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Review of Holding a Tender Heart The Beiler Sisters book one  by Jerry Eicher From the pen of bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher (half a million books sold) comes a charming new series set in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Debbie Watson is a young Englisha girl who has grown up admiring her Amish friends, the Beiler sisters. As she prepares to graduate from college, Debbie considers making the life-changing decision to convert to the Amish faith and lifestyle. Soon Debbie's presence in the community attracts the attention of two suitors: Alvin Knepp, the youngest son of a poor Amish farmer, to whom Debbie is very much attracted; and Paul Wagler, the more successful and sought-after man, whose constant attention to Debbie reminds her of her old Englisha boyfriend--whom she'd rather forget. =irL ] Jerry Eicher's many fans and readers of Amish fiction will love this heartwarming new series from a master storyteller. MY REVIEW:   How many of us hav...

Review of Everyday Confetti:   Your Year-Round Guide to Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions by Karen Ehman & Glynnis Whitmer When a busy woman looks at her calendar and sees a birthday, holiday, or special occasion, she has the best intentions for bringing joy to her family and creating lasting memories. Then reality hits. Amidst demanding responsibilities and an overloaded schedule, when is she ever going to have time to plan the perfect celebration or find the creativity to make it special?  In this go-to guide, Karen Ehman and Glynnis Whitwer give women the ideas and the motivation they need to make such occasions less daunting. They provide creative ideas and menu plans for - Holidays  - Birthdays - Special Events - Everyday Occasions Readers will even find suggestions for reaching out to others throughout the year through celebrations that are simple, doable, and stress-free. MY REVIEW:  Wow, I can't say enough good things about th...

Projects and Crafts I have done and some from friends ......... Penguin afghan from star pattern as a gift for special some1  bibs made for new grandbaby  new grandbaby going home in sweater and hat made by grandma  Care Bear quilt that my mom & I worked on together for grandbaby  baby sweater and hat for Natalie  baby sweater I made for order  kitchen towels and dishcloths made for my stepdaughter  UVA hat made for order  cake and corsage I made for my daughter's baby shower  diaper babies I made and put on diaper cake I made  lovey blanket for Natalie  t he baby shower cake and corsage using baby lace socks for baby shower  burpcloths I made   cupcake hat....I made about 10 of these for orders and gifts  my friend Cindy made this and sent to me...I'm going to frame it and give it to Natalie for her nursery   afghan I made my n...

Review of Andi Unexpected by Amanda Flower Twelve-year-old Andora 'Andi' Boggs and her fourteen-year-old sister Bethany move to rural Ohio to live with their eccentric twenty-something aunt after the sudden death of their parents. While dealing with her grief, Andi discovers proof of another Andora Boggs in the family tree whose existence was hidden in a Depression-era trunk in the attic. With help from her new friend and neighbor, Colin Carter, Andi is determined to find out who this first Andora was and what happened to her.   MY REVIEW:    This is a delightful suspensefilled young adult fiction which is also highly appropriate to adults also.    Andi Boggs does not know why no one in town wants to speak to her about her long lost namesake, Andora Boggs, but she and her new friend, Colin, intend to find out.  What a fun adventure they go on!   Her sister, Bethany, is not too keen on helping her or sharing a room.   So Andi is allowed ...

Review of Echoes of Mercy by Kim Vogel Sawyer When a suspicious accident occurs at the Dinsmore Chocolate Factory in Sinclair, Kansas, in 1904, Caroline Lang goes undercover as a factory worker to investigate. Oliver Dinsmore, heir to the Dinsmore candy dynasty, has his own investigation to conduct. Posing as a common worker known as “Ollie Moore,” he aims to find out all he can about the family business before he takes over for his father. MY REVIEW:    To work in a chocolate factory brings memories of Lucy & Ethel in the chocolate factory and mess and mishaps abounding.    But this factory hires children to work because they can offer them a low pay.  Caroline goes in to work there as an undercover worker to find out what is going on and what happened to the previous investigator who died in an elevator accident.   Caroline begins to fall in love with Ollie  and neither of them knows the truth about the other.   Will they find the...

