Category Archives: Book Reviews

I have read the Bible from cover to cover three times since January 2011. Each time I come to 1 Corinthians 7:31, I pause. There’s something about the words “. . . those who use the things of the world, … Continue reading →

I began reading Frank Peretti books when the buzz was about This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness. I don’t want to think about how many years that has been. (It might date me.) Since that time, I have read every Frank Peretti book … Continue reading →

I have read through the Bible many times, and I find that it answers a lot of my questions—and leaves many more unanswered. Obviously, we’re not meant to know and understand everything, but I’d still like to know . . . … Continue reading →

When I reviewed The Lady of Bolton Hill, I was so impressed that I gave it five stars on Amazon. After reading The Rose of Winslow Street, I wish there were more than five stars! Elizabeth Camden has impressed me more … Continue reading →

Even if you don’t want them to, pets become family. I cried over dogs growing up and will cry over cats when my fifteen-year-old feline companions die. Last spring, less than two weeks after we got them, one of my … Continue reading →

Princess Stories: Real Bible Stories of God’s Princesses by Carolyn Larsen was impressive from the time we opened the package. It’s pink (multiple shades, in fact) with sparkly purple flowers on it, and it’s all about princesses. All of that counts … Continue reading →

When Heroes & Villains of the Bible: Real Stories, Actual Bible Text (compiled by Tama Fortner) was delivered to our home, my eight-year-old, who had anticipated its arrival, grabbed it and retreated to her room. It was a few weeks before … Continue reading →

A Wedding Invitation by Alice J. Wisler is the story of Samantha Bravencourt’s life—the one she has now and the one she once shared with Carson Brylie when they were both teachers in a refugee camp in the Philippines. Samantha has … Continue reading →