To Everything a Season

To Everything a Season by Lauraine Snelling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

To everything a season...the little town of Blessing, North Dakota is growing as is the hospital. The hard work Ingeborg, her husband, Norwegian farmer, Haakan Bjorklund and their family have put into the community is showing. The small town is thriving, new shelters must be built for the arriving workers and the new hospital will soon have nurses riding the train in from Chicago. But, with growing towns - new issues also turn up such as crime and differences in faith and worship. Will Blessing be fractured or can the differences be resolved?

One of my very favorite series....

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Different Tides

Different Tides by Janet Woods
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Clementine is an 20 year old orphan who has a heart for little ones so when she is ask to be a governess to two lonely, orphaned children, she jumps at the chance. One of the children is a 5 year old Earl and the other, his 4 year old sister, both fresh from Australia. Both have experienced too much tragedy for being so young and carry the scars of fear. Can Clementine ensure they have a happy childhood...one that she, herself, did not enjoy?

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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl

Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl by Jase Robertson


Jase Robertson comes across TV as the dry, witty brother of the Robertson's Duck Dynasty clan. If you like the show or are curious about the Robertson family, this is another must read. Younger brother of Alan, but older brother of Willie and Jep, Jase seen his father at his worst, Phil, and forgave him. Throughout the book, his story is told and scripture is quoted. His personal faith and love of family, the land and hunting shine through every chapter.

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Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl

Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl by Jase Robertson


Jase Robertson comes across TV as the dry, witty brother of the Robertson's Duck Dynasty clan. If you like the show or are curious about the Robertson family, this is another must read. Younger brother of Alan, but older brother of Willie and Jep, Jase seen his father at his worst, Phil, and forgave him. Throughout the book, his story is told and scripture is quoted. His personal faith and love of family, the land and hunting shine through every chapter.

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An Invisible Thread

An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A wonderful, inspirational novel of how one person can make such a difference in a child's life and break the cycle of drugs and poverty. But, to make things even better - the child also saves the adult. A must read...

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The Christmas Light

The Christmas Light by Donna VanLiere
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I look forward to reading Donna VanLiere's Christmas novella each year as we ready ourselves for the holiday/holy days soon approaching. This year's writing focuses on several hurting families in the town of Grandon, who are trying to get back on track and somehow enjoy Christmas. Jennifer De Luca is struggling to uncover the darkness for her six-year-old daughter Avery. Ryan Mazyck and his young daughter, Sophia, are moving for work reasons and are thinking of settling near his Aunt Gloria in Grandon. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee wants to believe that everything will be ok, but right now she can't see it beyond her expanding tummy. Stephen and Lily love their little church, Grandon Community, and are helping prepare for the Christmas Nativity. Each family is brought together by the power of love and faith.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

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