Miscarriage, SIDS, infant death and stillborn was not the way God created the world. These are a reminder that we live in a fallen world with sickness and death are part of our world. It also causes us to long for the day when God will wipe away all our tears. A Precious Loss is written to help understand all that is happening. When I saw this book as a book to review, I knew I wanted to read it….
I was intrigued by the fact that this book included as a major element conscientious objectors. I am familiar with who these people are but I don’t think I have ever read a book including one. This is a retelling of Isaac and Rebekkah. Irwin is a conscientious objector and could have stayed on the farm as that was necessary work but he wanted to do his part in the war effort. Rochelle is headed to work at the mental…
I have a confession. I know it might come as a surprise to you but here it goes. This is the first Terri Blackstock book that I have read. I can’t tell you why. Maybe the fact that I think of her books as suspense and honestly it was only this year that I learned how much I enjoy suspense novels. Well, now that I have shared that confession. I will give you my impressions of the book. Nate is…
Mental illness is a major topic today and we hear a lot about it from the world. People are struggling with it, have a loved one who struggles with it. It is a major concern. There are posters telling you where to go for help if you are struggling with mental illness. Last week was World Mental Health Day which raised awareness of this. The book, Whispers in the Pews, is written to help the Church understand this. This is a…
Do you know that the Japanese have a word for people that hoard books that they don’t read? The word is tsundoku. I am guilty of that. There are books on my shelf because they were recommended. I have books that I want to read and so I bought the book. One of my goals for this year was to read the books that I acquired in 2019 in 2019. I used the word, acquired because that includes the books…