Friendship for Grown-Ups What I Missed and Learned Along the Way By Lisa Whelchel

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I liked this book, in a lot of ways because I can relate to Lisa and how she kept a large part of herself hidden away from her *friends*. I always looked at is as you have school friends, you have neighborhood friends, you have friends for different activities. But none of those friends really… [Continue Reading]

Plan B by Pete Wilson

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I was very excited to be able to review this book, since after all I do follow Pete on Twitter and facebook- not exactly sure how he found me on twitter but I am very glad he did.  This book to me is just an extension of what I have seen of him on both… [Continue Reading]

The Flowering Cross by Beth Ryan

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This was a very nice book to read to my almost 5 year old daughter.  She enjoyed the big colorful pictures, and the story was something that she could understand and relate to. This book is a beautiful children’s story about how a little girl’s love can impacts a crotchety neighbor’s heart for Christ.  By… [Continue Reading]

Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado

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Now this is not normally the kind of book I usually choose to read.  But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to read.  It was an easy and fun read.  The Biblical facts are presented with practical everyday applications. This book gives encouragement and hope to those that read it. The correlation… [Continue Reading]

The Long Way Home By Andrew Klavan

  I initially picked this book because I thought it would be something that my 14 year old son would enjoy reading. I must say that by the time I was into the first few chapters I was really enjoying the book myself.  The author really portrays the fictional characters as real people, with thoughts,… [Continue Reading]

Saving Cicadas By Nicole Seitz

Book Description A novel of unconditional love and the freedom of letting go. When single mother Priscilla Lynn Macy learns she’s having another child unexpectedly, she packs the family into the car to escape. Eight-year-old Janie and Rainey Dae, her seventeen-year-old sister with special needs, embark on the last family vacation they’ll ever take with… [Continue Reading]