Friday, April 26, 2019

Prospector and the Widow

My dear friend Carolyn Frank has a new book out. The Prospector and the Widow.


It is no secret that infamous gold miner, Cass Hite hates the Mormons. When he nearly dies while passing through a remote Mormon settlement, the kind-hearted widow, Sarah Hansen takes him in and nurses him back to health. She has the room and the time to take care of this prospector that everyone else in town shuns. She’s known loneliness since a young age, when her parents died and she became the third wife of a polygamist. And again when her husband died and her two children moved away. She doesn’t expect that Cass will be sweet and kind to her, or soothe her loneliness. Yet he does, and for the first time ever, Sarah is falling in love. As wonderful as it would be to marry him, she doesn’t want to live the life of a prospector’s wife in the rough, all-male town of Hite. Will she ever find a place to fit in? More importantly, will she ever be able to forgive herself for the decisions she makes?

Loosely based on true events, The Prospector and the Widow is a story of love and compassion, forgiveness and redemption; a story that makes one wonder how their love for
each other can possibly survive.

Link to buy the book:

https://www.amazon.com/Prospector-Widow-Reflections-Past-ebook/dp/B07NQ175D1/ref=sr_1_1?tag=green32-20


Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Inventors Who Changed the World

Just reviewed a new book, Inventors Who Changed the World by Heidi Poelman


This is a great book about inventors who helped to change the world. She has included both men and women. She included some inventors we know about, but also wrote about others that we know little about. She has included little bits of information that will be memorable to children.
The book is easy for children to understand and very informative as well. The pictures are vibrant and bold. I highly recommend this book as part of your children's library. It would be a great gift for  parents and grandparents to give children for a special occasion.

Heidi received her degrees in communication from Brigham Young University (BA) and Wake Forest University (MA).  She wanted to know why something as simple as a tone of voice, a type of greeting, a sincere compliment, or a phone call could so greatly impact the feelings between two partners. This curiosity moved her to write The Two-Minute Marriage Project: Simple Secrets for Staying in Love, in which she was able to more fully explore the significance of seemingly simple thoughts, words, and deeds. Heidi lives in Utah with her husband, with whom she has three children. - 
Kyle Kershner has loved drawing since he was a tot. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in sequential art. He spends his days doing what he loves most, illustrating children s books and making kid-friendly art. Kyle resides in Northeast Ohio with his wife and son. -

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

FINDING PEACE IN TIMES OF TRAGEDY


Disastrous events continue to plague our world, and finding peace in times of trauma can be an overwhelming challenge. Personal shock after a death or tragedy can devastate a family for generations to come. 
This book discusses:
  •  how tragedy physically changes the brain and the body
  • explains the healing techniques of mindfulness
  • outlines skills for recovery from trauma. 

Personal accounts of tragedy in the lives of people include:
  •  a 911 survivor
  • a mother whose son was mangled in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
  • parents who had two children die of similar brain tumors
  • a young adult whose father committed suicide
  • a rape victim.
Endorsed by the Trauma Survivors Foundation

This is a great read to help each of us face the personal tragedies that come to all of us. Each chapter has a to-do list at the end to help set goals and outline techniques to aid us in finding peace in our lives--even with personal and world disasters that surround us daily.

Buy the book on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Peace-Tragedy-Christy-Monson/dp/1641701226/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E1DGKT9JZH79&keywords=finding+peace+in+times+of+tragedy&qid=1554944294&s=books&sprefix=finding+peace+in+times%2Caps%2C176&sr=1-1

Buy the book at Familius
https://www.familius.com/finding-peace-in-times-of-tragedy