June 19, 2014
A Mother’s Secret by Amy Clipston #review
A Mother’s Secret by Amy Clipston is Book Two in the Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel series. Our main character, Carolyn Lapp dreams of marrying for love. But will the errors of her past destroy this dream forever?
Carolyn longs to have a traditional Amish family. But she lives on her brother’s farm with her parents and her fifteen year old son, Benjamin. Carolyn has never revealed the identity of Benjamin’s father and lives daily with the guilt and shame of her youthful indiscretion. Her brother simply will not forgive her.
His answer is to arrange a practical marriage for Carolyn to Saul, a widower with a young daughter. But Carolyn is not convinced that Saul really loves her and believes he is simply looking for someone to help raise his daughter.
When Benjamin causes trouble at a local horse auction, horse breeder Joshua Glick decides that he must be taught a lesson. Carolyn and Joshua are unmistakably drawn to each other but Joshua mistakenly assumes that Benjamin is Carolyn’s brother. Carolyn fears that if he discovers the truth her past will destroy their budding romance.
A Mother’s Secret was an excellent and intense read. It had me crying at parts and at other times praying for Carolyn. My heart bled for her and the guilt she carried for having her child out of wedlock which went against her family’s beliefs. You just kept wanting her to realize she did nothing wrong and that she was perfect in God’s eyes. The way she was treated by people around her was awful. You want to hold her and protect her. It was an incredible tale of forgiveness, family and acceptance. At parts I had the sense that she was building this story into a possible third book – which I really hope so! I would love to read more about Carolyn, Joshua and Benjamin! A definite must read – you will not be able to put it down!
You can find more reviews of A Mother’s Secret on the Litfuse Blog tour here. You can purchase a copy of the book 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.
June 19, 2014
Back to School Tech-Style Event – Blogger Opp
June 19, 2014
LEGO Door Hanger Crafts with Cathy Thinking Out Loud
Both of our boys have entered the phase where they like to decorate the door to their room in a fun and personalized way that represents them – from a Genius at Work to a Superhero at Work.
Cathy from Cathy Thinking Out Loud sent us these fantastic LEGO template door hangers for our boys to colour in and cut out to hang. They were super excited to personalize their LEGO mini figure to represent them (our youngest just went to town with the colouring!)
You Will Need:
- white paper to print out template
- pencil crayons or crayons
- scissors
- glue
- Bristol board or cardboard paper
Directions:
1. Print out template:
June 18, 2014
#TheLegoMovie on Blu-Ray #giveaway #US
Who is ready to get awesome with The LEGO Movie?!
The first ever full length LEGO adventure is coming to blu-ray on June 17th and I am giving you the chance to win your own copy now!
If you haven’t seen the movie yet it is an original 3D computer animated story that follows Emmet, a rules following, average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on a quest to stop an evil tyrant – a journey that he is under prepared for.
Chris Pratt stars as the voice of Emmett and Will Ferrell stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life. Starring as Emmet’s fellow travellers are Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Nick Offerman – what a cast right?!
We were able to catch this movie while it was still in the theatres and had a wonderful time! The kids were constantly singing the “everything is awesome” tune the whole time afterwards. I laughed so much in this movie – Batman cracked me up at every corner! I loved how they brought our kids favourite LEGO characters to life.
To help celebrate the launch of the movie, you can now make your own mini LEGO video! Check out the You Tube channel here.
Residents of the US, 18 years of age and older can now enter via the Rafflecopter form below. (Please no P.O. boxes – thanks!). GOOD LUCK!
Disclosure: I am partnering with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to bring you this giveaway via materials supplied through them. All opinions expressed are my own.
June 18, 2014
Pool Time #WW w/linky
We were finally able to enjoy a fun weekend in the pool with our boys! The only one really brave enough to jump in for a long time was our youngest – he had a wonderful time!
Don’t forget to link up your own Wordless Wednesday posts below so I can visit you too! Have a great day!
