“Thankfully, the Bible has so much more to say about the unique challenges – the heartaches and the high points – of being female.” Finding time for a daily devotional is often a New Year’s resolution. Some books and devotionals can make this resolution easier to follow. Beloved: 365 Devotions […] Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women by Lindsay E. FranklinThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Religious on November 30, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
[sg_popup id=”2680″ event=”inherit”][/sg_popup]If you are stopping by to find questions for your book club, please leave a note for me telling me where you are from! Welcome to the November Online Book Club. This month we’re discussing The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. Cecilia happens upon a letter in the attic addressed […] Online Book Club: The Husband’s Secret by Liane MoriartyThis entry was posted in Online Book Club Reading and tagged Online Book Club on November 28, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “Your phone is not your problem. The problem is when we let our phone captivate us so significantly with the unimportant that we ignore the important all around us.” Parents today are raising teenagers in an entirely different world than has ever existed. The connections with the Internet, Wifi, smartphones […] The Teen’s Guide to Social Media: 21 Tips to Wise ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction parenting on November 26, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“It was a secret as small as a leaf. It belonged only to her.” Greta was born into the elite financial family Goldbaum and wants for nothing in life until she is forced to marry a distant cousin and realizes love may be completely out of her reach in House […] House of Gold by Natasha SolomonsThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction historical fiction on November 23, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The world was beautiful. It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. In spite of all the lies, it was beautiful.” Louisiana Elephante is awoken in the middle of the night by her grandmother, loaded into their car and taken away from the place she has settled […] Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on November 19, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The average man travels in the same world in which the adventurer lives; but if he goes to China he carries St. Paul, Waukegan, Macon or Pawhuska right with him.” The crew of the SS Lichenfield knows there is danger in what they do – going out to see carrying […] No Traveller Returns by Louis L’AmourThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on November 16, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
[sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] For December, the Online Book Club will read and discuss The Waitress by Melissa Nathan. I have read one other book by this author – What Alice Forgot. I have not read any other books by this author, but it looked like a light one to end the […] December Online Book Club Book Announcement (The Waitress by Melissa ...This entry was posted in Online Book Club Reading and tagged Online Book Club on November 14, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The monster—if there was one—never revealed itself to me again. But what I had learned over the past year was that monsters abound, usually in plain sight.” Maddie has lived a life devoid of love. She is an afterthought to her parents with a father focused on business and a […] At The Water’s Edge by Sara GruenThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction on November 12, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“The scene was surreal. A large vessel had planted itself firmly along the side of the Orion. Neither vessel was moving. It’s as though they’ve been fused together on contact.” The ocean waters have risen, leaving very little livable land on Earth and only one source of oil out in […] Rising Tide Series by Lynn SteiglederThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Dystopian Fiction sci-fi on November 9, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] I read a variety of books in October. I read self-help, fiction, parenting and scary books (it is October after all). With the change in the weather, I feel like I read slower and enjoyed not rushing through any books. I’m about caught up on all book […] Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – October 2018This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on November 7, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter