tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70685123670578244802024-03-14T02:21:36.779-04:00The life and times of a PWNMOM...Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-5786108835816042442018-11-30T06:00:00.000-05:002018-11-30T06:00:05.878-05:00The Ellie Claire Art Journals... a review:
I was recently given the opportunity to check out The Ellie Claire Art Journals for review and I was so excited to check them out!! When I opened the package and pulled them out I got even more excited. They are beautiful on the outside and my first favorite thing is--look! Two of them have a pen/pencil holder on the spine!! I LOVE that!! Look at the fronts of these books though:&Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-40689998392630635832018-05-15T01:00:00.000-04:002018-05-15T13:01:26.753-04:00The 49th Mystic by Ted DekkerAll the comments I have read so far about this book have said that the reader "couldn't put this book down!" Or, "I read all night until I finished it." I had quite a different experience.
The 49th Mystic is a masterfully written, mind-bending, though-provoking, soul-searching read. In it you will find suspense, drama, and action, but you will also find things that make you Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-24045443482200407792017-12-09T16:25:00.001-05:002017-12-09T16:25:08.861-05:00Christy by Catherine Marshall
If you haven't read Christy by Catherine Marshall and you like historical works, then put it on your To Be Read list!! I have read it multiple times and seen the show and it is still a favorite!
Christy is a work of fiction based on Catherine's mother's experiences. At times it is hard to read for different reasons. Sometimes it is the dialect or speech of the Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-4248500453078972132017-09-23T21:54:00.000-04:002017-09-23T21:55:59.365-04:00Brave Beauty: Finding the Fearless You by Lynn CowellI received Brave Beauty in exchange for an honest review. I honestly, received it later than I expected, so I haven't had the time I wanted to be able to peruse it or critique it as much as I normally would.
At first glance, the book is cute, girly and attractive. I know my 11 yr old would be interested. I myself am interested because like many women, I don't consider Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-28268473902292298912017-07-21T23:30:00.000-04:002017-07-21T23:30:10.798-04:00Simple Things...
Author Q & A
What inspired you to write the book, Simple Things?Honestly, it was through prayer and my own struggles that Simple Things came to be. I figured if I was dealing with these things in my own life then there were women all over the world dealing with the same issues.
What are your writing habits?I need complete quiet when I write, the house empty, and a cup of tea. ILadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-57609165421257272572017-02-04T21:38:00.002-05:002017-02-04T21:38:50.240-05:00I'm Going to Give You A Bear Hug! by Caroline B. Cooney, Illustrated by Tim Warnes
I'm Going To Give You A Bear Hug! is an adorable children's book with a sweet poem of so many kinds of hugs... all the ones mamas give their babies (no matter how old they are!). I read this book to my youngest daughter -- she is FAMOUS for her "Choking, not breathing" hugs (that her mama-- me-- taught her when she was just tiny). The older she got, the more choking, not breathingLadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-27459714885404430662017-01-13T08:55:00.000-05:002017-01-20T15:51:52.395-05:00NIV Holy Bible for Girls, Journal Edition: a review
So, I was recently sent this lovely Bible for girls. I was really excited-- I am a Bible Journaler and my 10 yr old likes to do whatever Mom is doing. :) First let me say, I LOVE the cover of this Bible!! I would carry this Bible myself... I've seriously thought about keeping it! It's so pretty and just girly enough.
Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-33853469484213231442016-12-22T09:47:00.001-05:002016-12-22T09:49:19.549-05:00Requilted with Love by Carrie Fancett Pagels from The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection, a review
I recently downloaded The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection to my Kindle. The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection is a group of nine novellas written by nine different authors including Carrie Fancett Pagels, Cynthia Hickey, Gina Welborn, Jennifer Allen, Angela Braeidenbach, Darlene Franklin, Amber Stockton, Niki Turner and Becca Whitham.
