Book Description: The Bachelor’s Baby Jake West’s troubled cousin leaves him with a most unusual parting gift—her newborn baby girl! And now the small-town contractor is forced to seek help from the very woman he resents—the new big-city pediatrician who practically stole his uncle’s practice, Violet Crenshaw. Violet knows she shouldn’t be consorting with the…
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Kelly Tough, Part One
I’m going to take two days to cover and review Kelly Tough by Erin and Jill Kelly. Today I want to give the backstory on why I wanted to review this book. Most everyone knows I’m from Upstate NY. Although my hometown is Corning, I received my BA from the State University of New York…
Sabbath Sunday: Swampy Yard
There are times I think my life looks just like this. Rain day after day after day after day. Swampy yard. Wormy smells. Does it ever end? It does. Remember Job? He lost everything to the point that his wife begged him to curse God. Noah? His entire view was a swamp. As in all…
Saturday Confession: I’m Just Going to Shake…
It’s a line, or close to it, to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off.” I’m not a big fan of hers but I have to say, this one got me. No matter what role I play—mom, ministry worker, author…I get stuff like everyone else. It’s easy to get bogged down with it all. Enough that we…
Odyssey Adventure Club: Buck Oliver is Back!
Memorial Day is just around the corner, which means school will be out for the summer! Parents, does that fill you with dread, knowing all you’ll hear for the next few months is, “I’m bored!”? Keep reading because we have a deal for you-one that will only cost you a buck and that will keep…
Book Review: Bachelor to the Rescue by Lorraine Beatty
Book Description: Building a Romance Young widow Lainie Hollings will do anything to protect her daughters—even if it means accepting help from Shaw McKinney. Though she blames Shaw for her husband’s death, he’s the only one she can turn to when a robbery forces her to take shelter in his home. Soon she’s surprised by…