Christian Historical Fiction based off love, family, and faith
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
The Pursuit of Miss Parish is perfect for anyone who loves a historical novel filled with adventure, fun characters, and a swoon-worthy romance.
Love’s gentle promise becomes nothing more than a withered dream.
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My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
A Not So Peaceful Journey is a story of western travel rich in historical detail paired with characters who jumped right off the page.
Dreams of adventure send him across the country. She prefers to keep her feet firmly planted in Ohio.
Rennie Hill has no illusions about the hardships in life, which is why it’s so important her beau, John Welch, keeps his secure job with the newspaper. Though he hopes to write fiction, the unsteady pay would mean an end to their plans, wouldn’t it?
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
To summarize Heart of Gold into one sentence, this book is a western romance that shows the value of family, with a Christmas flair added in for good measure.
They survived a harrowing near-death experience. Can a poignant family Christmas bring them together?
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Sometimes, it feels as if there are two ditches to fall into when we’re making use of our time.
Spreading ourselves too thin with too many yeses . . . Or grudging every little request for our time.
Wasting time . . . Or working ourselves into a lather.
Holding onto our time too tightly with a clenched hand . . . or letting it slide like water between out fingers, never to be regained.
With two equally unfavorable positions to fall into, how can we strike a balance? Here are a couple quick thoughts:
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What does it take to cultivate joy?
We can’t control our circumstances. If you’ve lived longer than five years, you know that.
And we can’t control those around us. Sometimes we wish we could. But it’s probably a good thing we can’t.
However, we can control how we react to our circumstances, whether it’s in a situation for good or for bad. We can be that person who brings a smile to people’s faces, the one who doesn’t choose to whine but instead responds to what life throws at us with a positive mindset. Joy.
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