My Thoughts On Daughter of Joy

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Abigail Stanton's whole life was rooted in her faith, a faith she now clings to for survival.  After losing her husband and young son, Abby sets out alone, bereft, and heartsick.  And when she is lead to Conor McKay's doorstep, the very foundation of her belief starts to shift.

Kathleen Morgan
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Daughter of Joy is the last romance I finished for the month of February, and I really liked it.  If like me  you LOVE Francine Rivers', Redeeming Love, you will really enjoy this book as well.  The copy I read was free for my Kindle Fire which makes it even better.

It takes place during the late 1800's which is one of my favorite times in history, and it has it all...love, loss, laughter, anger, fear, and faith.  I love reading books where people use their faith in God to guide them through life even when it's not always easy to go where God wants you to.  I relate to that because that's what I try to do in my own life.

Abby is weak but her faith makes her strong, and she is a perfect illustration of what I feel is one of the most important things in life...doing what's right no matter what.

There are several other books in the Brides of Culdee Creek Series, and I liked this book enough to read the next one in the series, Woman of Grace.

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My Thoughts On The Romance Novel, One True Love

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From Goodreads...

Lord William Prescott is in want of a wife.  Unfortunately, the lady he wants is betrothed.


Miss Cassandra Chambers simply cannot understand her attraction to Lord William.  After all, she is supposed to be in love with Mr. Miles Parker.  In a scandalous twist of fate, Cassie's future changes when Lord William rides to her rescue, saves her from ruin, and makes her his wife.


When William comes to believe that Cassie's heart may always belong to another, he is determined to lock away his own.  If only he could lock away his desire for his One True Love.

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I have to admit that I don't usually read these types of romance novels.  You know the one with the woman in the throes of passion and the bare chested man on the cover ripping her clothes off.  These covers normally turn me off from a book, but for February I wanted to read at least one of "these types" of romances.  And I have to say it was what I expected.

I did like the story and I liked the characters.  It was a bit slow in the beginning (and a bit repetitive), but by the middle it picked up nicely.  A few things happened that I didn't see coming, and in that I was pleasantly surprised.  Now I have read a few romance novels in my day, and I knew there would be some sexual content.  But I have to say that this book has some VERY graphic scenes, so be prepared for that if you choose to read this book. Also,  there are several typing errors through out.

Even though this type of book is not one that I typically read, it was ok.  Will I rush out to get another one like it?  No, but that's just me.  If you love romance and are not put off by graphic content then give One True Love a try.

Some Poetry, A Little Wii, And Some Pizza...Now That's Valentine's Day!

Yesterday was a really good day!  It started of with my daughter giving me a Valentine card that she made for me and inside was a poem she wrote.

Most beautiful woman
Okay with taking me places...
Makes me proud
Means the world to me
Always cares about me and helps others, my mother!


She also wrote her Daddy one as well.

Does things for me
Always cares about us
Day shift in the coal mine
Dogs are okay with you
Yay! You're my father.

Is there anything in the world better than that?  Not to me, and I love her so much!

She had her Valentine's Day party at school, so I went up to help out.  They had snacks and passed out Valentine's cards to each other.  My daughter made hers all by herself.  It was all fun to watch, and it always makes *S* happy when I come to school.  I also got to see her eyes light up and huge smile spread across her face when her name was called to go the the library to pick up her bear and balloons that her Daddy sent her for Valentine's Day.

After school I gave her my gift which was a Wii game, and we played for an hour before she had to get started on homework.

Then Ronnie brought pizza home for supper.  Not only is pizza *S*'s favorite food, but it meant that I didn't have to cook or do dishes last night which makes him doubly sweet (:  He also gave me 6 chocolate covered strawberries just because he knows they're my FAVORITE.  To top all of that off he gave me a Kindle Fire.    I had been resisting e-readers, but after reading some on *S*'s Kindle that she got for Christmas I decided I'd like to have one.  My husband, being the sweet man he is, got me one.

I am one lucky girl, and I love them both so much!

Now for books...

It's been a busy few days, so I haven't made as much reading progress as I'd hoped I would.  I did download a few books to my Kindle Fire last night.  I'm reading romance this month, so that's mostly what I downloaded.

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I'm really looking forward to reading these.