Month: June 2014

June 4, 2014

New from @RonieKendig | Raptor 6! Enter to win a Kindle HDX.

Don’t miss the first book, Raptor 6, in Ronie Kendig‘s new Quiet Professionals series. Ronie combines a dangerous romance and explosive action for a thrilling and satisfying ride. “Lock and load for this Spec Op, fighting under God’s ‘rules of engagement.'” —Bob Hamer, veteran FBI undercover agent and award-winning author

Ronie is celebrating with a Kindle HDX Giveaway!

One winner will receive:

A Kindle Fire HDX
Raptor 6 by Ronie Kendig

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on June 15th. Winner will be announced June 16th on Ronie’s blog.

Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Ronie’s blog on June 16th to see if you won.

June 4, 2014

Our Little Garden #WW w/linky

My little garden is coming along nicely! We have planted some carrots in as well as hanging herbs from the fence. We had a white fly problem so I was told that aluminum foil helps rebel them and it worked so well!

Here is our little garden:

Don’t forget to link up your own Wordless Wednesday post below so I can visit you too! Have a great day!

June 3, 2014

A Stitch and a Prayer #review

In A Stitch and a Prayer by Eva Gibson a quilt becomes a labour of love for a lonely wife separated from her young husband.

After her fiance returns from the Klondike gold rush in 1897, Florence Harms sets about building a new life in her new marriage – even though the lingering effects of an illness have left her weak and vulnerable. The two work tirelessly to clear the land around their Northwest cabin – content with their modest life.

But a stranger comes around and Florence suddenly senses a restlessness in Will’s spirit that she had never seen before. When he leaves her with only a note that tells her he will return before their baby’s birth she is devastated and the illness that stiffens her joints returns. Counting down the days until Will walks back through her door, Florence busies herself with a Tree of Life quilt displaying a map of the farm they will call home. Doubt claws at her heart as Florence struggles to believe Will’s promise to return to her. Will her labour of love and Faith in God sustain her as she waits to see her beloved again?

A Stitch and a Prayer is a beautiful story of love, faith and community. Florence is devastated when Will leaves but has faith in him and God that he will return in time. Even when the illness ravages her body she still carries on – carrying for the baby and using the quilt to help with her faith. Her loved ones around her rally around her to protect her, to help her and to love and guide her. Her strength is unbreakable even though her body is fragile and vulnerable. I loved every moment of this story.

You can find more reviews of A Stitch and a Prayer on the Litfuse Blog tour here.

Rating: 4/5

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

June 3, 2014

Dream Big! You Can with I Can! Kids Books! #review & #giveaway

“It is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings” – Ann Landers

My children are my everything – I want them to know how much I believe in them, how strong they are, how they are able to do whatever they want to do in life if they believe in themselves. They are smart young children who are capable of accomplishing anything they set their minds to.

Sometimes we all need that extra little reminder. I Can! Kids Books were developed to remind children that they have the strength, determination, courage and smarts to achieve all of their goals and help inspire them to do so. Pretty incredible right?!

I Can! Kids Books allows children (and their parents or family member!) personalize their own story with their friends, their favourite things to do and their goals. The stories encourage and inspire children to constantly reach for their goals. Creating a book is easy to do – we were able to create our own in under five minutes. Our son loved how he could personalize it with his friends and his favourite team.

I Can! Kids also has a great section for teachers! With valuable activities for teachers that will help to foster these important values in children and also meet curriculum objectives – it is a win win for all involved.

There are many things we can do at home to encourage confidence and courage in our children.

Always remember to celebrate your child’s uniqueness.
Let them make mistakes at home and help them understand why it happened and how it can be done differently.
Model what you are trying to teach your children – love and believe in yourself!
Teach your children that what they feel about themselves is more important then what others may think.

I Can! Kids is now giving my readers a chance to win one of three personalized e-books to help foster confidence in the special child in your life!

Canadian readers, 18 years of age and older can enter via the Rafflecopter form below! GOOD LUCK!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure: I received an e-book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

June 2, 2014

Raptor 6 #review

His mission and his team. Captain Dean Watters keeps these two items in laser like focus at all times. So when hackers threaten both his mission and his team, his Special Forces training kicks into high gear. Ten military super-secure computers are missing – which if opened would give America’s enemies a blueprint of US military intelligence. Failing to stop these hackers is not an option.

Zahrah Zarrick is a missionary teacher to Afghan children in Mazar-e Sharif. She is also a target – American born and an expertise in quantum cryptology makes her an unwilling pawn in the hackers’ deadly game. They are coming for her and Dean and his team must stop them.

Before his team can get to her, she disappears. Now Dean must race to rescue her and stop the hackers from unleashing terror on millions across the globe. But to do so, Dean will be forced to crack open the steel box around his heart – a move that might come at the higher cost.

An incredibly well written and fast paced novel, Raptor 6 is a definite must read. At the beginning I found it slightly hard to follow but I liked how that fit into the current situation and the chaos that was happening in the book. The story evolves with the reader – both only receiving information at the same time as the mission changes. It really helps to draw you in to the story. The pressures that Dean face and eventually having to face his past and his fears were mind blowing. By three quarters of the way through the book you literally can not put it down in anticipation of what will happen next. It was definitely unlike any other book I have read before and one that I have started to re-read again.

You can find more reviews on the Litfuse blog tour here. To purchase a copy of this book you can do so here.

Rating: 5/5

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.