Bookshelf Review - March 2016

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March's Books Completed and Reviewed

Miriam: A Treasures of the Nile Novel by Mesu Andrews - I read and reviewed this right at the very end of February, but since it's just been released, I am sharing it again. It is a wonderful book and I highly recommend it! (Read my review HERE.)



Empty Nest: What's Next?: Parenting Adult Children Without Losing Your Mind by Michele Howe - My review for this one will be posting soon.

David and Bathsheba by Roberta Kells Dorr - This was a bit of a slow starter for me, but once I got into it - loved it! (Read my review HERE.)

A Beauty So Rare (A Belmont Mansion Novel) by Tamera Alexander (Read my review HERE.)

Queen of Sheba by Roberta Kells Dorr (Read my review HERE.)

During March I continued reading:

The Coffee Trader: A Novel by David Liss - I wish I could get myself to focus on this, because I like it, but it's taking me forever to read it. The action isn't moving as quickly as I expected, because every time something happens, there's a bunch of background to it.

During March I started reading:

Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Dr. John Townsend - I realized that I will need to return this borrowed book soon, so I got started on it. It will be a skim more than a detailed read, and I'm in the last couple of chapters right now. Might even finish today!



Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - Years ago, I started to read this and couldn't do it. But so many people claim that they had a similar experience and then loved it on a second attempt, that I'm trying it again for the Back to the Classics challenge. I'm not very far into it, and it is still not resonating with me, but I'm hopeful.

Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant - I'm enjoying these short stories that make up her memoir, interspersed with lyrics from her songs.



During March I shelved:

White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - I read a little at the beginning of the month, but then set it aside in favor of some other things for now.

Coming Up in April!

The Prophetess: Deborah's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land) by Jill Eileen Smith
The Adventuress: A Lady Emily Mystery - Tasha Alexander

   


This post is linked at 5 Minutes For Books - What's On Your Nightstand, March 29,
and at The Book Date - Month In Review for March.
I'm also linking to the All Books Linkup March Edition 2016 hosted by Biblical Womanhood.

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Wordless Wednesday - Easter Baskets

These are a few of the 80 or so "Easter baskets" our youth delivered to area families on Saturday. Each laundry basket is filled with household cleaning supplies, paper towel, and toilet paper, plus some Easter candy. This outreach effort was started by two of the teens in our church several years ago; they came up with the idea to make Easter baskets of cleaning supplies since these kinds of products are often not covered by food stamps and other assistance programs.

This post is linked at Wordless Wednesday, hosted by Life at Rossmont.

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Teaser Tuesdays - Mosaic

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by  Jenn at Books and Beat. To play along, just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

In our lives the darkest times, the days that are bleak and black, add depth to every other experience. Like the dark bits of color in a mosaic they add the contrast and shadows that give beauty to the whole, but they are just a small part of the big picture.

~Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant, page xvii (Introduction)

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What I'm Reading - March 28, 2016

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This weekly reading list meme is hosted at Book Date. Join in to see what others are reading and maybe get some ideas of what to read next! I'm also going to be linking up with Tales of a Pee Dee Mama for D.E.A.R. Monday (Drop Everything And Read).

I recently finished reading...

Queen of Sheba by Roberta Kells Dorr (Read my full review HERE.)




I'm currently reading...

Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Dr. John Townsend - I was trying to skim through it quickly, but there are some parts I really need to slow down and read. I have to finish it this week in any case.



Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - perhaps now that I'm finished Queen of Sheba, I can give this one higher priority. I'm still waiting for it to grab me!




 Next on the stack...

The Prophetess: Deborah's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land) by Jill Eileen Smith
Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant
The Adventuress: A Lady Emily Mystery - Tasha Alexander


        




On my blogs last week . . .

Here on Just A Second:

Recent Reads - Queen of Sheba
Scripture and a Snapshot - He Is Risen!
Scripture and a Snapshot - Good Friday
Wordless Wednesday - Twister
Teaser Tuesdays - The Coffee Trader

And on my homeschool blog, Homeschool Coffee Break:

Homeschool Weekly - Easter Weekend Edition
From the High School Lesson Book - March Link Party
Updates (on the stuff we review)
Virtual Refrigerator - Peeps on Parade!
War Room DVD (from FishFlix.com - A Schoolhouse Crew Review)
Music and Other Beautiful Things


What are you reading?

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