Reflections is a weekly meme hosted by Kristin of A Simply Enchanted Life and Fizzy of Fizzy Pop Collection. Every Sunday we will dig deeper in our recent reads to explore the real-life lessons within the pages. Reading the book yourself is not necessary to participate. If you would like to host ...
BOOK REVIEW: An Amish Gathering by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Barbara Cameron
A Change of Heart by Beth Wiseman Leah is no good at cooking, cleaning, sewing, gardening—the skills that young women need to make a proper Amish wife. All she wants to do is write stories, but she's sincerely tired of being a disappointment. Will she ever find someone who accepts her just as she ...
BOOK REVIEW: Going Home by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Before I even talk about this book let's talk about the setting. Living in Southwest Missouri my entire life (I was born in Springfield) I am familiar with the local Amish communities. I've moved just a bit north of Springfield and enjoy visiting the local (smaller) Amish community in Dunnegan. ...
BOOK REVIEW: The View from Rainshadow Bay by Colleen Coble
I am not one of the multitude that chooses books by their covers. I mean I appreciate a pretty picture now and then but for the most part covers play little to no actual role in my choosing to read a book. If that were the case I would never have chosen to read 'The View from Rainshadow Bay'. ...
BOOK REVIEW: Coldwater by Samuel Parker
This book drew me in when I got the Revell email back in December and I knew I had to read it. And then I had to wait to read it longer than anticipated due to delays and warehouse issues. And then the first couple of chapters hooked me in so hard that I could have been on the edge of my seat but ...