PERSONAL THOUGHTS

Alabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt

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FTC: I received a free copy of this book from author in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and the opinions expressed in this review are one hundred percent true and my own.

Alabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt was a great book. I am in love with books by this author, and I can’t wait to read more. I have read one other book by him and if you want to check out that book or review you can click here. I am a huge fan of his books because he has a way of right that makes me understand the characters and he can make me feel like I am friends with the characters. I was able to read this book pretty quickly because I just love the authors writing and the characters in this book. If you love books that teach you things than I know you will love this book just as much as I did.

Alabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt

About The Book

Brian was raised on “the wrong side of the tracks” in inner-city Alabama. Now, at nineteen, with a troubled past and juvenile record, Brian struggles to earn a living and find a life purpose. When he journeys to New York on a chance trip, Brian meets and falls in love with Shannon; a bright-eyed, aspiring actress from California.

Brian returns to Alabama stirred by Shannon’s courage and passion for life. With a new zest and reason for living, Brian is determined to turn himself into a man worthy of her love. Unable to afford college, Brian discovers the Os Guinness Scholarship, which provides free tuition to Pepperdine University for Irish students who desire to train for Ireland’s ministry. With some innovative thinking, Brian fakes his Irish citizenry, accepts the scholarship, and moves to Southern California to attend school and pursue Shannon.

However, when Brian visits Alabama, all the lies come crashing down, and Brian comes face to face with the past he thought was finished. Now, Brian must make a choice: lose Shannon by spinning more lies and choosing vengeance in hopes of putting his past to rest. Or choose honesty and forgiveness and embrace a new life with the only woman he ever loved.

Alabama Irish will make us sit back and laugh, then lay the book down and cry. But in the end, we’ll be reminded that no matter our pasts, the possibility to find true love again is never lost.

(This coming of age love story teaches readers the necessity of honesty and openness in the pursuit of loving, long-lasting relationships.)

James Russell Lingerfelt

About The Author

James Russell Lingerfelt is the author of The Mason Jar and writes articles for The Huffington Post. James connects with readers at his blog, Love Story from the Male Perspective, and divides his time between Southern California and his family’s ranch in Alabama.

Find James online: website, Facebook, Twitter

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Margaret Mead – Quote Of The Week

Quote Of The Week

This week’s quote is by Margaret Mead.

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I liked this quote because I believe that anyone can change the world if they want to.  It might not seem like just one person can change the world, but it only takes one person to start something that will change the world.  I look at people like Clara Barton who started the Red Cross and she changed the world.  There are also people like Adolf Hitler who changed the world but not for the better.  Those are my thoughts about this quote.

What do you think of this week’s quote by Margaret Mead?

What quotes are you currently loving?

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Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

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FTC: I received a free copy of this book from Litfuse in exchange for my honest review. I received no other compensation and the opinions expressed in this review are one hundred percent true and my own.

Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall was a great book. I usually am not the biggest fan of historical fiction books but I loved this authors writing. She was able to make me feel like I was there with the characters and I understood everything that was going on. I am not sure how she was able to do that and not bog down the book with details but she did and I loved that. I would have to say that I think this is my favorite author who writes historical fiction.   You could tell when you are reading this book that the author really loves what she writes about. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series because I am hoping it will be just as good as this one is. If you like historical fiction, then you need to pick this one up because I am confident that you will love it as much as I did.

 

Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

About The Book

Since her assault, Miss Annette Chetwynd has been plagued by nightmares and worries about an arranged marriage. But she yearns to find her anonymous rescuer. Unfortunately, her health and intellect prevent it. Both repel suitors and cause Annette to doubt God’s existence, at least until He answers her prayers in an unusual way …

Mr. Peter Adsley is joining the clergy, and he desires a godly wife by his side. After his failed attempt to obtain one, he engages in a clandestine meeting with the bewitching young woman who keeps crossing his path. But she is so unsettling.

Destined for disappointments, Peter and Annette endure disgraceful situations. Will Peter’s faith sustain him through overwhelming setbacks? Can Annette overcome her doubts? Or will their starving hearts yield to the machinations of a mad man?

