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Book Review: Courting Miss Amsel

May 1, 2011 in: Book Reviews

A young teacher arrives at a one-room school house on the prairie … You know exactly how this story will go. But then it’s full of fun little twists and you enjoy every single page of it. Edythe Amsel, for one thing, isn’t the typical young little miss. She is 28 years old and is [...]

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Book Review: Deeper Into the Word

March 18, 2011 in: Book Reviews

Ready to go deep into God’s word? Deeper Into the Word is a very thorough, yet accessible, tool to look closely at the Scriptures and see what they mean – both to the original audience and for us today. Keri Wyatt Kent examines 100 words used in the New Testament, giving insight into each word’s [...]

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Book Review: How Women Help Men Find God

January 9, 2011 in: Book Reviews

My friend returned this book recently after borrowing it. I thumbed through it and was reminded how much I learned, so I wanted to share it for those of you who may be looking for a sign of hope. First of all, the title is not accurate. How Women Help Me Find God sounds like [...]

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Book Review and Free Book: The Healer’s Apprentice

January 6, 2011 in: Book Reviews

It is my great pleasure to review a book written by my friend Melanie Dickerson. I really think you’ll enjoy this book. Even better, you can enjoy it for free. For a limited time the book is offered free for Amazon Kindle. Just click on the book cover to go to a link. Castles, spells, [...]

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Book Review: One Year Chronological Bible

December 30, 2010 in: Book Reviewsseparator=, &Devotions

I am sharing a review of a book that I haven’t quite finished yet, but I’ve got a pretty good idea how it ends and I wanted to share it in a timely matter. Quiet times and daily devotionals can easily get in a rut and I enjoying hearing creative ideas from other people, so [...]

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Book Review: When Morning Breaks

November 11, 2010 in: Book Reviews

When Morning Breaks is the first novel by Stephanie Boles, a fellow member of the Empire Prairie Writers Fellowship. This is an exciting, inspirational tale set in the Regency period, one of my favorite type of novels. Georgette Rousseau is the intrepid heroine who saves her sisters, but ruins her own reputation, by serving as [...]

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Book Review: The Shape of Mercy

October 18, 2010 in: Book Reviews

The Shape of Mercy is a rare and enjoyable combination: a book that is both warmly familiar and enticingly fresh. It is one of my new favorites. The story begins with Lauren Durough, who has left a life of privilege to attend a state school and live in campus housing. Lauren answers a job post [...]

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Music Review: Chris Filer

September 8, 2010 in: Book Reviews

This winter was, in a word, miserable. It was so gloomy I actually made a New Year’s resolution to have more fun and created a list of “joy makers” that could lift my spirits. In the waning days of winter I heard a song on KAIR Country out of Atchison, Kan., that caught my ear. [...]

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Book Review: Fireworks

August 18, 2010 in: Book Reviews

I decided to read Fireworks for a fun summer read. I was not at all disappointed, and even pleasantly surprised at the uplifting story in this romance novel. Former ATF agent Susannah Tait arrives in Mobile, Alabama, with an assignment as an insurance investigator to prove that pyrotechnic artist Quinn Baldwin was responsible for a million-dollar [...]

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Book Review: Seeds of Summer

August 10, 2010 in: Book Reviews

Deborah Vogts’ first release Snow Melts in Spring was one of my favorite books, so I was excited to read the second in the Seasons of the Tall Grass Series. Seeds of Summer opens with Natalie Adams facing a daunting task: Her father died in a tractor accident and the former rodeo queen must manage [...]

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I'm Susan Mires, writing reflections from my perspective on the Missouri River in St. Joseph, Mo. I am a newspaper columnist, free lance writer and aspiring novelist. I enjoy keeping up with local issues and the things that make everyday life so interesting. Book reviews and devotions are also featured here. Find out more on the Reflections page.