July 2013 Pictures

Thankful Review

I just finished reading the book "Thankful" by Shelley Shepard Gray. This is book two in the Return to Sugarcreek series. Unfortunately, I did not read the first book ("Hopeful") but fortunately, it didn't matter. This book could definitely stand alone.

I really enjoyed this book. This is of the Amish romance genre so if you're looking for something along those lines I'd recommend this book or the series. In this book Christina and Aden both have feelings for one another but neither one wants the other to find out, out of fear of rejection.

I liked the characters in this book and I liked the story. It was interesting and kept my attention and was a fairly quick read which I like. I would recommend this story as well as the author.

Thank you to Litfuse Publicity and Avon Inspire for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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Mom Seeks God Review

Mom Seeks God by Julia Roller was like a sigh of relief to my world which seems to be filled with chaos too frequently! It is so rare to find women who are honest about the struggle of motherhood. (Why is that??)

In this book, Roller talks of the struggle of being a great mom, a great wife, a great servant of God, a great cook, a great employee, etc. etc. and balancing it all perfectly. She takes readers on a year-long journey in her life where she is totally honest about the hard parts and how she figured out how to relate it all to her personal life in the stage she was in at the time. It was while reading this book that I figured out I have really turned introverted as I have gotten older. Roller speaking of her own experience with this helped me say "yes" to more group activities, which I often find I need more and more.

This book is staying on my shelf and I will read it over and over again I'm sure. I also really enjoyed her "non-expert tips" at the end of each chapter!

Thank you to Litfuse Publicity and Abingdon Press for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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