I, Isaac, take Thee, Rebekah (giveaway!)

Without the will...

We love listening to Dr. Ravi Zacharias on the radio. He has the most beautiful accent. And his messages always make us think, stretching our mental muscles with his intelligence. I’m not sure why it took us so long to read his book on marriage. Maybe because the title led us to believe it was [...]

Perfectly Unique: Review and Giveaway

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Do you have insecurities about your body? If you answered “no,” you’re in the minority among American women. If you answered “yes,” you’ll probably want to read Annie Downs’ book, Perfectly Unique. Not content with talking about areas of insecurity and trying to make us feel better about our bodies, Annie goes straight for the [...]

Writing Something God Can Use {an interview with Annie Downs}

Annie Downs

Elisabeth: A very warm welcome to Kindred Grace! We have reviewed your book From Head to Foot in the past, and are excited for you now that it has been picked up by a traditional publisher and found a new life as Perfectly Unique. But before you ever wrote a book, you were a blogger [...]

You’re Already Amazing {Review & Giveaway}

You're Already Amazing

Psst … pull up a chair and I’ll tell you a secret. You’d better lean in close for this one. Ready? You don’t have to do more, be more, have more. (Holley Gerth, You’re Already Amazing) I wouldn’t normally read a book called You’re Already Amazing. (Me? Amazing? Hmm.) I picked You’re Already Amazing up anyway because [...]

A Writer Who Sends Words to the Heart of Her Readers

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Elisabeth: Hello Holley and welcome to Kindred Grace! I’m delighted to welcome you here to chat with me today! It would be lovely if you could begin by introducing yourself to the readers of Kindred Grace. How do you describe yourself and what fills your days? Holley: I’m Holley Gerth—God-sized dreamer, life coach, best-selling author [...]

An eReader’s Haven

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The day I downloaded my first eBook onto our iPad, I was thrilled. I had finally found a way to carry a library in my bag – without breaking my back or going over the weight limit at the airport! When I downloaded my first free eBook from my wishlist, and began to realize the potential [...]

March of Books Annual Link Up

Annual Link Up

My PaperbackSwap wishlist has grown by leaps and bounds this month. I love hearing what authors I respect are reading! And more than one friend’s book review title got moved to the top of my list throughout the March of Books. So many titles, so little time. But that’s why I love the March of [...]

How Sweet the Light Might Taste {interview and a giveaway!}

Be Still My Soul

A few months ago this sweet lady named Joanne Bischof commented on a blog post of mine. Then we connected through Twitter and Facebook. Turns out, she is the author of the Cadence of Grace series, a beautiful trio of historical romances set in the Appalachian mountains at the turn of the twentieth century. Would you like to [...]

when our deepest sorrows meet God

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This little book — this book with the title Pain Redeemed – it sat by my bed for a few weeks before I opened it. I wanted to read it. There is nothing so thrilling as holding a real, live book written by a friend in your hands. Mine is even autographed, much to my joy! The night I [...]

Unseduced and Unshaken (review & giveaway)

Unseduced and Unshaken

Dignity. It’s a word we don’t hear too often in Sunday School or late-night slumber party conversations. But it forms a central theme in Rosalie de Rosset’s book Unseduced and Unshaken: The Place of Dignity in a Young Woman’s Choices. According to Dr. Rosset, To be a Christian woman of dignity, a woman must know [...]