of others, but to really understand how many live in day to day life was beyond my comprehension as I… Read more »
I have really been enjoying this series. Each one tells of a different office that women held during WW2. In Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War, we have a widowed Peggy Witherspoon as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Peggy has a chip on her shoulder with the Lord for allowing her husband to die and leave her a widow with… Read more »
Barela’s debut novel combines mystery, the roaring 20’s, and fairy-tale retelling. From the opening of our tale, we are sucked in and pulled immediately into the mystery. Where did Annabel disappear too and is she really dead? This story goes into a lot of deeper things than just a fairy-tale romance, and there is plenty of that! We have our… Read more »
“‘Lies are more dangerous than any dragon of any mountain.’ ‘And yet people invite them to their lips every day.’” If you enjoy Narnia, Princess Bride, A Squire’s Tale, or even fairy tales, then I suggest you pick this book up. Everard has met his match with his witty companions as he goes on quest after quest to win the… Read more »
Does our past define us? One of the things I really enjoy about this series by Olivia Newport is the dual-timeline. I am finding that I really enjoy that perspective. What is unique to be about how Newport’s writing is the fact that I actually enjoy both timelines. More often than not, I find myself preferring the historical point of… Read more »
A few years ago, I created my own American history curriculum that would fit my diverse needs for a wide range of grades. We had an encyclopedia of historic events, and a stack of read alouds we were going to be reading through. One of the gaps that was sadly lacking was history on the lost colony of Roanoke. There… Read more »
This book is written to encourage kids to eat more of the basic unprocessed foods, such as; fruit, veggies, grains, seeds, and little meat. It is an interactive book with activities to do, beautiful artwork, and lots of information about how these foods nourish your body. There are some basic recipes within the pages that are simple enough that children… Read more »