The Cherished Quilt

Amy Clipston does a great job of telling a great story. This is an Amish Heirloom Series, but it stands alone as a good book itself. Anyone that loves Amish fiction would enjoy this book. It is a simple story of forgiving yourself and looking towards the future. It is also a love story between a couple that found friendship first. The story behind Christopher losing his brother and overcoming his nightmares and finding a true friend made the story. This is an easy book to read. I would recommend it to others. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

Find Your Miracle

Find Your Miracle

HOW THE MIRACLES OF JESUS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE TODAY

By Kerry & Chris Shook

 

My Pastor was just saying this year that we need to believe in Miracles. We should see them all around us and believe that they can happen in our own life. This book first bring up that some Christians are so comfortable that they don’t believe that supernatural miracles still happen. I love how they bring it down to daily life. We come across these and don’t really stop and look into the awe of God.  This book takes into accounts of the miracles of Jesus and looks at how each effected the person’s life after the miracle. Are we where we need to be with God to accept a miracle? How will we change our life to follow more closely with Him? We can also lose sight that God knows the end of the story – he sees the beginning, middle, and the end. He puts his children right where he needs them to be if we are doing our part. Then we can pray later that we will look back to say Wow!

This books breaks into 5 Categories with each having 2 Chapters. At the end of each chapter you are given verses to mediate and study or just to be reminded of God’s goodness. This book is written to where it is easy to read. It is a like friends sitting around chatting and telling stories that go with the main study they are trying to teach you. At the end of the book, you are given Discussion questions broken down by chapter. The book has a book cover with the pictures, etc. The hard back book is white with a light blue spine. I would recommend this book for those looking to get closer to God and wanting to discover the miracles around them. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review

31 Verses to Write On your Heart by Liz Curtis Higgs

It takes 31 verses that we hear and use and breaks it down with the meaning of what the writer in the Bible was talking about when that verse was inserted in the Bible. It gives deeper meaning to the verse. So you have 31 chapters where you can read and learn about these verses and strive to memorize them. The Study Guide at the back gives the verse and some discussion questions and might reference other verses to dig deeper into the verse. This is a sweet gift book or a book for a group of women that might meet regularly and read a verse with a  chapter each time. If you are looking to go deeper and scripture memory, this would be a good book to do so. It has a hard back brown and tan cover, with the outer picture and everything on the dust cover. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review

Love Bears All Things An Amish Secrets Novel By Beth Wiseman

Once again Beth Wiseman has written a great book. She is my favorite Amish Fiction author. While she tells a great story, she leaves you thinking, inspired, and ready to face life once again. This is a story about an Amish girl that has broken up with her boyfriend. While recovering from a breakup, she meets Daniel, who is always recovering from a breakup. You are seeing how their secrets and past betrayals effect their life.. how they learn to forgive and move on. Will Charlotte find her happy ending? I love how Beth puts the Dutch Glossary at the beginning so you can keep up with the words the characters say. There are discussion questions at the end if you have a reading group. I look forward to the next book in this series. It doesn't stop with a big clift hanger which makes me happy. The story leads you to where you forsee the end, but one never really knows. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall

The given summary was: "Family, community, faith, and love.
These quilt blocks sewn together made Ariana s beautiful life.
When they are pulled to pieces,
will anything familiar remain?

The Old Order Amish life Ariana Brenneman loved vanished virtually overnight with the discovery that she was switched at birth twenty years ago. Now she s immersed in theEnglischerworld, getting to know her mother and under the authority of her biological father, an atheist intellectual with resolute plans to expand Ariana s worldview. Only Quill Schlabach, a childhood friend livingEnglisch, can steady the tilting ground between Ariana s two worlds, but can she trust him after so many betrayals?
At the same time, Skylar Nash is forced to choose rehab or spend several months with her true relatives, the large Brenneman family and their seemingly backward life no electricity, no technology, no fun. What the young woman can t leave behind is her addiction to illegal prescription drugs and a deep emptiness from the belief that she doesn t belong in either family.
New ties are binding Ariana and Skylar to the lives they were meant to have. Can they find the wisdom and strength they ll need to follow God s threads into unexpected futures?

Fraying at the Edge is the second novel in The Amish of Summer Grove series. "

I thought the above was the best way to go into this review. I had read the 1st book and seriously wrote it down to keep an eye out to get my hands on this 2nd copy! This was a very engaging story that brought you right back into the story and kept you entertained the entire read. If you enjoy a good story while being inspired, this would be a series for you to read! Now I have to wait for book 3 to see how this story will end! I love this author and I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend it. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.

From the Depths We Rise

Over a year ago, I saw a link to a site where they requested prayer for this precious baby girl fighting for her life. The words from this mom was heart breaking, but one thing pulled at me. It was simply her FAITH. I kept going backwards on her blog...they really need a start at the beginning button. I saw where she was a woman of great faith. A mighty warrior for our wonderful Father. She had already lost her husband, went ahead to have their daughter, the daughter her husband knew she would have. I remember praying constantly for this precious baby..pleading on their behalf...even my children knew we were praying for Baby Ellis to get better.
I have followed Sarah's journey since then. I continue to watch her Rise after life has given her some blows, but she truly praised him in the storm. I love watching Milo's and Ellis grow. I'm thankful she shares her story. When life deals a blow, I remember she continued and so shall I.

This book is like your good friend is sitting next you telling you her life's story. It's an easy read. One I couldn't read wo tears pouring. Tears of sadness
...tears of joy seeing God's hands in it all. You will read her life story of finding her husband. Her journey to become a mom...her journey of seeing her husband fight cancer..her journey of saying goodbye for now to her life's love...seeing her daughter born that her husband had already seen in a vision...her battle for her daughters life to wear she was handed her child to hold to pass away. Yet God is awesome and with faith of a mustard seed...we saw this baby astound doctors and live again. If you need a reminder of how Great our God is...read this book..follow this journey

http://www.journeyofsarah.com/

Living in a Hurting World - Be a Light! Encourage someone!

John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

A Time for Everything
Ecclesiastes 3
3 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.


These are scriptures that I hold near and dear to my heart. Once again this morning, I came face to face with that we are living in a hurting world. People you think are happy and dealing with their hurts.. are really not.. This weekend the world lost a friend... a beacon of light.. someone that encouraged so many from children to adults.. Today a life was ended to early. Once again I am brought to realize how deep depression is.. how it really rips to the core of a person - a person that outwardly is dealing ok. Once again I think is there something I could had done to have reached a little deeper to this friend to help encourage or help them with their loss.. or just to maybe strengthen their faith. May through this battle, I remember to pray daily for God to open my eyes to those that need a hug, an encouraging word, or help. May he guide me better.. but may I ask more.. may I stop in my busy life and look, may I strive to draw closer to our Father.. the one that has come so that we may have peace. God has overcome this world. We are just passing through until we meet him face to face.. We all hurt.. We are in his world that is not made for us.. May during our battles we find the Joy & Peace that only HE can provide. May others see those that are in this battle and stop to encourage and uplift one another..