The Wedding Quilt - Kelly Long

The Wedding Quilt
Kelly Long

Jacob has little tolerance for abuse and because of that ends up in a bit of a unique situation. Lilly lands there with him and they find them selves engaged before it's over. Although they could break the engagement, they both decide to go through with it. As Lilly and Jacob find there way to the wedding and days following their wedding they must learn how to truly love each other and respect each other.
With all the rush of their engagement a wedding quilt is never made for Lilly, and she doesn't really expect anyone to make one, but the last person anyone expects is the person who gets it started, and has a wedding quilt made for Lilly!!

The Wedding Quilt is honestly the most sensual Amish story I have ever read. . . Nothing is improper about the details given, nor is it more that a Christian could read, but compared to most Amish books, it is very detailed.
I LOVE who made her quilt!! I was very surprised, I had thoughts on who would be the person to make it, but I was wrong, and I loved both who the author picked, and the fact that it was not what I guessed.
I really enjoy reading Amish stories, but because I don't know any Amish people, I can not tell you how accurate this story is. It gives their community a completely different feel than what I have read before.




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Little Star - Anthony DeStefano

Little Star
Anthony DeStefano

When a little boy asks his dad where the Christmas star is his dad tells him he won't find it, and then tells him a tale about what happened to the Christmas star.
The pictures are simple, but cute. They do a good job of following the story line. The story is cute, but fictitious, and sometimes I think the mix between fiction and real life can be hard for kids to understand. Especially since the question of the star is asked so much, even as adults.


Waterbrook Press

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Read and Share Bible - volume two

TheUltimate DVD Read and Share Bible Volume Two
Tommy Nelson/ Tomas Nelson

This is a hard cover book with just over 200 pages (105 stories) and 2 DVD's (26 stories in all).
After reviewing the Read and Share Bible: Life & Miracles, I was super pumped to see this pop up in the available items. I couldn't wait to get it, so my kids could read through the book and have a few more DVD's to watch. But I don't feel that this book/dvd set lived up to my expectations. While I didn't see anything that was unbiblical, I found lots of holes. Many of the stories only showed parts of the stories, and missed many of the things that showed God's power out :( The book does of course fill in more of the holes than the dvd's, but I think for the amount information that was skipped, it would have been better to not make the dvd's.



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God Gave Us the World - Lisa Tawn Bergren

God Gave Us the World
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
art by Laura J Bryant

Can I just say CUTE!!!
This short little book is about "Little Cub" (who is part of a series) and his family who make a trip to the museum, a bear museum where Little Cub and his mom discuss all of the types of bears that God has made, and the unique places that they live and the fun things that other bears do. Little Cub often asks "Why?" (so like one of my 'Little ones'). and the answer. . . Because He is God! That's what He does!!
My only concern (note, I have not read the rest of the books, so I don't know if they are all this way), is that the father bear is only a background image. He is working with the baby cubs, but he is not playing a role in teaching or explaining. When I finally read a few more of these, I will try to update you as to whether or not he plays a more active role.

I really enjoyed this simple book and am happy to add it to my book shelf!
Ages 3-8

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A Man's Heart - Lori Copeland

A Man's Heart
Lori Copeland

Jules suffers from a fear of marriage, even though she loves Cruz very much. After Jules postpones the wedding twice (only days before the wedding) Cruz cancels the wedding completely, actually he cancels their friendship completely.
Jules heads off to collage again, but just day's before her graduation her life is altered in a very drastic way. Jules and Cruz must find a way to get a long, if just for the sake of their friends and families.

My Thoughts

My heart hurt for Jules :( All of the pain and suffering she went through, and the love she sought and . . . Oh.
This is the second book in a few months that involved farming, and that's not a topic I had seen a lot of before (unless we're talking pioneer books, which I'm not), so I appreciate the author stepping out of the normal topic and going with a less popular setting, but one that was very interesting all the same!!
I think the book was pretty realistic in its portrayal of betrayal and forgiveness. That does make it a bit more painful to read though, as you wish for an easier resolution.
Lori Copeland is a name I've heard many times, but I don't think I've ever read any of her books. I think the next time I'm at the library, I'll check out another, to get a better idea of her style!

* Note: This book was provided free from Zondervan, and I was asked to write a review, it is my own opinion, and I was not asked to write a positive or negative review.

Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball - Donita Paul

Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball
Donita K Paul

Cora and Simon are coworkers, who don't know each other, or rather Simon doesn't know who Cora is.
When both Cora and Simon stop at a shop near their work to find a few last minute gifts they are both given tickets, to an exclusive Ball. Tickets to a ball that very few people have ever heard of. Simon isn't planning on going to go to the ball but his sister who has Downs Syndrome wants to go, so he decides to get her a ticket too, but how??
The tickets give Cora and Simon something in common and Simon finally notices Cora. In just a few weeks their friendship grows, and Simon and his family show Cora what a real, loving family looks like.


My Thoughts
Cute, fun, easy read. This book was pretty short, with an easy read format. Something that would be easily finished during your holiday break (sorry it took so long to get my review up, guess I needed the break too ;) )
The whole book is based around Wizards, and if you look that up in Merrium Webster dictionary, the definition is a wise man or sage. There is a lot of magical, unbelievable things that happen, many of them seem like they could just be misunderstood things, but it's just a lot of little magical things. Two of the shop owners often make mention of doing what He asks of them, and the references all point to God.
Over all, a fun read ( a bit different) but certainly fun and easy.



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Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas - Ace Collins

Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas
Ace Collins

Thirty four of the greatest Christmas songs and how they became great!! Who sang/wrote them? Why? This fun book gives many of the songs that you have know and love for such a wonderful holiday.

The stories range in length from 6-10 pages each, and gives the time frame when each song was written. The whole book is written in order of when they became popular. This gives an interesting history lesson, as you discover that many of the hits that have lasted became popular around war times, and some of the emotions that surrounded the wars are probably why they lasted so long.

These short stories are a great way to get into the holiday spirit, and you can easily read on during a break at work, or while your car is warming up, or grab a cup of hot tea and a warm blanket (fire place if you have it) and enjoy a night or two of your favorite Christmas music!!



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