Remembrancy

Week in Review 12/9 – 12/15 with a Giveaway

December 15, 2018 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you are settling into the holidays and knocking things off of those long lists of to-dos. I have a long one myself but I plan to make a good dent in it this weekend! It was a little bit slower week here at Remembrancy. Between holiday lists and some other commitments I just haven’t had as much reading time. I’m watching a friend’s dog at her place this weekend and house sitting always equals fewer chores and more reading for me. It’s a bit like a vacation for me just because I don’t have all of the distractions of my own home calling to me.

The good news is there were a few giveaways for you to enter this week and, of course, I’ve got one to share with you too! Click on the image to go to the review/giveaway posts.

Reviews, Spotlights & More

Reviews, Spotlights, and More with Giveaways

Other Giveaways

While it’s not a lot, the handful of giveaways this week are good ones! But wait! There’s one more just for you. We’re headed to the last full week before Christmas so I am doing one more Christmas giveaway. One person will win print copies of Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock and The Christmas Heirloom by Kristi Ann Hunter, Karen Witemeyer, Sarah Loudin Thomas, and Becky Wade plus a $10.00 Amazon gift card (print books are for US addresses only but international readers can enter for the gift card).

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Cold Case Christmas by Jessica R. Patch – Review

December 15, 2018 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

About the Book

Secrets lie buried in ice…One of them can kill her.Home for Christmas after her long-missing mother’s body is found, nothing will keep Nora Livingstone from uncovering the truth about the cold case. Especially not Deputy Sheriff Rush Buchanan, whom she once loved and left. Even when threats become attempts on her life, Rush can’t dissuade her–but he will protect her. Because someone is determined to bury the truth…or bury Nora.

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The Silent Noisy Night by Jill Roman Lord & Illustrated by Kelly Breemer

December 14, 2018 by Suzie Waltner Leave a Comment

In case you weren’t aware, it’s Christmas time! I don’t have any littles of my own but have always loved the idea of people giving their children books for the holidays. Whether it’s a book to open and read on Christmas eve or the tradition of wrapping twelve or twenty for to count down to Christmas, starting a love a reading in children is a win in my book!

If you have young children (the ones who are at the board book stage), The Silent Noisy Night by Jill Roman Lord and Illustrated by Kelly Breemer is definitely one you should check out.

About the Book

It may have been a silent night
when Jesus came to earth. OR…
It may have been a NOISY night
to celebrate His birth.

The night Jesus was born is frequently referred to as a silent night. But how could it possibly have been silent if Jesus was born in a manger, with cows and sheep and donkeys and probably chickens and mice and birds all celebrating His birth? How could these creatures keep quiet?

The Silent Noisy Night takes on a new twist to the Christmas story by exploring what the night may have been like if all the creatures and people celebrated the birth of Jesus in their own God-given, special ways. With cows mooing and donkeys braying, it may have been a very noisy night.

This B&H Kids book includes a Parent Connection, an easy tool to help moms and dads (or anyone else who loves kids) discuss the book’s message with their child. We’re all about connecting parents and kids to each other and to God’s Word.

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First Line Friday – Silent Days, Holy Night

December 14, 2018 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

Happy Friday! Anyone else feel like you’re being pulled in too many directions right now? Part of my busyness is that I’m trying to get ready for my parents’ visit. I’m house/pet sitting for a week starting tomorrow so that cuts out how much I can get done at my place (and I’d rather not wait until the day before Mom & Dad arrive to try to get everything done because that just won’t happen). But, it will totally be worth the work (even though it is majorly cutting into my reading time).

The Songs That Brought Me Back by Mylissa Demeyere – Spotlight, Guest Post & Giveaway

December 13, 2018 by Suzie Waltner 1 Comment

When I read Mylissa Demeyere’s debut The Songs Of You and Me, I was surprised to find out at the end of the book there was going to be a follow up starring Ainsley (more about that from the author below). She’s not a very likable character in the first book but there are definitely always two sides to a story and I hope to find out what Ainsley’s is very soon!

The Songs That Brought Me Back

Have you ever made a mistake? One so monumental you lost everything? I did, and I hate myself for it! All I want to do is close my eyes, and let the darkness consume me. Make it all go away. The end.

Ainsley is drowning in the depth of her despair. One wrong decision left her alone, with only regret as her constant companion. To escape it all, she makes another choice. One she hopes will end everything. Instead, she’s thrown into a whole new world filled with opportunities she doesn’t believe she deserves.

Ethan gives the appearance of breezing through life. But underneath his bright facade, he’s scarred by loss. When fate leads him into Ainsley’s world at the exact moment she needs someone the most, he can’t ignore the chance to right the wrongs of his past.

Ainsley and Ethan will struggle to help each other heal and start anew.

They’ll learn that the secret to conquering their pain lies within their power, if only they can do it together.

Always together.

Sometimes the ending is really the beginning.

Why I wrote Ainsley’s story (from Mylissa Demeyere)

Did you know that every forty seconds 1 person dies due to suicide? That’s close to 800,000 worldwide, each year. There are indications that for each adult who dies of suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide. That’s an estimate of 16,000,000 attempted suicides worldwide amongst adults. (Source: The World Health Organization).

Five days shy of my sixteenth birthday, my father’s body was found after he had killed himself. Needless to say, it wasn’t the sweet sixteen it could have been.

That event had quite an impact on my life and how I decided to face the challenges I meet.

When I wrote The Songs of You and Me, I delved into Jackson’s past. He got to tell his side of how Ainsley’s choices affected him. I never felt I could leave her tale untold. Each story always has at least two sides to it.

Why does a person make such horrible choices as Ainsley did? What drives them to such selfishness? And does a person like Ainsley have it in her to redeem herself?

My dad made the choice not to fight and right the wrongs in his life. It not only ended his life; it impacted many other lives.

Ainsley’s story is my way of showing you what can happen when people who make mistakes decide to try and do better. Because everyone deserves a second chance to right the wrong and start over again.

This is Ainsley’s story of what happens when you choose to not give up.

I hope that whomever reads this, will realize that we all, at one point in our life need and deserve second chances. When we take those chances, and turn our lives around, miracles can happen. I have seen it firsthand and the stories that follow are beautiful. Not perfect, but definitely worth living.

Even when life seems dark, lost, and like there is no other way than ending it, there is ALWAYS another option.

To everyone who has ever felt like there was never another way, this story is for you. My dad didn’t take the other way, but I hope you will find help. Life isn’t always perfect, but it is a wonderful gift. Definitely worth fighting for.

Author Mylissa Demeyere

Mylissa Demeyere was born in Belgium, and resides in the beautiful city of Ghent. She lives in a somewhat organized home with her four beautiful children and the love of her life. If she isn’t working, she’s writing, running, reading, or enjoying time with her kids, who are growing up way too fast.

The Songs That Brought Me Back is her second novel in The Songs Series, with a third book releasing in the middle of 2019.

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