I can't remember how I came upon Resurrection Year by Sheridan Voysey in early 2014. It was not available in South Africa at the time, and I downloaded a sample onto my Kindle out of idle curiosity. I love to read and I love memoirs, so why not give it a try? The blurb for [...]
I’m not really into making New Years Resolutions. I find that by the middle of January I already haven’t exercised as much as I told myself I would or I’ve failed to actually do the study units of the course I signed up for. And then I start feeling bad about myself, and I find [...]
Helsinki Sunrise, a Passport to Romance, blog tour follows on from the second author interview yesterday with Shirley Corder in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Review of Helsinski Sunrise by Aldyth Thomson Today I’ll be reviewing Marion Ueckermann’s debut novelette, Helsinki Sunrise, a fun romance set in Finland. This charming Christian love story with feisty heroine, [...]
Helsinski Sunrise blog tour continues . . . Helsinki Sunrise, a Passport to Romance, blog tour follows on from a sunny Saturday in Hungary where we took a look at the story behind the cover of Helsinki Sunrise with Re-birth. Today’s a double feature day . . . On Foreign Affaire we’ll get to know [...]
It was a warm summer evening and the family was gathered at the table out on the deck, eating one of my gourmet two-step dinners. As usual, Frank and I asked the children about their day, in hopes of improving their communication skills and our parenting skills. This verbal exchange has become one of the [...]
Everyone loves a winner and everyone loves to be a winner We want our favourite sports teams to win. We want our kids to win in school. We want to win at work and to be winsome in relationships. We want to win the bake-off and the Monopoly tournament. We hope to win the free [...]
This is honestly one of the most beautifully written books we have read for a long time. Mary was sexually abused and neglected as a child. This is the wonderful story of God's restoration and redemption of the 'thin places' of her life. Mary was interviewed about her story and about this book on The [...]
Strength Renewed Strength Renewed is a book of 90 meditations based on actual incidents that happened during Shirley's cancer journey, tied in with relevant scriptures. During her time on treatment, Shirley spent much time in the botanical gardens near her home. There she watched a pair of Vereaux's eagles and wished she could rise and soar [...]
Sue Keddy is a real tonic and an intrepid adventurer for Jesus! She has enjoyed picnics in a junk boat on the South China Sea, ridden a camel on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan, and celebrated wedding anniversaries on deserted stretches of beaches in the Philippines and Guam. God has taken her into the [...]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Where you live? About your family? I will be 55 this year. I was born in Brooklyn NY (my parents are Italian) and I live near Washington DC with my husband of 30 years. We moved here to enter Prison Ministry with Prison Fellowship International. Even though I [...]
