Wednesday Review: Healing Promises

Healing Promises (Defenders of Hope Series #2)

Author: Amy Wallace
Rating: 4 Halleljuah Handclaps

In this follow-up to Ransomed Dreams, FBI agent Clint Rollins is shocked by a dreaded medical diagnosis. His wife, Sara, is a doctor, but Clint needs her personal support and strength as well. In spite of his health problems, Clint continues to chase a serial killer, but he may be losing his faith in a God that performs miracles. - Tamara Butler, Library Journal

My favorite passage:

"But I want you to know that even when the journey ends in a way you couldn't have imagined and didn't ask for, God is still there. Every step of the way. You can believe that, Sara. Lean on Him, and He'll hold you up. He'll show you how to say what Job did: "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

I'm usually not a big fan of sermonettes in dialogue, but Amy writes so subtle and graceful she snuck this one in on me and it fit where it needed to be. And...at the time...I needed a little sneaky Jesus speak. :) Thanks, Amy.

Children's Choice Book Awards

Winners of the first annual Children's Choice Book Awards--a new component of Children's Book Week--were announced by the Children's Book Council (CBC), in association with the CBC Foundation.

Ian Falconer won the Illustrator of the year award for Olivia Helps with Christmas (S&S) and J.K. Rowling was named author of the year for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Scholastic).

Award-winning titles included Frankie Stein by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Kevan Atteberry (Marshall Cavendish Corporation) in the kindergarten-second grade category; Big Cats by Elaine Landau (Enslow Publishers) for third-fourth grade; and Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee (Scholastic) for fifth-sixth grade. [Selah loves Frankie Stein. Can you believe that?]

Children nationwide cast nearly 55,000 votes at bookstores, school libraries and at BookWeekOnline.com. The awards ceremony was held in New York and hosted by Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

Courtesy of Shelf Awareness

MEME: What have you learned since you became a Mom?

I've learned to trust myself more. Now if I could trust God more, I would really be on to something. :)

I also learned that I write Christian Fiction. This is one of the few genres where I can express my awe and questionings about my life, my purpose and my heartbreaks in one place. I can share it with others without too much fear.

What about you? What have you learned since becoming a mom?

I encourage you blog mommies to stop by the MommyFest today and listen to Kelly McCausey. Also participate in the giveaways. Tomorrow I will announce the winner of my book giveaway. Don't worry I have another book to give tomorrow as well. Have a good day. And if you have twitter, follow me.

Wednesday - May 14, 2008

Guest Speaker: Kelly McCausey
Topic: How Moms Can Use the Internet to Break Out of The “Mommy Box”

Guest Speaker: Tracy Roberts
Topic: Do’s and Don’ts of Family Traveling

Guest Speaker: Val Selby
Topic: Exercise and Weight Loss for Moms