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The Jew Store

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[amazon_link id=”B002GHC7FQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Jew Store[/amazon_link]

The Jew Store

By, Stella Suberman

I guess that not every book can be a fantastic read! Of course I had to finish it. I just can’t stop a book in the middle unless it is absolutely terrible. So, I read to the end and it was interesting as far as an autobiography goes, but wasn’t captivating. I didn’t enjoy the style of penmanship very much either. Maybe it was just a little harder to read than what I’m used to or maybe it was something else, but I had a hard time making time to sit down and read it. Continue reading “The Jew Store” →

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter: A Novel

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[amazon_link id=”B000OCXFWY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel[/amazon_link] By, Kim Edwards

Another great book!  And this time it’s a novel.  I can’t remember where this book was recommended, but part of what drew me to it was the fact that one of the leading characters was a nurse who assumed care of an unwanted baby.  Being a nurse myself, anything medical does draw my attention; especially in a novel! Continue reading “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter: A Novel” →

A Sweet and Bitter Providence

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[amazon_link id=”1433514370″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]A Sweet and Bitter Providence: Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty of God[/amazon_link]

This was a great read.  Especially if you feel like you’ve got the rotten deal in life at this point in time.  The book is well written and an easy read!  Piper goes step by step through the biblical story of Ruth and Naomi talking about how it seems like they have been dealt a very bitter providence, but how God in His amazing grace turns it all around into a very sweet redemption. Continue reading “A Sweet and Bitter Providence” →

Thank You, Grandpa

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Thank you, Grandpa

By, Plourde, Lynnne

[amazon_link id=”0525469923″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Thank You, Grandpa[/amazon_link]

This is a great story about a little girl who has a close relationship with her grandfather. They explore and enjoy nature together and start to comprend and cope with death. In the end the little girl says thank you and good bye to her grandfather. This book made me cry as I thought of my own grandfather and my close relationship with him. Both of my boys were looking at me and asking why I was crying. Not much makes me cry, but this book was especially touching. This would be a great book to help kids cope and accept the dealth of a loved one, especially a grandfather.

I wasn’t planning on posting anything about kids books, but this one was so touching and I want to remember it for when we may need it in the future.

Why We Get Fat

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So why a book report… haven’t I gotten out of grade school by now? Didn’t I write enough that I should never want to ever write them again? Or not even look at one until I have to review the ones my kids have to write? Well, I do have a goal to read 24 books a year. It is just that… a goal. I’m not on target this year, but it is something I’d really like to do! In a perfect world I’ll be able to read one fiction and one non-fiction monthly. Continue reading “Why We Get Fat” →

Book List for 2011

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Book list for 2011:
Non-Ficton:
1. √ [amazon_link id=”B001GNC7O2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]End of the Spear[/amazon_link] –Steve Saint
2. √ [amazon_link id=”B003ZOWCLI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]How To Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor[/amazon_link] – Robert Mendelsohn
3. √ [amazon_link id=”B003WUYOQ6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It[/amazon_link] – Gary Taubes
4. √ [amazon_link id=”0966378601″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Shepherding a childs Heart[/amazon_link] – Ted Tripp
5. √ [amazon_link id=”B0030MQJV4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]A Sweet and Bitter Providence[/amazon_link] – John Piper
6. √ [amazon_link id=”B002GHC7FQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Jew Store[/amazon_link] –Stella Suberman
7. √ [amazon_link id=”0679774025″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]All Over But the Shoutin’[/amazon_link] – Rick Bragg – – growing up poor in Alabama and over coming poverty
8. [amazon_link id=”B0040JHQUE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Duties of Parents[/amazon_link]- J.C. Ryle
9. √ [amazon_link id=”B000FC1ITK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Into Thin Air[/amazon_link] – Jon Krakauer
10. [amazon_link id=”B00276HAWG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Nourishing Traditions[/amazon_link] – Sally Fallon
11. [amazon_link id=”B004S2ZSZ8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resiliance, and Redemption[/amazon_link] – Laura Hillenbrand
12. [amazon_link id=”1581349130″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed[/amazon_link] – Carolyn Mahaney
13. [amazon_link id=”B002PMVP2I” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Becoming the Woman of His Dreams[/amazon_link] – Jaynes
14. [amazon_link id=”B002TJZLYU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Womanly Dominion: More than a gentle and Quiet Sprit[/amazon_link] – Mark Chanski
15. [amazon_link id=”B0026XHG1U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Knowing Scripture[/amazon_link] – R. C. Sproul
16. [amazon_link id=”B001RLBX4S” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Joy of Fearing God[/amazon_link] – Jerry Bridges
17. [amazon_link id=”0312428030″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Whisperers, Private life in Stalin’s Russa[/amazon_link] – Orlando Figes – Personal stories of the horrors of living under Stalin.
18. [amazon_link id=”B004A7YINO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Carrots Love Tomatos[/amazon_link] – Louise Riotte
19. [amazon_link id=”B004KO8K04″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]One Thousand Gifts[/amazon_link] – Ann Voskamp

Fiction:
1. √ [amazon_link id=”B003OUXB72″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Dear Money[/amazon_link] – Martha McPhee
2. √ [amazon_link id=”B000OCXFWY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Memory Keepers Daughter[/amazon_link] – Kim Edwards – Story of twins born and the mother doesn’t know that one with Downs was given away. She was told he died.
3. [amazon_link id=”B002L9MYYI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Baking Cakes in Kigali[/amazon_link] – Gaile Parkin – Rwanda – runs a cake business during genocide
4. [amazon_link id=”B00381B8AY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Watch Over Me[/amazon_link] – Christa Parrish – Messy lives; Christian lives and how a baby changes so much
5. [amazon_link id=”B002QE3CW6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]White Picket Fences[/amazon_link] – Susan Meissner – – family secrets may tear a family apart
6. [amazon_link id=”B001NLL4XW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Life Sentences[/amazon_link] – Laura Lippman – story told of a friend who spent seven years in prison for killing her infant son although no body was ever found
7. [amazon_link id=”B0046RF8Y6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Convent: A Novel[/amazon_link] – Panos Karnezis
8. [amazon_link id=”B002J7VTC0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Baumgartner’s Bombay[/amazon_link] – Anita Desai – fleeling Germany to India