Un-aging Youth

 For over 30 years, I looked forward to the start of school.

Whenever school supplies started showing up at the stores, a little thrill of excitement quivered through me.

 New pens and pencils.

The smell of glue and the hunt for the right pair of paper scissors.

Crayons and colored pencils in every hue of color. With new ones appearing every so often.

 Paper, paper, paper.

And of course a new bag to carry every little thing.

The school year marks the progression of time. We grow older and we leave behind the things of our youth. We learn and move onward towards being an adult. Making our way in this thing we call life.

Yet spiritually, we never grow old. Even with the passing of years we hover in un-aging youth. Totally opposite of natural life. If we study God's word, seeking to be more Christlike, we become more like a little child. Simple. Childlike. Trust. Inevitably, we grow younger instead of older.  Revelation 22:13 states, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."  When we trust Jesus with child-like faith, we begin the journey of eternal childhood. It is my desire to lean on my heavenly Father with the faith of a child. 

 

Trusting. 

 

Learning. 

 

Loving.

On Christmas Avenue

  

I love Christmas stories. And I have always enjoyed the books by Hallmark Publishing. 

Mary Ward is hired by the town of Clark Creek, Virginia as a Christmas Consultant, to devise a plan, saving the town from financial ruin. Her plan for a Christmas Parade is accepted by all in the town. All that is except the sheriff, Evan Clark. Evan sees the parade as a drain on the town finances. And he tries everything he can to get Mary out of town.

Mary's plan moves forward, eventually with Evan on board, until disaster strikes. In threes!

This is a sweet romance, clean reading and very entertaining. Ginny Baird writes a lovely story, building a relationship between Mary and Evan that is believable and full of Christmas spirit. I really enjoyed it.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Hallmark Publishing and NetGalley. All views expressed are my honest opinion.

Words to Live By

 

Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting at my doorposts.
For he who finds me finds life,
and obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 8: 34-35

Words to Live By

Words to Live By

 

Fly Home to Me

 

Gabriel Orsini likes holidays. He has researched Sunday holidays  And when there is no holiday on the calendar it is an unholiday. So the story begins with Gabriel and Piper. 

Gabriel is charming and a flirt. He is an Air Force pilot and moves around a lot. Piper works for a tourist magazine, Finding Phoenix, and comes up with an idea, 'A day in the life..' hoping to feature Gabriel in the article. Piper struggles with fears due to loss in her life, so when Piper meets Gabe those fears resurrect. The romance that develops between Piper and Gabe is sweet. The flirty banter was fun. There was a bit too much descriptions about what they were wearing. But Fly Home to Me is a clean, Christian romance story. 

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through Net Galley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Words to Live By