New Book Review

Just finished up an AWESOME new book, My Stubborn Heart, by a great new author, Becky Wade.
Couldn't put this down. I wasn't expecting to like it too much as contemporary christian fiction kind of bores me. So I was pleasantly surprised to fall in love with this sweet story. I love a clean romance novel :)



Here's what I wrote on amazon:
I went into this book not expecting too much. I'm not a huge fan of contemporary christian fiction (mostly stick to historical fiction) and hadn't heard anything about this author before. Well, this book was AWESOME! Finished it in two days; didn't want to put it down.
The story line was sweet and moved along at a great pace. The characters were well thought out and believable. I found myself rooting for all the people in the book. I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading more by this new author Becky Wade. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys happily-ever-afters, well rounded characters, christian fiction, or contemporary fiction.

I received this book free of charge from Bethany House publishers in exchange for my honest review. LOVED IT :)

Book Review

Recently I was lucky enough to receive The Messenger by Siri Mitchell from Bethany House Publishers. I am SO EXCITED to be able to review the books sent to me.

Here's what I wrote for Amazon about the book:
I'm not a huge fan of Siri Mitchell's writing but was pleasantly surprised with this book. The plot was interesting and moved along at a decent pace. It did drag a bit at the end and I would have liked an epilogue (but that's just me). All in all, nice easy fictional read with no graphic sex scenes. If you like Siri Mitchell's work then I would recommend this as one of the better ones.


Sweet, simple and to the point. 
That's about all I have time for today! 
Thanks for looking! 
AE

embrace happiness.

This is a simple, happy little card that I made recently. The flower is one that I stamped, colored and cut out for the focal point.

The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages and stamped onto a Cricut shape. I'm pretty sure it's the Lyrical Letters cartridge. I change them out so often I forget which one is in there! :)

These two little chocolate leaves are the very last scraps from the baby shower invites. I'm so glad that I could use it all up!

Reminds me of that old saying: "Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without."

I just wanted to share two books that I recently read and LOVED.

The first one is These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner. I found the first 20 or so pages hard to get into but man, I'm glad I stayed with it! I was head over heals when I found out that this was the first in a series!

The second book that I really enjoyed was A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin. It's a fast-moving Christian Fiction book that takes place during WWII.

Thanks for stopping by!

AE