I decided to start with the first novella in the book, Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-72647906808125672212016-12-08T09:37:00.000-05:002016-12-13T09:37:53.113-05:00The Pattern Artist by Nancy Moser, a review"Born into a life of hard work, English housemaid Annie Wood arrives in New York City in 1922 with her wealthy mistress. Wide-eyed with the possiblilities America has to offer, Annie wonders if there's more for her than a life of service."
I recently picked up The Pattern Artist for an enjoyable read... and it was indeed enjoyable! I love how the author weaves together a story of Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-20150751210836459232016-12-01T09:35:00.001-05:002016-12-06T14:28:18.456-05:00Amy Grant: Tennessee Christmas, a review and GIVEAWAYYes, it's that time of year.... when we wax nostalgic and gather family around food, a tree and, hopefully, Christ -- the reason we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). I love this time of year... filled with joy, music, family and friends and maybe some snow!!
With this time of year, comes the decorations and the baking and the scurrying about to find the right gifts, but one of my Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-50882001714758749602016-09-21T10:59:00.000-04:002016-09-21T11:00:43.700-04:00The Afters: Live On Forever, a review
I recently received Live On Forever by The Afters for review. I've had it about a week and we listened to it last Sunday on the way to church, but between the kids and crazy traffic we really didn't hear most of the album. So, today we are on a trip to visit family and decided to pop the CD in again. Wow, what a great CD. It's uplifting, upbeat and full of praises to God. I really cannot Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-38171114563480421632016-02-01T19:43:00.001-05:002016-02-01T19:43:26.447-05:00Jesus Today, Devotions for Kids by Sarah Young, a review
About Jesus Today: Devotions for Kids
Jesus is the Friend who is always with you. Jesus Today: Devotions for Kids will pour this powerful truth into your children's hearts as they learn that He knows everything about them and loves them more than they can imagine. Each devotion is based on Scripture and is written as though Jesus is speaking directly to you, Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-54288940955702523432015-09-05T10:49:00.000-04:002015-09-16T10:53:57.663-04:0090 Minutes in Heaven
About the movie presented by Giving Films:
Releases in theaters everywhere September 11, 2015
Rating: PG-13 (for intense accident and injury images)
Starring Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith), Kate Bosworth (Remember The Titans, Blue Crush) Michael W. Smith, Fred Thompson, Dwight Yoakam, and Jason Kennedy,Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-86262801269150926872015-08-28T23:00:00.000-04:002015-08-31T20:10:49.784-04:00Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream, Bk #1) by Susan Anne Mason, a review
About the Book:
Faced with an uncertain future, sometimes all you have left is the courage to dream.
Brianna and Colleen O’Leary know their Irish immigrant father expects them to marry well. Recently he’s put even more pressure on them, insinuating that the very future of their Long Island horse farm, Irish Meadows, rests in their ability to land prosperous husbands. Both girls, Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-19081294669769898692015-08-12T08:04:00.000-04:002015-08-12T08:04:00.787-04:00Among the Fair Magnolias: Four Southern Love Stories by Alexander, Gray, Love and Musser
About the Book:
Among the Fair Magnolias (Thomas Nelson, July 2015)
In the most turbulent decade of our nation’s history, four Southern women—destinies forged by birth, hearts steeled by war—face near impossible choices on their journeys in life . . . and in love.
To Mend a Dream by Tamera AlexanderSavannah Darby would do almost anything to revisit her family home. So when Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-63072531415583166332015-07-31T21:54:00.000-04:002015-08-02T21:58:18.046-04:00The Reckoning by MaryLu Tyndall, a review
About the Book (from Amazon):
When Morgan Shaw crept into the hold of an old pirate ship replica at San Diego’s Annual Tall Ship Festival, her only intention was to avoid the guy who had just dumped her and who was now boarding the ship with two women on his arm. What she didn’t expect was to wake up aboard a real pirate ship three-hundred years in the past. But of course, it wasn’t real. Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-42513021336560193632015-07-14T22:17:00.001-04:002015-07-14T22:17:55.092-04:00Summer's List by Anita Higman, a review
About the Book:
A dying wish alters the course of a young woman’s life.
