Archive for the 'This & That' Category

The Bishop

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

 
The game is on.
FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers’s cutting-edge skills are about to be pushed to the limit when a young woman is found brutally murdered in Washington DC. Her killers continue a spree of perfect crimes in the Northeast, but with nothing to link them to each other, Agent Bowers faces his most difficult [...]

The Seeker

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

A CAPTIVATING STORY OF LOVE THAT BLOOMS
DESPITE DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES
 
Author Ann H. Gabhart weaves a striking story about life, love and fateful decisions in her new book The Seeker.
Set during the 1860s, The Seeker introduces readers to Charlotte Vance, a pampered Kentucky gentlewoman who knows what she wants. But when the man she planned to marry [...]

So Over It

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

 
The Concluding Book in The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt Series
Senior year is over, and Skylar is ready for a break.
But will she really be able to leave her old life behind?
 
Teen readers have loved the debut series from author Stephanie Morrill, identifying deeply with high school student Skylar Hoyt and her struggle to discover who [...]

Touching the Clouds

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

  
 NEW SERIES EXPLORES LOVE AND ADVENTURE
IN THE 1930’s ALASKAN WILDERNESS
 
Author Bonnie Leon takes readers to new heights in her latest book, Touching the Clouds, the first book in the new Alaskan Skies series.
 
Leon introduces readers to Kate Evans, an adventurous and independent young woman with a pioneering spirit. When she leaves her home in Washington [...]

Perfectly Dateless

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

 
FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR KRISTIN BILLERBECK
The hilarious and heartwarming story of a teen
who just wants to be normal for once.
 
The countdown to prom has begun. Daisy Crispin has 196 days to find the right date for the prom. There’s only one problem–her parents won’t let her date or even talk to a guy on the phone. [...]

Happy Independence Day, USA

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Happy Independence Day.  May you be blessed as you celebrate with family and friends today.  Here is one of my favorite patriotic recordings.  Spend a few minutes really listening to the words.

A Love of Her Own

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

 
She has everything her heart desires . . .
except the one thing money can’t buy
 
A Love of Her Own is the eagerly awaited concluding book in Maggie Brendan’s Heart of the West series. Available in June 2010, it will take readers on an adventurous, spark-filled ride through love in turn-of-the-century Montana.
It’s here, in Lewiston, Montana, [...]

Fathers Are Special

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Fathers have a special role
In each young child’s life
To mould and shape them to become
A follower of Christ
To show them the Father’s heart
And help them understand
How God’s love can be their guide
As they take Him by the hand.
 
© By M.S.Lowndes
 

 
 
Fathers have an awesome task
To show what love is made of
So when their children look at [...]

Sistergirl Devotions

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Inspiration for African-American Women:
Keeping Jesus in the Mix on the Job

Encouragement, advice, and real talk from a successful sister
It’s not always easy to live your faith during the nine to five. But no matter where you work, that’s the mission field in which God has placed you. It doesn’t matter if you’re a waitress or [...]

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

“Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.”
-Oliver Wendell Holmes
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”
-Abraham Lincoln
“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I [...]