November Reading

I feel like I haven’t posted on here in forever! Well, it’s been about a month, which I think is the longest I’ve gone without posting since I started this blog. At the end of October I was so excited that I only had 11 books (and as many weeks) to finish my 2009 book [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

It’s late and I’m tired, but I wanted to post this before I forget. Looking at my read list, I’m kind of surprised at how much reading I got done! Was October really that long? After finishing Emma last week, I realized I only had 11 books left to read on my book list for [...]

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Book Review: When the Soul Mends

When the Soul Mends is the third and final book in the Sisters of the Quilt series by Cindy Woodsmall. Here’s the synopsis: Rumors and lies left Hannah’s life in tatters; can the truth possibly stitch it back together? Having fled in disgrace more than two years earlier, Hannah finally has found happiness in the [...]

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Book Review: When the Morning Comes

The Sisters of the Quilt series continues in When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall. Here’s the synopsis: When the Morning Comes is the sequel and continuation of the best-selling novel When the Heart Cries. Her relationship with fiance Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her secluded Old Order Amish community in hopes [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

This month I finished reading: Feminine Appeal, by Carolyn Mahaney When the Heart Cries, by Cindy Woodsmall I’m still reading: Emma, by Jane Austen (I’ve finally made it over half way! Yeah for me! It is picking up…thanks for all the encouragement to stick with it. I’m enjoying Emma more and more. I watched the [...]

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It’s Monday! What are you reading?

I’ve found a new reading carnival that’s not really new, I’ve seen it before, but just never joined in. J. Kaye’s hosts What are you reading? on Mondays. This week my goal is to make some more progress on Emma. I feel like I’ve been reading it forever…but I’m over the halfway point. I’m also [...]

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Book Review: When the Heart Cries

It’s no secret that I have a soft spot for Amish fiction. As you can tell, from time to time, I step off the beaten path (aka, my book list for the year) and devour a few Amish fiction novels. For awhile I’ve had When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall on my PaperBack Swap [...]

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Book Review: Feminine Appeal

In Feminine Appeal by Carolyn Mahaney, Girl Talk blogger and wife of pastor/author CJ Mahaney, tackles the famous and often debated Titus 2 passage  toward women focusing on the seven virtues as a godly wife and mother. Titus 2:4-5 – “…and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, [...]

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Book Review: Queen of Babble Series

The Queen of Babble series (Meg Cabot) is one I’ve had my eye on for awhile and it turned out to be my road trip reading for the summer. Of course, it follows the traditional chick lit pattern. Quirky 20-something with a flaw meets the perfect guy… My first impression was that some people might [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

I really haven’t been reading much lately. Getting those last few touches on the house and just relaxing. I do hope that I get back into reading as we become more established here. I miss it! I have been watching a lot of movie adaptations lately…Wuthering Heights, Tess of D’urbervilles, Emma, and Pride & Prejudice [...]

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