Have you ever heard of the gardening technique called “pruning open”? I hadn’t either, until I read the fascinating, challenging, beautiful new book written by Michelle DeRusha and published by BakerBooks in the new year of 2019. Entitled “True You: Letting Go of Your False Self to Uncover the Person God Created”, this compelling book is based on a powerful and easy to understand (but not always easy to apply) metaphor that is so perfectly fitting for us as Christians. Continue reading
Gardening
Perfect for a Summer Afternoon!
Title: As Love Blooms
Author: Lorna Seilstad
Publishing House/Publication Date: Revell/June, 2015
Genres: Christian Fiction; Historical Romance
Time Period: 1913 (late Progressive Era)
Number of Pages: 320
Series: Book #3 in ‘The Gregory Sisters’ series
You should read this book if… You are looking for a sweet, colorful and quick summertime story filled with quirky but lovable characters, and a compelling plot.
Garden-lovers will delight in references to the stunning gardens and horticulture practices of the early 1900s, and this book is a must-read if you enjoyed the two previous titles in ‘The Gregory Sisters’ series, When Love Calls and While Love Stirs. Continue reading
