Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s the most heartwarming book you’ve read recently? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 30 January 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s the last book you read that made you cry? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
Devotional | Counting Our Blessings
Scripture: Luke 6:20-23 Do you know the hymn “Count Your Many Blessings”? Written in 1897, it was one of 5000 songs that Johnson Oatman Jr. composed during his lifetime – he died in 1922 – as a way to preach the Gospel. The song’s message? Despite whatever hardships life may throw at us, God has …
Fiction Friday | I’m In A Reader’s Slump
Right now, I am in a reader’s slump. Or maybe if writers have writers block readers could have readers’ block. Either way that is me. It started around the time I moved. I had several books I needed to read, and a couple of the deadlines changed dramatically. I had agreed to read a few …
Tuesday Book Chat | 23 January 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Have you ever completed a “read the bible in the year” challenge? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the …
Tuesday Book Chat | 16 January 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s the last book you read that made you laugh? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
Devotion | Doing Things Differently
Scriptures: Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 5:1-2 “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.” Novelist L. P. Hartley’s opening line in “The Go-Between” resonates with me. It does so because I’m an author of historical fiction set during the English Reformation. My research has shown me how different life was in 1500s …
Tuesday Book Chat | 9 January 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Have you set yourself a reading challenge for this year ? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
New Releases | January 2024 New Releases
Welcome to January 2024 new releases. Today we have one new release. Congrats. The Love Penalty by Carolyn Miller Self published. (Release date: 25 January 2024) Sometimes there’s a hefty price to pay when two opposites attract…With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has …
Tuesday Book Chat | 2 January 2024
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Did you get (or receive) any books for Christmas? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …