There are two motto’s I like to say about myself. One is “if it weren’t for my camera and electricity I’d be Amish” and the other is “I was born 100 years too late.” While yes, I usually say them trying to be funny- I also kinda believe them. I absolutely love talking to older folks […]
Title: An Awakened Heart Author: Jody Hedlund Series: Orphan Train #0.5 Genre: Christian Historical Fiction About the Book: Trying to heal the ache she feels in her empty life, wealthy Christine Pendleton decides to volunteer at Centre Street Chapel. Ministering to one of the most deprived parts of New York City, the chapel aims at […]
Title: With You Always Author: Jody Hedlund Series: Orphan Train #1 Genre: Christian Historical Fiction About the Book: “Could following the opportunity of a lifetime cost them the love of their lives? One of the many immigrants struggling to survive in 1850s New York, Elise Neumann knows she must take action to care for her […]
I have decided to join the fun for First Line Fridays! The first book I am featuring is: With You Always by Jody Hedlund. Goodreads | Amazon My First Line: Elise Neumann stared out the cracked third-story window to the muddy street below, watching the omnibuses and carriages slog their way through the muck. Full review can […]
One of the phrases I say regularly is “I just want to travel to England so I can sit on a bench and listen to people talk.” Now, obviously there are more reasons than that, but I absolutely love listening to English Accents. In the past I thought it was just my own personal opinion without […]
Title: Hagar: Rediscovering the God Who Sees Me Author: Shadia Hrichi Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Bible Study/Devotional About the Book: “You are “The God Who Sees Me.” Discover a close relationship with God no matter the pain or suffering in your life. Witness the depths of God’s compassion through the eyes of Hagar, a runaway slave […]
Have you ever watched the movie Matilda? As a kid it was one of my favorite movies. I remember one of the lines the dad says in the movie is “there’s nothing you can get from a book that you can’t get from a television faster.” Not to age myself, but I was 9 when the […]
Title: A Refuge Assured Author: Jocelyn Green Series: Stand-Alone Genre: Christian Historical Fiction About the Book: Lacemaker Vivienne Rivard never imagined her craft could threaten her life. Yet in revolutionary France, it is a death sentence when the nobility, and those associated with them, are forced to the guillotine. Vivienne flees to Philadelphia but finds the […]
In case you couldn’t guess by the type of blog this is, I love to read. While there is a lot that I will read, I admit I have my favorites. I fully believe that my love of reading came from my maternal grandmother. I almost always saw her with a book in her hands. I remember […]
Title: Veiled By Privilege Author: Anne Garboczi Evans Series: Radical Book 1 Genre: Christian Fiction About the Book: “CIA field officer Joe Csontos is desperate to discover Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula’s next target before thousands of Americans die. Atheist grad student in Middle Eastern studies, Kay Bianchi needs a dissertation project riveting enough to pass muster […]