Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back Author: Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent http://http://heavenisforreal.net/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is the true story of Colton Burpo, son of a small town Nebraska pastor who -at age four, during emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix — slips from consciousness and enters Heaven. The book is narrated by his father Todd and is available in instantly downloadable Amazon Kindle format. Colton survives his surgery and soon begins talking about the fact that he briefly died and went to... (Read More ...)
Emerging Voices Author: Laurel D. Rund http://essenceoflaurel.com/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Emerging Voices is a compilation of Laurel D. Rund’s original artwork and inspirational poetry that speaks to the many faces of loss and/or life transitions. Written after the death of her husband, Laurel says the book’s purpose is to encourage the reader to record her own thoughts and feelings. Which is why the book includes a unique feature: blank journal pages after each selection. There are 14 poem-artwork pairings here, which deal with some of the hardest moments in our lives,... (Read More ...)
Author: Ronda Del Bocciowww.ThePeaceSeed.com Reviewed By: Anne Holmes This is a small seed of a book. But like any seed, it has power to grow into something much larger. Reading it, I was reminded of the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. If you are not familiar with that prayer, it begins, Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon: where there is doubt, faith ; where there is despair, hope where there is darkness, light where there is sadness, joy… In The Peace Seed Del Boccio shares the story of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s... (Read More ...)
Author: Linda K. Thomaswww.grandmaslettersfromafrica.blogspot.com Reviewed By: Anne Holmes Linda Thomas has a favorite phrase, “Quaint I ain’t,” which certainly describes the stories she tells her granddaughters in this book, a chronicle told in letter format, of the four years she and her husband spent in Africa as missionaries. Linda begins by telling us that all she ever wanted was to live a quiet, secure life in a little white house with a picket fence and a rose garden. She figured that when she grew old, she’d be the kind of woman who knit blankets for her grandbabies while sitting... (Read More ...)
Author: Tracy Lynn Harp Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson Tracy Harp has written a lovely, short book of poetry inspired by real life experiences including the good, not so good, and sometimes even the hurtful. As you read each page, one can feel the emotional roller coaster of emotions that gave birth to each poem, yet it shows that drama, love, and even the mundane belong. Clearly, this writer evolved over time, moving through life first owning then capturing each experience. The results are wisps of life and the lessons it allowed. I felt a connection with the personal insight and morals offered... (Read More ...)
