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I’m so excited to host Beth Vogt on the blog today! Beth is one of the sweetest, most tender-hearted, Christ-centered gals you’d ever want to meet. Her compassion for others resonates immediately. She’s also the kind of person who isn’t afraid to share her heart and admit shortcomings. I’ll post my review of Somebody Like You below, but first, I …
Life is such an extraordinary gift. When everything’s going our way, Cloud Nine is our temporary address. What happens, though, when things go south? When heartache comes? When healing seems impossible? When hope is fleeting? In Cynthia Ruchti’s Ragged Hope: Surviving the Fallout of Other People’s Choices, it’s clear that this is not really a how to do this or that …
I’ll get right to the point. Friends, this is the story that will change your life. Pour yourselves a cup of coffee, grab a scone, and I’ll tell you why. I read more fiction than memoirs, but when I heard bits and pieces of Dabney Hedegard’s miraculous healing, I was hooked. I HAD to have this book. I had to know this young woman’s …
I finished reading one of my favorite books of the year. At approximately 416 pages, Flight of the Earls, by Michael K. Reynolds, hooked me and held me fast from beginning to end. I knew I was in for a hang-on-to-my-seat ride as I read the opening sentence and initial paragraphs of book one in the Heirs of Ireland series. The picture this …
This week at my cyber home, I’ve officially proclaimed it to be “Love on Keli Gwyn week.” (I’ve planned this for a long time, so I’m super excited that you stopped by!) If you like parties, prizes, and books, then you’ll want to be sure and join in the fun today, Wednesday, and Friday. And don’t forget to stop by the refreshment …
Because we live in a world where instant gratification is the norm, rarely do we pick up a novel and continue to read without an immediate connection. That “connection” might be the subject matter, the writing style, or the author’s unique individuality. Then again, the reader magnetism might just be the story. When it’s clear from the outset that a novel has all …
