Riveting! Love’s Faithful Promise is Book 3 in the Courage to Dream series by Susan Anne Mason. In this novel, there are two stories presented: that of Deirdre O'Leary and Matthew Clayborn, and Connor O'Leary and Josephine Miller. When Deirdre O'Leary's mother has a stroke, she is driven to find the best help for her mother. A nurse aspiring to become a doctor in the early 20th Century, Deirdre knows that her mother needs the best of help for her recovery. Deirdre takes on the task of ...
Zebra on the Go – a Kids’ Book Review
A thrill for 3-6-year-olds! Zebra on the Go is a fun kids' book by Jill Nogales that will entertain your preschool and early elementary children. Zebra on the Go is a story about a circus in town. To begin the story, Zebra accidentally steps on Lion's toe, and Lion becomes furious! As a result, a chase through the town ensues. Zebra desperately runs from Lion through the town, past townspeople, onto the dock and aboard a boat where the story comes to a climax. Illustrations by Lorraine Rochas ...
Alice’s Notions – a review
I enjoy a book that grips me from the beginning. Tamera Kraft's Alice's Notions does that. Alice's Notions is a Christian historical fiction novel that has a Post-World War II time-frame. Alice is a young lady who has recently become a widow after the death of her husband Joe in the Battle of the Bulge. Returning to her roots in West Virginia, Alice rents a shop and apartment and begins her own sewing shop. What she doesn't realize is that she's going to quickly have to let go of her fear and ...
Review of Brave is the New Beautiful
Brave is the New Beautiful: Finding the Courage to be the Real You is a book that, to me, gives a new look at what truly is beautiful. So many of us are focused on thinking that beauty is defined by expensive clothes, jewelry, trips to the nail and hair salons, staying thin and looking gorgeous on the outside. This book looks beyond the appearance into the beauty that is within everyone--waiting to be tapped and shared. Author Lee Wolfe Blum has beautifully chronicled stories in this book from ...
Review of Yours Sincerely Giraffe
I delight in fun books for my kids. Yours Sincerely, Giraffe, was one of those. Author Megumi Iwasa has done a wonderful job integrating words that are intelligent yet speak to a child's mind. Reading along to my three-year-old son was very engaging, and even at his age, he could understand what was going on in the story. My son was taken in by the storyline so much that he wanted to "read" it to me as well. He built on the giraffe's story, using the pictures to guide him. It was a very ...
The Love of a Grandparent – My Memories
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. ~ Proverbs 17:6 I have been blessed to have grown up with all of my grandparents. It wasn't until in recent years that things changed. My grandparents lived really close to me growing up, and that was a blessing. I was able to see them frequently most of the time. When I moved away to go to college, I remember feeling really homesick for everyone. I missed borrowing books from Mamaw, I missed seeing what ...
