“If It Rains” by J..

Posted July 2, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 16 Comments
“If It Rains” by Jennifer L. Wright … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.  (Note: This book releases July 6, 2021.) About the book… A story of resilience and redemption set against one of America’s defining moments—the Dust Bowl. It’s 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, […]

Hope-Filled Sunday: Letting Go..

Posted June 27, 2021 by Leslie in Words of Hope / 0 Comments
Hope-Filled Sunday: Letting Go (Ephesians 4:29)

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Wow! This verse is pretty clear about how we’re supposed to respond, isn’t it? I don’t know about you, but it’s something I’m not always good about doing. And I often ask myself why that is. Sadly, I have never come […]

Hope-Filled Sunday: Joshua 1:9..

Posted June 20, 2021 by Leslie in Words of Hope / 0 Comments
Hope-Filled Sunday: Joshua 1:9 – Faith Not Fear

Hope-filled Sunday!    Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     This past year and a half has been challenging for people all around the world. Unfamiliar circumstances, financial uncertainty, lack of contact with others resulting in loneliness, and heightened levels of fear and anxiety. For those who live with chronic pain and […]

“Chasing Shadows” ..

Posted June 18, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 14 Comments
“Chasing Shadows” by Lynn Austin … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.    About the book… For fans of bestselling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of […]

Hope-Filled Sunday: 1 Kings 19..

Posted June 13, 2021 by Leslie in Words of Hope / 0 Comments
Hope-Filled Sunday: 1 Kings 19:12 – God’s Still, Small Voice

Hope-filled Sunday!        Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     1,440. That’s the number of minutes each one of us has in a day. Granted, some of them are spent sleeping, but many of those minutes occur during our waking hours. Do you use those precious moments wisely? I admit […]

“Jewel of the Nile”..

Posted June 8, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 4 Comments
“Jewel of the Nile” by Tessa Afshar … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.    About the book… Whispered secrets about her parents’ past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by […]

Hope-Filled Sunday: Mark 1:35 ..

Posted June 6, 2021 by Leslie in Words of Hope / 0 Comments
Hope-Filled Sunday: Mark 1:35 – Spend Time with the Lord

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     I don’t know about you, but I admit that I’ve felt pretty overwhelmed, especially over the past year or so. As humans, it’s easy to feel that way. Society tells us we should stay busy. We’re connected 24/7. Day or night, […]

“Sustaining Faith”..

Posted June 4, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 16 Comments
“Sustaining Faith” by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.    About the book… So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she’d ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England […]

Hope-Filled Sunday: John 15:13..

Posted May 30, 2021 by Leslie in Words of Hope / 0 Comments
Hope-Filled Sunday: John 15:13 – Greater Love Hath No One Than This

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Freedom is a gift, and it’s easy to take for granted that it’s the greatest gift God’s given us. Precious gifts are never truly free. They come at a price: sacrifice. And they’re worth fighting for. Our military members are a prime […]

“A Piece of the MoonR..

Posted May 25, 2021 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 10 Comments
“A Piece of the Moon” by Chris Fabry … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Takeover Tuesday!     If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information.    About the book…   An inspiring Southern fiction story from the bestselling author of War Room. When eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley receives a divine revelation to hide his earthly treasure somewhere in the hills, he sets out […]