Life hadn’t been easy for Summer Snow. In acts of selflessness-caring for her ailing parents and running her grandmother’s bookstore-she had forfeited her youth and dreams for the needs of others. And the only tries she had at love… didn’t turn out. She had the bookstore, she had her beloved granny, but she was missingLadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-17957259929028075152015-06-28T19:35:00.000-04:002015-06-30T19:38:13.733-04:00Pirates Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson DVD review
About the movie:
Releases on DVD June 2, 2015
91 Minutes // Genre: Adventure // Rating: NR
In this follow up to Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure, Mickey Matson is at it again; this time pitted against the evil Admiral Ironsides and his gang of pirates who are intent on destroying civilization. They're new invention, the Tesla Coil, is a weapon ofLadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-77854420517759243492015-05-18T09:09:00.000-04:002015-06-24T07:47:28.387-04:00Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund (Beacons of Hope, Book 2)
About the Book:
Can she forgive the hurting man who costs her the role she loves?
After her father’s death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But in 1865 Michigan, women aren’t supposed to have such roles, so it’s only a matter of time before the lighthouse inspector appoints a new keeper–even though Caroline has nowhere else to go and no other job Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-40109547915005262602015-05-04T09:30:00.000-04:002015-05-23T09:36:48.289-04:00The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson
About the Book:
A beautiful maiden who poaches to feed the poor.
A handsome forester on a mission to catch her.
Danger and love are about to unite in Thornbeck Forest.
The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around—and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.
For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave’s Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-6089286639521707122015-04-27T13:58:00.000-04:002015-04-29T13:59:06.132-04:00Christy Nockels, Let It Be Jesus, a CD review
About Christy:
As a worship leader for many years, she has been an integral part of Passion Conferences from its inception in 1997. She's seen first hand music sweep people into the presence of God in a powerful way. A pastor’s kid, who was born in Fort Worth and raised in Oklahoma, she grew up singing in church. She met her husband, Nathan, in 1993 at the Christian Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-42906543078257255792015-03-21T11:28:00.000-04:002015-03-21T11:28:00.140-04:00Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe, a Heavenly Novel by Max Lucado, a review
About the book:
Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe (Thomas Nelson, February 2015)What if you could ask God anything? What would you ask? And how would he answer?Chelsea Chambers is on her own. After a public split from her NFL superstar husband, Chelsea takes a bold step out of the limelight and behind the counter of the Higher Grounds Café, an old-fashioned coffee shop in direLadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-56227357122541425452015-03-08T11:14:00.000-04:002015-03-11T11:28:18.610-04:00Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock, a review
About the book:Twisted Innocence (Zondervan, February 2015)Holly Cramer's past choices have finally caught up to her, but she never expected them to endanger her baby.Though Holly's stumbled through most of her adult life as a party girl, she longs to live a more stable life for her daughter. Then police show up to question her about the whereabouts of Creed Kershaw, Lily's father. Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-32041921026724557112015-02-12T12:01:00.000-05:002015-03-04T10:05:15.180-05:00Remember the Lilies by Liz Tolsma
Can Irene and Rand stave off starvation until the American troops bring freedom?
Interred by the Japanese, missionary Irene Reynolds comes across a mysterious note while working at the censor’s office. She memorizes the parts she must black out and delivers it to wealthy nightclub owner Rand Sterling. Before she knows what’s happening, she’s drawn into a web of secrets and danger.
Rand Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068512367057824480.post-81990920180707960392015-02-10T14:44:00.000-05:002015-02-11T14:49:36.372-05:00Rasmus and the Vagabond by Astrid LindgrenDid you have a favorite book as a child? I did. Pippi Longstocking. She was my hero!! The adventures she went on... she was also so kind and fun and I wanted to BE her! I read all of the books about her: Pippi Longstocking, Pippi in the South Seas and Pippi Goes on Board. Honestly, back then I knew nothing about authors and finding out what other books Ladettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138182474214800314noreply@blogger.com0