Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Know Your Bible Journal for Women


 Book Description:  You want the most from your time alone with scripture. . .

this Know Your Bible Journal for Women provides both simple guidance and ample space for you to jot down your reflections.

My Thoughts:  This is a beautiful a beautiful Bible journal.  There are six pages per book of the Bible.  First, there is a Ten words or less page.  With a sentence starter for the journalists to write about that book.THe second page is Details, Please.  A short paragraph is given to help the writer think about this book of the Bible.  The third page is Author and Date.  Again, a starter with verses is given to help the journalists.  Then the next page is a Quotable page.  Four mail quotes from that particular book are given then the journalists can write about her favorite passage.  The next page is titled Unique and Unusual.  This is a page to write about what unusual or unique things popped out to the journalists.  The last page is So What?  So what really popped out to you in this book of the Bible?
This soft cover Bible journal is a great asset to any journalists who wants to study the Bible.

*THis book was provided for review by Barbour Publishers*

Author:
Compiled by Barbour Staff
ISBN:
9781643527871
BISAC Category:
RELIGION / Biblical Studies/General
Page Count:
288
Binding:
Flexible Casebound / 6 x 8

Monday, March 8, 2021

The Hawaiian Quilt by Wanda E. Brunstetter & Jean Brunstetter

 


My Thoughts: I love books authored by Wanda Brunstetter! And now her daughter-in-law, Jean, co-authors this wonderful novel, the Hawaiian Quilt.
This is not your "regular" Amish story.  In this lovely story about four Amish friends  who take a cruise to the Hawaiian Islands.  
The cruise is nice but the beds not.so.much to the four friends disappointment.  Love the real descriptions of the ship and the "funny.to.me" reason Mandy and her three friends decide to take a cruise because their Amish parents wouldn't approve of flying in an airplane.  
When Mandy and her friends decide to split up in to two groups of two to see more Hawaii and then share their experiences later at supper, Mandy loses her phone and this incident causes she and Ellen to miss the ship.
I love the Hawaiian Christian couple, Luana and Mikaio,  who take them in at the bed and breakfast and whose Hawaiian quilts fascinate Mandy.  
This is not your "regular" Amish read!  It's about stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing life and God's people.
Loved, loved this fantabulous read!  
Make sure to buy a copy for that Amish reader on your Christmas list!  

            *This book was provided for review by Barbour Publishing and the author*

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Shiloh Run Press 
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1634092244
  • ISBN-13: 978-1634092241

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Convergence by Ginny Yttrup

 

Book Description:  Psychology professor Dr. Denilyn Rossi contends that the past is either a shadow that haunts us or a force that propels us. The choice is ours, she tells her students. What she doesn’t tell them is that her own past is a shadow she can’t seem to shake. Fear has immobilized her and is taking a costly toll.
Adelia Sanchez, however, has embraced Dr. Rossi’s teaching. She is ready to confront fear and render it powerless—using the trauma of her past to propel her to entrap the man who stalked and brutally attacked her.
As Denilyn’s past and Adelia’s present converge at the Kaweah River, a dangerous man bent on destruction threatens them both. Will he uncover the secret Deni and Adelia have fought so hard to protect?

My Thoughts:  I was SO excited to see that another book was written by Ginny Yttrup.
I love her stories!  
And this story did not disappoint.
There are two women with pasts that include alot of fear.  Two women trying to get over their past.  And both women have a secret.
Oh.my!  The twists and turns in this suspenseful read had me at chapter three.  It took two chapters for me to get into the story and "see" what was going on.  But I know how Mrs. Yttrup writes so I was willing to wade into the story.
Once the reader gets into the story there is no going back.  Kind of like the two women in the story...once they were in ..... in for a penny, in for a pound.
The reader is taken on a trip of sorts.  It's a thrill of suspense and a pondering of mystery.  
Loved, loved this read so much so that I read it all cover to cover in one afternoon.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing 
and was under no obligation to post a review*

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Shiloh Run Press 
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1683227883
  • ISBN-13: 978-1683227885

Monday, March 1, 2021

Happy Birthday!

Yay for books that help early readers learn to read!