Archive | March 2018

Why I Hate Green Beans by Lincee Ray

Mar14

Refreshingly Honest

Why I Hate Green Beans by Lincee Ray is a collection of observations on life. Lincee Ray is honest, insightful and witty. The reader laughs and cries as we experience life with her. Lincee Ray recognises we need to “embrace the days when we aren’t feeling our best selves.” We need to seize the day.

The media puts pressure on women to look ‘perfect.’ Their idea of perfect seems to be stick thin with no blemishes. Every women seems to be under media pressure but we are “so much more than a number on a scale.” We need to be happy with the skin we are in and remember that we are created in the image of God. We are the daughters of the King.

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Rosie by Bill Whiting

Mar13

Very Touching

Rosie by Bill Whiting is a most beautiful and touching account of life, loss and love.

Following the death of his wife, Bill Whiting felt lost and alone. Grief “hit me like a bursting dam.” The hole left by his wife consumed. He realised that little irritations over the years and “working for tomorrow’s happiness” meant nothing when your life partner is gone. “All the gold in the world could not buy her back.” Rosie is an account of very raw grief.

However hope reached out beyond the grave in the form of a small Schnauzer puppy called Rosie. “Utter helplessness meeting total hopelessness.” Bill Whiting’s wife knew that he would need a new purpose after she was gone.

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Donuts And Daydreams by Elizabeth Maddrey

Mar13

A Pure Delight

Donuts And Daydreams by Elizabeth Maddrey is another delightful contemporary Christian offering in the Baxter Family Bakery series. It is also part of the Arcadia Valley Romance series and is a wonderful warm read.

Meeting up with familiar characters meant I felt right at home. People bond over food and there were some deliciously tempting moments.

God is at the centre of lives. He longs to hear from us. Sometimes life is confusing and we have no words to say. We are “trying to find the words to pray, thankful… that the Holy Spirit knew her [our] heart.”

At times there are no words, but we can turn our worship into prayer. “Worship music… when she needed to pray but couldn’t find the words.”

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The Silent Song Of Winter by Robin E Mason

Mar10

Who Are You?

The Silent Song Of Winter by Robin E Mason is a Christian historical novel and the third book in the Seasons series but can be read as a stand-alone.

It is a novel set in a bygone era of lavishness for the rich and loose morals. Wealth is seen to buy many things but it cannot buy love.

There is a search for love. “Papa showered me with gifts rather than affection.” We all want to be loved and nothing less than true feelings will do. Sometimes the person who loves us most, steps in and takes the place of our blood relatives.

There is a search for roots. We all want to know where we came from. We fear the sins of the fathers. “I’m his son. What if I’m just like him?” We are all unique and not destined to repeat the sins of our parents.

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