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01.26.10 at 6:10 pm by Kara_S
Do you remember reading the Mandie books when you were growing up? Or maybe your girls or granddaughters have read the series? Here’s the description of the first book …
Amanda Shaw, Mandie for short, is almost a teenager, and she is certain God no longer loves her as she watches her father being lowered into his grave. Mandie’s move into a neighbor family’s home, when her mother remarries, does not soften her grief. Her only comfort is the promise from her father’s faithful Cherokee friend, Uncle Ned, to watch out for her and be a friend.
Will Mandie be able to escape her new and nearly intolerable home situation? Will she find her long-lost family? When she finds a mysterious key, she hopes it will unlock the door to a secret tunnel and her own family’s history. This wholesome, entertaining series for young readers is a delightful mingling of suspense, tears and joy. Recommended for ages
Continue reading Mandie Book Comes to Life
01.24.10 at 2:37 pm by Kara_S
Gooding, Texas, is about to gain a double blessing–a veterinarian and a doctor. But when siblings Enoch and Taylor Bestman arrive, the discovery that Taylor is a lady doctor has the town up in arms. Especially Karl Van der Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes the first patient…against his will.
Though hesitant to believe in Taylor’s doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising woman who dares to drive about town on her own, wearing the color red, for heaven’s sake! Taylor, on the other hand, wants only to prove that doctoring is her life’s calling, despite the town’s opposition. The result? Pride meets attraction head-on, and sparks begin to fly.
MY THOUGHTS
That Certain Spark quickly earned a spot on my favorite books list. Author Cathy Marie Hake did a superb job of creating delightful characters immersed in a somewhat fast-paced, definitely intriguing storyline.
I absolutely loved the relationship between Taylor and Karl. Their verbal sparring
Continue reading Will the Doctor be Accepted?
01.24.10 at 11:37 am by Kara_S
Note: And again, the gremlins are at work. This post was auto-scheduled to post Saturday morning. For some reason, my scheduled posts don’t want to cooperate and actually post. Grrr.
Just when I think I finally figured things out, something always throws a monkey wrench into the delicate workings of my life. Of course, I should probably stop trying to figure things out, and life would move along smoothly. LOL!
Life has actually been pretty calm so far in 2010. But I just don’t seem to have the time for writing. I think part of my problem is I went from my deadline in December to Christmas break straight into January’s deadline. My usual 1-2 weeks between deadlines were filled with holiday stuff rather than writing stuff.
As you can guess, since I’m actually posting something two days in a row, I’m on my 1-2 week break between January and February deadlines.
Since the past six months have a
Continue reading What Would You Like To Read?
01.24.10 at 11:34 am by Kara_S
Note: This post should have automatically posted on 1/5/10 but for some reason auto scheduling didn’t work. The gremlins must be at work again…sigh.
So many things happened in my personal life during 2009, and those events drew me even closer to God and relying on Him for grace, strength, and peace. People seem to think that I should be hurting and a mess after my divorce. So not true. Initially I was for the first few weeks, but I realized that God didn’t want that for me. I was to turn to Him, cast all my cares on Him, and move on. When I reached that point in late July, things slowly began to fall in place and my heart was overflowing with peace.
As I look back at how far I’ve come and how things have changed in the last six months, I know everything happened for a purpose and none of it was a
Continue reading My Song from 2009
01.22.10 at 2:35 pm by Kara_S
As I was contemplating possibly moving after my divorce, my heart always felt heavy, but I never quite knew why. All of the usual reasons came to mind – friends, work, etc. – but they didn’t seem to be the root of it.
Finally, earlier this week, I figured it out. I was walking to my car with a friend one evening and we stopped to gaze at the stars. Here in our tiny county in the center of the West Virginia, the eye can see thousands upon thousands of stars. My jaw drops every time I gaze at the sky. There are so many specks of light and tiny galaxies!
Our area has little to no light pollution making the night sky jet black. The closest city with street lights is 25 miles away – probably a little closer if you were a crow – but that little town only has 1 street lined with lights.
Continue reading Seeing God Every Day
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