Category Archives: Melissa

Learning to Live Financially Free

In today’s economy, many American families are having to tighten their belts, slash their spending, and learn to survive on less. Being frugal is now chic. The media seems to be hopping on the bandwagon, with hundreds of books promising to pave the way to financial security. At first glance, Learning to Live Financially Free:…

The Bare Bones Bible Handbook for Teens

Do you have a teen in your life who’s intimidated by Bible study? If so, The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook for Teens: Getting to Know Every Book in the Bible by Jim George could change that. George, author of The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook: 10 Minutes to Understanding Each Book of the Bible has gone…

Yasmin Peace Series

Teenage pregnancy, gang violence, and termite-infested apartments aren’t typical fare in today’s Christian fiction. Stephanie Perry Moore has changed all that with the Yasmin Peace Series. Yasmin is an 8th grader growing up in the projects of Jacksonville, Florida. Her father is in prison, and her older brother, Jeffery, recently committed suicide. Yasmin’s mom is…

The Uncommon Woman: Making an Ordinary Life Extraordinary

There’s a direct correlation between how much highlighting I do in a book and the impact it will have on me. I can tell you after reading The Uncommon Woman: Making an Ordinary Life Extraordinary from Moody Publishers my life will never be the same. There are so many things I love about this book,…

Word Gets Around

I first visited Daily, Texas last Spring when I read Talk of the Town by Lisa Wingate, which I reviewed here. I was more than glad to go back for a second helping of Southern hospitality in the stand-alone sequel Word Gets Around. I met up with old friends Imagene and Donetta, and found a…

Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality

Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality by Jim Burns sat on my nightstand, waiting to be read, for months. I avoided it, because I just wasn’t ready to go there with my 10-year old daughter. Boy, was I wrong to wait! You can read why on my blog (here and here). Jim Burns is the President…

Sarah’s Key

Every once in a while, my husband will ask me what I’m reading. (I read so much, he can’t keep track of when I finish one book and start another…and I always have at least two books going at once.) When I told him about Sarah’s Key, he asked, “How could you put it down…

Drowning Ruth

Like Dawn, I too have a virtual bookshelf. I love the concept, because I often get ideas of what to read next based on what others have on their shelves. Such was the case with Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz. It’s been a while since I’ve read such a compelling work. Ruth Neumann is 3…