Janine Mendenhall

About The Author

My interest in reading and historical ball gowns grew into a magnificent obsession with beauty and the Ultimate happily ever after.

I lose myself somewhere in time using: Downton Abbey, Pride and Prejudice or a number of other classics like Jane Eyre and Redeeming Love. I also cry over nearly everything Nicholas Sparks (because it ends sadly) and Amazing Grace, both the movie and the hymn, because they point to the Ultimate happily ever after.
(The crying could also stem from being lost in Austen one too many times, or because I’m a high school English teacher and the end of the school year is coming so quickly.)

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Weekly Wrap-Up

Weekly Wrap-Up

I can’t believe we are already in the first week of September.  On a high note though football started last night, so that is always a good thing in my world.  I am upset that I can’t watch one of my teams play because our satellite provider doesn’t carry the channel, so that sucks, but I will figure it out.  Here are the links from this past week:

The Things We Knew by Catherine West

Viktor E. Frankl – Quote Of The Week

Murder On Moonshine Hill by Joan C. Curtis

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Why Can’t I Lose Weight? – Writers Workshop

Monthly Book Reviews – September 2016

Here are some fun stuff I saw on Facebook that I wanted to share as well.




That is all I have for this week. I hope to see you back here next week!

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Monthly Book Reviews – September 2016

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How is it already September 1st?  I can’t believe how quickly this year is going.  Here are the reviews that I have coming up this month.

September 3rd-Starving Hearts by Janine Mendenhall

September 6th-Alabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt

September 7th-House of Eire by June Gillam

September 12th-Scapegoat by Emilio Corsetti III

September 12th-Mummy’s Little Angel by JW Lawson

September 14th-An Amish Harvest by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, Amy Clipston

September 18th-Secret Crush by Victoria Pinder

September 20th-There’s Been A Change Of Plans by Amy Koko

September 21th-Borderline Insanity by Jeff Miller

September 27th-Everlasting Lies by Barbara Warren

September 29th-The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

September 30th-The Things We Said Today by Lise McClendon

Those are the reviews that I have coming up this month.  I do have quite a few reviews coming up this month.  I have already read quite a few of them, and so far I have enjoyed most of them.  There is one that I wasn’t the biggest fan of, but you will have to wait and see which one that is.

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Why Can’t I Lose Weight? – Writers Workshop

Why Can't I Lose Weight

This week for the writer’s workshop I am going to be talking about a few reasons why I can’t lose weight. I know there a ton of reasons, but these are the ones that came to my mind first when I was writing this post. I also am well aware of what I am doing will cause me to gain weight or just make is so I can’t lose weight.

I had lost a ton of weight about six years or so ago, but I started a medication that made me put on tons of weight in a short period, and I haven’t lost all of it. Even though at times I have tried harder than other times I can’t see to get the weight off again. Here are a few reasons why I can’t lose weight.

  1. The first one is because I refuse to stop drinking Dr. Pepper. I have had to cut out so many other things out of my diet because of allergies or because of sensitivities to things like gluten. I know I would lose weight if I could do it out, but there is no way that will ever cut it out.
  2. The next reason is that I enjoy eating chips and fried foods. I love salty foods, and I would eat them for every meal if I could get away with it.
  3. Another is that I don’t work out, and I have the desire to start. I always say I can’t work out because of the Multiple Sclerosis, but it is just because I am lazy, and I don’t want to.
  4. I also know that I would lose weight if I had another job where I wasn’t sitting at a desk all day long and rarely leaving my desk. I used to help out in the warehouse when I was bored but because of the job I am training to do I am pretty much stuck at my desk all day.
  5. I also just sit around and watch tv on the weekends or read a book. For example, on Sunday I am lucky if I get over two thousand steps in. Most Sundays I only get about fifteen hundred steps. I know if I were more active I would lose weight. It also gets hard for me to do things because my sleep is terrible so by the time I get off work it is all I can do to go home take a bath and go to bed.

Those are five things that I know if I changed I would lose weight but as you can see I am not highly motivated to do any of them.

What is one reason you aren’t losing weight?

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