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Beyond all Dreams
by Elizabeth Camden History, Intrigue, and Romance? Yes, please! Elizabeth Camden has written another historical and fact filled novel. Yes, it is fictional, but she wraps up the fiction with plenty of history for nerds like myself! Anna O’Brien is working in the Library of Congress in 1897. Women were just beginning to have rights…
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Fight Back with Joy
by Margaret Feinberg “When we fight back with joy, we no longer size the character of God according to our circumstances, but we size our circumstances according to the character of God and his great affection for us.” I have long enjoyed Margaret Feinberg and her great love of God. Her books have always inspired…
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Answering Your Kids’ Toughest Questions
by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson Since September, I have been teaching a class on Tough Questions with some youth. I thought I would check out this book and see what it had to say on some of the hard things we talk to our kiddos about. I really love that they are clear from…
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The Last Rescue: How Faith and Love Saved a Navy SEAL Sniper —- by Howard Wasdin
with Joel Kilpatrick How do you go from being the most highly trained warrior, in one of the most infamous battles of our time, to full time family man and a 9-5 job? In this follow up book to best seller SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper, we find the story…
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The Secret of Pembrooke Park
by Julie Klassen Julie Klassen is one of my favorite authors. Her books are so fun and each one comes from a completely different perspective. She covers everything from being a maid, a governess, dance instructor, and apothecary. Both, rich and poor. In The Secret of Pembrooke Park, Abigail’s family is offered a deal that…
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A Lady at Willowgrove Hall — by Sarah E. Ladd
Here we find Cecily Faire. As a young, broken, and poor girl, she is sent away from everyone she knows and loves. Spending time in a boarding school has given her opportunities that she never thought possible. Her journey is one of forgiveness and closure. Will she choose to trust God and her heart, or…
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Killing Christians – Living the Faith Where It’s Not Safe to Believe
by Tom Doyle (with Greg Webster) Everyone should read this book. Period. As news channels broadcast everything going on in the middle east, we see millions of images and hear millions of stories: ISIS, Hamas, Muslim Radicals, Islamic Radicals, innocent civilians being killed and people all over the world persecuted for their faith. People are…
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Thankful for Today
by Roitman Trillo First of all, I would like to thank Roitman Trillo for offering me this book! The story is written and illustrated by her; and they are beautiful illustrations! As a side note, I was very excited to see that a portion of the proceeds, when buying this book, go to fight child…
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Tears of the Sea
by MaryLu Tyndall MaryLu Tyndall offering a book to review? Oh my goodness. I am so in. Her Escape to Paradise and Surrender to Destiny series had me glued to the pages. Her study and knowledge of history is astounding. One of my favorite things is her Pinterest page. She has boards dedicated to her…
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Kidnapped by the Taliban — by Dilip Joseph, MD
with James Lund Christian Medic. Taliban Kidnapping. SEAL Team VI rescue. Count me in!! Dilip Joseph is a man that wants to serve and show others the love, mercy and peace that can be found within a relationship with God. While serving in Afghanistan, his own faith was put to the ultimate test. Being held…
Lady Charity Christian-Andrews 