Review of Sadie's Montana:  Three Bestselling Novels in One by Linda Byler Discover the bestselling Sadie's Montana series from Amish author Linda Byler, available in one value-priced book. Sadie Miller didn't know what to expect when her family left Ohio for the small Montana Amish settlement—certainly not horse thieves, mysterious men, or her family falling apart. Can Sadie find her place in this wild, Western community, far from the familiar—and discover love along the way? Now, three bestselling novels by Amish romance author, Linda Byler, are available in one volume. Sadie's Montana novels are set in the wild West country and include: Wild Horses, Book 1 : Sadie Miller is adjusting to life at Aspen East Ranch when Ezra appears. Perfect in every way and fully intending to marry Sadie, Ezra seems like a dream, but does Sadie love him? And who is this fascinating Mark who helps to rescue a dying horse and shows up at the Amish hymn-si...

Baby sweater finished for an order

Snow still falling! yay!

Review of Leah's Legacy (Amish Girls Series--Book 8) by J.E.B. Spredemann Leah Weaver is torn. She enjoys her Amish life and helping out with her folks' bed 'n breakfast, but she can't help but feel she's missing out on all the Englisch life has to offer. When Benjamin Schrock comes to town, Leah can't deny her attraction to him. But will a life with Benjamin bring discontentment or will Leah find something...or someone...greater to live for? Inspirational Teen/YA fiction, approx. 100 pages MY REVIEW:   This is a wonderful book showing teens and adults that the "grass is not always greener on the other side" and that it can pay off to not give in to the urge to respond with anger.  Leah explores her dreams with a hidden journal and I did that myself as a teenager.  I love how the author brings the characters from the other books in the series into this one as well.  It is like having a day with family and friends as I read this book.   ...

Sweetest babies!

Grandma w/Brennan & NATALIE

Natalie Brook Dosher~one week old

My precious grandbaby

Review of  A Rooster Once Crowed: A Commentary on the Greatest Story Ever Told by Bryant Cornett From a one-room Sunday school class--the lesson that's been downloaded over 8,000 times in 54 countries--comes A Rooster Once Crowed, A Commentary on the Greatest Story Ever Told. We live in those few moments between the first and the second crow of the rooster: between decision and indecision, between knowing and being known. But do you even care? Small decisions made today establish our path for all time, and yet we piddle with a piece of this and a taste of that. We diet on wisdom from antiquity and gorge on culture that is next month's joke. This story is an opportunity to gorge on Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, in context. It is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and an opportunity to see for yourself what it actually is, rather than what we mold it to be, and to finally choose whether or not to care. Through small stories and a modern context, this book will help you ...

Review of Minding Molly (The Courtships of Lancaster County #3) by Leslie Gould Capable and optimistic Molly Zook has a slight issue with control: She doesn't like giving it up. So she's chafing against her mother's wish that, to save the family farm, she marry Mervin Mosier--especially after she meets Leon Fisher. He's from Montana but is working in Molly's district, training horses at a nearby ranch. He is tall and muscular, with a confident demeanor. Molly has never met anyone like him, and he seems to feel the same about her. Determined to let nothing get between them, Molly decides the best course of action is to get Mervin to fall back in love with her best friend, Hannah. Molly organizes a weekend camping trip hoping to bring them together, but things quickly go awry and it seems Leon and Hannah might be falling for each other instead. Will Molly keep struggling to control everyone and everything around her? Or will she learn to let God handle the ...

Review of The Naomi Chronicles, Book One, Beginning Anew by Paula Rose Michelson Wow, I am stunned at the bravery and courage I just experienced in reading The Naomi Chronicles--Book One--Beginning Anew.   It is magnificent!   I had so many questions which formed and were not answered as I read the Casa de Naomi books.  I feel like it brought closure to all of my questions about Naomi and  her past and the history of the Jewish people.  What a beautiful testimony of God's love and guidance!  I personally feel that  it was my favorite of the entire series!  It seemed to truly get at the heart of the characters.   It also left me wanting to know more about Chaz and Naomi.....I want them to have children and be happy and grow old together.   I feel that Naomi has missed  so much and deserves to live a joyful and abundanat life was denied her in the past!!           I can not review this bea...