Archive for January, 2007

Winter Birds

WINTER BIRDS by Jamie Langston Turner Sophia Hess has lived most of her life without knowing love. Her professor husband married her because she was a skilled typist for his scholarly papers. She was never allowed admittance into his study, because she might disturb things. When her husband is shot, Sophia dares enter in hopes [...]

BOOK REVIEW | Oxygen: Deep Breathing for the Soul

Oxygen: Deep Breathing for the Soul by Keri Wyatt Kent Keri Wyatt Kent, the author of Breathe offers the perfect guide to Christians desiring to deepen their walk with Christ. The author reveals several practices that will help develop our most important relationship — the same one that often gets neglected due to the busyness [...]

SNEAK PEEK | Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

No relationship is perfect. They are all messy in some way or another, but with God’s help, you can clean them up! Excerpt taken from Relationships: A Mess Worth Making by Tim Lane and Paul Tripp TWO EXTREMES While most of us don’t tend to live at either of these extremes, we do move in [...]

Kiss the Bride

KISS THE BRIDE Authors: Kristy Dykes, Aisha Ford, Vickie McDonough, & Carrie Turansky Four restaurant owners meet at a conference and form a lifetime friendship. Will their friendship help them each find love? Angel Food by Kristy Dykes: Angel Morgan is focusing on one thing, her new restaurant, Rue de France, and has employed extreme [...]

INTERVIEW | Deborah Raney

Deb, describe yourself for our visitors. I think I’ll always see myself as first and foremost a wife and mom. Those are the roles that have given me the greatest pleasure and fulfillment in life. When I have a spare moment from my wife / mom/ writer roles, I love spending it with my mom, [...]

Ten Tips for Beating the Blues

TEN TIPS FOR BEATING THE BLUES by Marsha Jordan A woman was suffering from depression, so her husband took her to a psychiatrist. The doctor said, “The treatment I prescribe is really quite simple.” With that, he held the woman in his arms and gave her a big kiss. He then stepped back and turned [...]

BOOK NEWS | 97

97: Random Thoughts about Life, Love & Relationships by Justin Lookadoo Skydiving. Ducks. Unexpected love. Falling down stairs. Doorknobs. Compassion. Duct tape. What do all these random things have in common? Nothing–duh, that’s what makes them random. But they all do come from the random and yet somehow oh-so-thought-provoking mind of Justin Lookadoo. And they [...]

The Only Best Place

THE ONLY BEST PLACE Carolyne Aarsen Leslie Vandekeere has worked hard to achieve her dreams and the good life. She has a happy family, a great career, and all the luxuries of urban living. The house of her dreams is even in the works. But then her husband decides to give it all up and [...]

It Happens Every Spring

IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING by Gary Chapman and Catherine Palmer Brenda Hansen is lost. The last of her three children has left home to go to college and she’s facing the empty nest for the first time. She has looked forward to this time, puttering around and tending her husband, Steve. But Steve is totally [...]

The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught

THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS CAUGHT by Neta Jackson Just a few weeks ago, the Yada Yada’s had to pray hard when Nonie’s husband is the victim of a vicious racial attack. Now, it seems as if everyone’s life is in turmoil. Ruth has just learned she’s pregnant (at fifty) and her husband, Ben, [...]