Grieving God's Way

Margaret Brownley has written a comforting, helpful book on how to travel through your grief. This 90 day devotional guides you through the grief steps to bring hope and healing for your loss. It provides the framework for a methodical grieving process that follows God's plan. Your journey includes healing in all areas and the book is divided into four sections: body, soul,heart and spirit. She makes a distinction between "Man's Way" and "God's Way". I love the quote on Page 3 "God's way of grieving requires us to trust that God will lead us through the darkness, heal our pain, take away our weakness and fill our hearts with hope, peace and new purpose."  Margaret has experienced the loss of her son, Kevin, after a lengthy illness and is well qualified in this subject.  Highly recommended!

The Doctor's Devotion

Former Air Force trauma surgeon Mitch Wellington left behind a trail of broken dreams and built a trauma center in Eagle Point, Illinois after losing his father because a hospital was not close when he needed it. Lauren Bates is excited to be visiting her grampa for the summer. Sparks fly when these two meet and Grampa Lem couldn't be happier. He has at least two good reasons, he wants Lauren back in his life and he wants her taken care of when he is gone. Mitch has been like a son to him while Lauren has been away, which creates much jealousy between the two young people. Lem helps them both learn many life lessons while they help him fix up his farm and vehicles. Because his father and grandfather died in their seventieth year, Lem is afraid of turning seventy. Mitch and Lauren both lost their parents in traumatic ways and grow close as a result of getting to know one another through Lem's stories. This is a wonderful,well-written book packed with romance and intrigue galore. I enjoyed it very much and recommend it highly!

Heart of a woman

This collection of love letters to her Lord by Sylvia Hensel challenges us to make time to draw closer to God. She feels like the bride in Song of Solomon,wrapped in God's love, with a peace that surpasses all earthly understanding. Isaiah 54v5 tells me that my Maker is my husband. When we start by simply reading His Word and meditative prayer we develop an intimacy with Him. This book will inspire you to come to Him and pour your heart out. Fall in love with the God of the Universe. The Creator of all things longs to have this kind of love relationship with us. Jesus would have us claim Him as our spiritual husband and that our desire shall be toward Him. I really enjoyed this beautiful book.

Sweeter than Birdsong

This is the first novel I have read by Rosslyn Elliot. She has based this story on real people. The subjects of slavery and women's rights are well covered. The main character, Kate Winter, is someone I can relate to and love. Her experiences with freeing  the slaves help her overcome her shyness and stand up for what is right. She must also stand up to her verbally abusive mother. The other main character, Ben Hanby, is also wonderful. His amazing gift for music and helping others comes in handy as he tries to help Kate come out of her shell. This is the second in the series of Sadler's Legacy and Ben Hanby's mother and father were the heroine and hero of the first book in the series. if you like historical fiction you will love this book! Adventure,romance, suspense and redemption make this book very enjoyable!

Bittersweet surrender

This intriguing story by Diann Hunt, author of"Smitten", is one of my favorites. Burned by love, Carly Westlake, owner of a day spa featuring chocolate facials,has been treated badly by her brother and ex-husband. Already a breast cancer survivor, life deals Carly another blow when her business partner Ivy dies in a car accident. Fortunately, Scott, the husband of Ivy agrees to help her with the bookkeeping and becomes a good friend, even helping her lose weight. If u need a light, fun read this is a great escape. Very enjoyable.

the final hour

This is the last book in the Homelander series for young adults. Teenager Charlie West must fight the forces of evil to save the residents of New York City or a million people will die. But he is stuck in prison. This youth fiction is full of action and suspense and will appeal to high school young people but is a little weak in the "Christian" aspect.

The Final Summit

Although I missed all the prequels, I did not feel lost when reading about the quest of one man, David Ponder, to save the world in an unspecified period of time. And only five chances to get it right. This is a sequel to "The Traveler's Gift". Andy Andrews is a truly gifted communicator. Your life will be changed.

Max on life

Max on life is a terrific book. All your questions answered in a thoughtful and enlightening manner. If you are angry with God or wondering what your purpose is or just disillusioned with life Max answers crucial questions about God's compassion for us, His trustworthiness,His ability to understand and the future to come. This book will greatly help you in your Christian walk.

How to write a book proposal

This is a wonderful book, especially for someone who is unpublished. It is a wealth of knowledge,well organized, with many tips on marketing and research. Although it focuses on non-fiction, it is equally useful for fiction. Michael Larsen details every step very clearly in this fourth edition with updates on changes in the publishing industry, sample proposals, expanded instructions for creating outlines and guidelines for becoming an effective self promoter. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand the publishing world.