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My Roots Shall Run Down- Katja H. Labonte

I enjoyed it! It brought up good thoughts. The prose flowed quite well!

My Roots Shall Run Down- Katja H. Labonte

'Something Bright in All', coming WWII novel

My Roots Shall Run Down- Katja H. Labonte

"-how can you follow when you're running ahead?"

My Roots Shall Run Down- Katja H. Labonte

'-so all the novels claimed.'

His Everyday Fingerprints- Erika Matthews

A weary mother learns to be grateful for what she has, see things how God sees, and smile... intermingled with messes.

His Everyday Fingerprints- Erika Matthews

Fingerprint pictures... What a fun idea! (Albeit potentially messy. I think that ties into the point of this story. ☺️) I want to try it with T and A, now...

His Everyday Fingerprints- Erika Matthews

"-they weren't actually interruptions, just tasks given to her that she hadn't anticipated beforehand."

A Brystel Family Christmas~ Elyse Cotton

A deaf family's Christmas season! With sweet memories, hopes, and actions, but with a gnawing problem at the back of (almost) everyone's mind they must deal with in their own way.
I'm curious if the author is deaf! And, if not, what made her choose to write about a deaf family?

A Brystel Family Christmas- Cotton

They pack away all their Christmas books/picture books with the decorations every year! I've never thought of doing that...

A Brystel Family Christmas- Elyse Cotton

A deaf main character! I don't know yet, if the family mostly is or not. It's interesting to see and imagine!

A Brystel Family Christmas- Elyse Cotton

The dedication. 💞

Almost all have been so poignant!

Embracing Joy~ Heather Flynn
Beautiful. The characters! The themes. My heart was wrung, and warmed, and encouraged.

Embracing Joy- Heather Flynn

I believe this is my favourite, so far. < / 3

(I need to look up this author.)

Embracing Joy- Heather Flynn

Beautiful dedication. 🌅

Winter's Returning- Hosanna Emily & Chloe Fields

I'm sorry to say I didn't enjoy this one as much. 💞
The heart behind it, grace, was beautiful though.

And A said it was "okay" when B apologized!? Ah!?!?! (It's a common reply to such things, but Ahhhhh!?!?!?) He... probably didn't mean it was *okay*, but... as a way just to acknowledge accepting the apology?

In regards to previous update:
The author might not have meant to say what I wrote, but it felt like it. And, if I'd been A, that's what I would have thought. ❤️

My previous concern about A & B wasn't seen as wrong.
Realizing A struggled for a different reason than B thought, B apologized. But... even if it had been what B thought, wouldn't it still've been wrong?
What B thought the problem was wasn't something A could control, which seems worse than the real problem- Better reason not to leave A, yet he did, and seems to think it would've been alright.

Someone just left someone, and I don't understand why. Because if A is making the wrong choice, and B is considering the right one (Jesus' grace), why would B be ordered to not have anything to do at all with A? Isn't that just another form of legalism they're angry at A for?

I don't know if the author sees it as wrong yet, or not.

Winter's Returning-

A pastor admits to his whole congregation the core of his beliefs have shifted. How many are brave enough to do that?
It's making some things wobble, though.

Winter's Returning-

I love the descriptions of the church, in this one. It sounds like home.

Back To The Trees- Amberly Kristen Clowe

My emotions roiled, and swirled, and dived. The author knows how to wrap around your heart.

I think one thing weakened the story significantly, but it was still good.

Keepsakes- Kellyn Roth

A Christmasy story, of love lost, and love you still have. I smiled many times! I wished for more when the story ended. 💠

"I can't sleep."
"Hmm. Well, that usually requires being in a bed and closing your eyes."

Keepsakes- Roth

This story is dedicated to all those who are bad at giving Christmas gifts.
What a fun idea!

Keepsakes~ Kellyn Roth

I love the title. The images it draws to my heart... It makes me excited to read.