Archive for July, 2008

Book Announcement - Painted Dresses

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

New book I’m in the process of reading. Will come back in a few to review. Enjoy.

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing Painted Dresses(WaterBrook Press - July 15, 2008)byPatricia Hickman
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Patricia Hickman is an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction, whose work has been praised by critics and readers alike.
Patricia [...]

Be Still Sunday

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

One Thousand Gifts - Part 88

Friday, July 18th, 2008

716. J4 - super loving and supportive through it all.
717. A kind hospital staff that made a sad experience not quite so bad.
718. My parents for making the trip to take care of J5.
719. Close friends who know what I’ve been through (by experience) and have been generous and caring.
720. [...]

Book Announcement - Love as a Way of Life

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Love as a Way of Life, by Gary D. Chapman
A full review of this book will be posted within the next few weeks. Until then, please enjoy the following information about this new book.

Book Summary:
For decades Dr. Gary Chapman’s best-selling books have shown readers how to speak the “love language” of those they care [...]

Waiting

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Though it’s still difficult to talk about, I wanted to share here that we found out on Wednesday that I have miscarried. While we wait for the physical eventualities, I am going to remain somewhat offline for a while.
Thanks for understanding.

Book Review - Edge of Recall - Rating: 9 out of 10

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Edge of Recall, by Kristen Heitzmann
How I came to read this book:
CFBA
I apologize for the brevity of this report. I am in the middle of many things, and am actually lucky to be posting this at all!
Score Summary

Content: 10
Writing Style: 10
Re-readability: 8
Busy Mommy Scale: 8

Content
Kristen Heitzmann is one of my very favorite authors. [...]

Book Review - Love Starts With Elle - Rating: 9 out of 10

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Love Starts With Elle, by Rachel Hauck
How I came to read this book:
Another wonderful CFBA book. This one barely made it. I didn’t receive it until a couple days ago and read it in just two days! (No, it’s not a particularly short book, I just hate posting announcements rather than reviews [...]