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This book is in the Bright Lights Lending Library Book Title: Kisses from Katie Author: Katie J. Davis Description: What would cause an eighteen-year-old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother’s heart, lose all but a handful of her friends (because they think she has gone off the deep end), and break up with the love of her life, all so she could move to Uganda, where she knew only one person and didn’t even speak the language?... A passion to follow Jesus. Katie Davis left over Christmas break of her senior year for a short mission trip to Uganda and her life was turned completely inside out. She found herself so moved by the people of Uganda and the needs she saw that she knew her calling was to return and care for them. Katie, a charismatic and articulate young woman, is in the process of adopting thirteen children in Uganda and has established a ministry, Amazima, tha...

I hope everyone is having a great Summer! Hard to believe that school's getting ready to start back up again for the year...where did the time go? This picture is available as a desktop background on this link: Desktop Background Just a reminder, the kindle book With Every Breath giveaway is ending in two days so if you haven't gotten the chance to enter do so now... Have a blessed day! Book Title: Chivalrous Publication Date: September 8, 2015 Publisher: Bethany House Description: Strong and adventurous Gwendolyn Barnes longs to be a knight like her chivalrous brothers. However, that is not an option for her, not even in the Arthurian-inspired Eden where she dwells. Her parents view her only as a marriage pawn, and her domineering father is determined to see her wed to a brutish man who will break her spirit. When handsome, good-hearted Allen of Ellsworth arrives in Edendale searching for his place in the world, Gwendolyn spies in him the sort of fellow she could imagine marry...

Book Title: How to Enjoy Reading Your Bible Publication Date: May 19, 2015 Publisher: Bethany House Description: Do you feel like you should read the Bible more? This book will help you want to read it. Keith Ferrin has been talking to churches for years about enjoying God's Word. Here he shares the most helpful ideas and habits you can start using today. You will find ten proven tips that are equally practical whether you are a longtime Bible student or simply exploring what this life-changing book is all about. Aimed at deepening your relationship with God, these simple suggestions will help you focus more easily as you read, remember Scripture better, and most importantly, enjoy the Bible and its Author more than you ever dreamed possible. (Includes Discussion Questions and Reading Suggestions for Small Groups)    Review: I don't know about most of you but I've always found reading the Bible to be somewhat of a chore, an item I do just to check it off the list. It's...

Author, Elizabeth Camden What does a typical day look like for you? It starts at 4am. My husband and I are both early birds and we like to hit the gym before work. It’s actually quite fascinating to go to the gym at this hour, because there are only a handful of people there. I’ve seen them almost every day for years, and yet I don’t know their names or the first thing about them. They are ‘familiar strangers.’  Then we both go to work at our day jobs. My husband is a high school teacher and I’m a college librarian. After work is cooking dinner, mowing the lawn, and all that fun stuff that comes with home ownership. Then at night I go to my moonlighting job…which is writing novels. I usually do a fair amount of daydreaming while commuting or at the gym, so I’m usually able to bang out a scene or two each night. What are two things that people might be surprised to know about you? My nickname in college was ‘Ice Princess.’ I guess I gave off cold vibes, but that wasn’t what I intend...