Archive | August 2020

All Of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories Of Survival And Loss by Rebecca Whitehead Munn

The Voice Of Truth

All Of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories Of Survival And Loss by Rebecca Whitehead Munn is a collection of twenty stories of people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Each story is unique. We must never compare our walk with someone else’s journey.

The stories are written in a very personable way. They will each ‘speak’ to your heart. Each chapter contains treatment experience and what was helpful along the way. There are also suggestions as to what helped to ‘support myself’ and the support from others that helped. The stories are all linked with a cancer diagnosis that interrupted busy lives, forcing people to slow down and to evaluate what is really important.

Many drew closer to God. “Her faith became her anchor for her.” God is a sure and certain anchor through all the seasons of life. Another story cited “I had to rely completely on the Lord.” Sometimes when life threatens to derail all that we know, all we can do is to run to God. We must trust in His goodness even when life is hard.

There is power in prayer. “I am confident that the power of prayer is why I am still living today.” However I am sure we have all prayed over people believing they will be healed and they have died. We will never know this side of heaven why God heals some but not others.

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A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Ford

Pulling Together

A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham is a charming Christian historical novel set in 1880.

This is a time of exploration and putting down roots. The reader sees this physically and spiritually. The town of Penance is a pioneering settlement. The town grows both physically and its members grow spiritually.

It is also a time when disease is rife. Diseases we can cure today claimed lives. The town is balanced on a knife edge as new practices work side by side with the traditional.

We all have roots. Where we come from does not have to dictate where we are going. Our past is gone. We can all have a different future.

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Contempt by Michael Cordell

Sacrificial Lamb

Contempt by Michael Cordell is a fabulous contemporary legal thriller that will have you glued and guessing.

Miscarriages of justice have occurred and the truth needs to be uncovered. The tension rises as clearing murky waters begin to uncover a different picture.

The action is fast paced and like any courtroom drama, the reader has to sift through the evidence and decide where the truth lies.

Life is not always black and white but various shades of grey. Underdogs need legal representation concerned with justice and not self-promotion.

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Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason

Good Hearts

Acceptable Risk by Lynette Eason is a fabulous Christian suspense and the second book in the Danger Never Sleeps series. It can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces.

Lynette Eason is a master of the suspense drama. She had me glued and guessing from the start. Her characters are all well drawn, realistic and likable. Her leading lady is a mixture of strong but struggling with the insecurities that come with PTSD. She tries to press on regardless of her internal battles.

Families are a curious blend. Sometimes the methods used to keep us safe are questionable. Cracks appear in relationships. The past must be faced and forgiveness given, as much for our sake as for the sake of others.

Pursuing wealth and power is a futile chase. The richest people are those with healthy relationships with others.

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