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Miracle in a Dry Season, book review

“…sometimes the gifts God gives us feel like burdens, but we have to trust that He knows what He’s doing.” ~ from Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas About this book: (from the publisher) In […]

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Framing Faith, book review

“The principle of photography is seizing the moment. Carpe diem.”~ from Framing Faith: From Camera to Pen, an Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God in a Hurried World by Matt Knisely About this book: (from the publisher) Stop. Slow down. […]

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The Wishing Tide, book review & giveaway

As offseason begins on the Outer Banks, a storm makes landfall, and three unlikely strangers are drawn together… The Wishing Tide by Barbara Davis About this book: Five years ago, Lane Kramer moved to Starry Point, North […]

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Five Days Left, book review

Sometimes loving someone means holding on, and sometimes it means letting go… Five Days Left by Julie Lawson Timmer About this book: (from the publisher) Mara Nichols is a successful lawyer, devoted wife, and adoptive mother who […]

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3 Ways Africa Changed Me

I posted a while back that my family and I recently traveled to Africa, where we spent the majority of our time at New Life Homes in Swaziland because we sponsor two beautiful children there and wanted to […]

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The Story Keeper, book review

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate About this book: (from the publisher) Successful New York editor, Jen Gibbs, is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing — until a mysterious […]

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Tangled Lives, book review

Every family hides its secrets, especially from outsiders… Tangled Lives by Hilary Boyd About this book: (from the publisher) Annie Delancey is happily married, in her early 50s, with three grown children. But Annie guards a secret. […]

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Stranger Things, book review

In the burnt-out hollow, a house of dark secrets and an eerie beauty beckon. Stranger Things by Erin Healy About this book: When a student wrongly accuses biology teacher Serena of sexual misconduct, she finds herself thrust […]

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Sober Mercies, book review (reprised)

If this title looks familiar, that’s because it is: I reviewed it originally about a year ago, when it first released. Now it’s available in paperback and I had to feature it again because it’s such […]

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The Art of Arranging Flowers, book review

A moving and eloquent novel about love, grief, renewal—and the powerful language of flowers. The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard About this book: Ruby Jewell knows flowers. In her twenty years as a florist she […]

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