Sarah Anne Carter

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Yearly Archives: 2018

Maiden's Blush — “No one should be reduced to feeling as frightened as a hunted animal. Would she forever hold such fear inside?” After living a very sheltered life, Katrina is thrown into the snow after being assaulted by a family friend. Even though she is a college graduate in search of a […]

Maiden’s Blush and Phantom Poetry by Kayla Lowe

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Poetry Religious on July 6, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Phantom Poetry — [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] I chose some very interesting books from my bookshelf in June. The kids had several camps and we went on a road trip, which led to a lot of reading time. I read more than 10 books, although some of them were very quick reads. Here’s what […]

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – June 2018

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on July 4, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

One Summer — “You can do everything perfectly. …And you still won’t get the results you deserve. Life is crazy and maddening and often makes no sense.” Jack is dying. He has a rare disease and is trying to hang on until after Christmas to enjoy one last holiday with his wife and […]

One Summer by David Baldacci

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 2, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

It Hurts But It's Necessary — “If you still have a pulse, you still have a purpose.” Why do bad things happen? It’s question we all think from time to time. Pastor Henry McMullen has written a short book sharing about how the bad things that happened in his life – his sister died, his mother […]

It Hurts But It’s Necessary by Pastor Henry McMullen

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Religious on June 29, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

One Summer — [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/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 June Online Book Club. This month we’re discussing One Summer by David Baldacci. In One Summer, Jack is dying. He has […]

Online Book Club: One Summer by David Baldacci

This entry was posted in Online Book Club Reading and tagged Online Book Club on June 27, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

How the Irish Saved Civilization — [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “Wherever they went the Irish brought with them their books, many unseen in Europe for centuries …” When Rome fell, the world was on the verge of losing more than just a stable civilization – it was about to lose knowledge. Books were casualties of war. Yet, […]

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on June 25, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Sarah Annes Top Summer Reads — Looking for some good books to read this summer? Among the more than 250 books I have reviewed on my blog, I’ve picked several books that I know are good summer reads. Some will teach you new things, some will inspire you and some will take you to another world. […]

Sarah Anne’s Top Summer Reads

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on June 23, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Synod — “With the sense that someone was lurking nearby, Goldfinch shook himself out of the daze. He felt a chill forming at the back of his neck.” A small settlement in New Jersey has its sights set on being set apart from the world. It’s 1829 and Andrew Jackson is president […]

Synod by Dan C. Gunderman

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction on June 22, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Vanishing American Adult — [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “Let’s hope that, over time, we’ll develop a bias, when we have an extra free hour, toward shoveling snow from the elderly neighbor lady’s sidewalk over streaming another Netflix sitcom.” Parenting is not easy in this day and age. However, it can be even harder when parents […]

The Vanishing American Adult by Ben Sasse

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction parenting on June 18, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Practice Makes Purpose — “Gratitude is the secret of happiness.” Sometimes reexamining the small habits in our lives can help us change for the better. In Practice Makes Purpose, there are six main areas we should focus on in life to live to our full potential. The author is a former minister and has […]

Practice Makes Purpose by C. Paul Schroeder

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational on June 15, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter