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 ...
For the Record by Regina Jennings Review
For the Record, Regina Jennings' newest historical Christian novel, is a book I've been waiting for. I've been a fan of Regina Jennings' novels since Book 1: Sixty Acres and a Bride (which I reviewed here). Suffice it to say, I do my best to keep up with her writing because her books are that good. Building Great Characters and Scenes Regina is remarkable at fleshing characters, and heroine Betsy Huckabee and hero Joel Puckett in For the Record are no exceptions. Betsy Huckabee is not a ...
Trust My Heart Review & Giveaway
Trust My Heart, written by Carol J. Post, was a really fun read! If you're looking for a contemporary Christian romance that is light-hearted and fun, definitely give this one your time! I was drawn in because of the heroine's name Jami. It is rare to see my own name in a book. After I decided that the book description sounded good, I wanted to read Trust My Heart! The two main characters, Grant and Jami, seemed like real people. Both had flaws (oh boy--don't get me started on Grant!) that ...
The Goodbye Bride – a Review
Gripping is the word I'd use to describe The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter! It pulled me in from the first page. I LOVE books like that! The Goodbye Bride is the second novel in the Summer Harbor Series, which started with Falling Like Snowflakes. The third novel in the series is coming up in September and is called Just a Kiss. Zac Callahan is a man who has recently been jilted by his fiance Lucy Lovett. Left to lick his emotional wounds, Zac had spent the last several months trying to move ...
Pieces on Earth Review
I'll be honest and say that I don't read too many novellas, because I generally find them hard to get attached to. They're usually too short, and it makes relating to the characters harder. That wasn't my experience with Pieces on Earth by Cathy Bryant. Pieces on Earth is a novella about a young military wife and mother named Liv who has a four-year-old daughter named Chesney. When her military pilot husband Jeff was suddenly deployed near the Christmas holiday season, Liv is obviously ...
The Aleppo Code – Review and GIVEAWAY!
The Aleppo Code, a gripping novel in a series called The Jerusalem Prophecies, is a novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat! Author Terry Brennan has written a series with suspense and mystery! The series begins with the novel A Sacred Cipher. It sets the stage for the rest of the series. A modern-day Indiana Jones revolving around an ancient scroll found in a hidden room of the library of a friend of Reverend Charles Spurgeon finds several men scratching their heads and forging ...
Faith of Our Fathers – DVD Review & GIVEAWAY
Faith of our Fathers was a really good movie. It's about two men whose fathers both perished in the Vietnam War. They're both seeking answers about their dads, and they come together in a hilarious way. One guy is a rough-around-the-edges character, and the other is soft-spoken and determined . . . and a bit naive. As they travel together to Washington, D.C., a bunch of obstacles impede their efforts to find answers. They have to learn to work together through the ridiculous (yet funny!) ...
Tens Unit Review
I have long determined that I needed a Tens unit. If you've ever read my blog, you know that I suffer from chronic costochondritis. I also have musculoskeletal pain. I'm hypermobile, which means that my joints hyper-extend themselves, which is not a good thing. The pain that I have causes me to brace against it, which makes my muscles in a constant state of soreness, as if my back and chest are regularly beaten with a bat. My ribs hurt, my vertebra in my neck hurt--even my collar bones hurt to ...
OzNaturals Vitamin C Anti-Aging Serum Review
If you have read any of my recent posts, you'll know that I've been suffering from Rosacea for a while now. When I was given the opportunity to test out OZ Naturals' Vitamin C Anti-Aging serum with Vitamin E, Rose Hips, and Green Tea, I jumped on it. I've already been using Prosacea on my skin to help heal the redness and irritation, but now that that's better, I was wondering what else I could use to help heal my skin. Then I found this ...
Omega-3 Supreme 1400mg Fish Oil – a review
I've been using Omega-3 Supreme for the last five days now, and I have noticed that the fishy burping I generally suffer at night with my other fish oil supplement is higher than what I experience with Omega-3 Supreme's enteric coating. (And my typical fish oil isn't super fishy, so that's saying a lot!) I will say that they SMELL fishy in the bottle, but granted, they ARE fish oil supplements. The fishy aftertaste though just hasn't been my experience for the last five days. The supplements ...
