Wakulla Book Review: Lilting Laments of a Looney Lass by Dana Rongione

A very, very good devotional book.  Yes, it was very humorous at times.  But for every time you smiled at what you were reading, there was another big wham coming at you.  And you didn't even see it coming.  Our Lord gave Ms. Rongione plenty of help to go with the elements of the book. 

If one should take the time to read the table of contents by itself, you could sit and think about another story from your own life that would fit right into the scheme of things that she wrote about.

            

A good smattering of saucy humor.  The major problem here is that I personally can totally understand the stories that she wrote about.  And that really scares me.

            

I was raised on a farm in upstate New York in the 40's and 50's.  There were a lot of the things that she said in the book that were right out there in the open.  Including the God part of the book.

            

An excellent undertaking.

Wakulla Book Review by Bob L.

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I want to personally thank all the men who are reviewing the books written by JOHN 3:16 AUTHORS. I am thankful that we are able to bless them and appreciate the encouragement given to us by their reviews. 

Each WEEK (usually on Tuesday), we are posting reviews from 

Wakulla Correctional inmates of John 3:16 books. 

Inmates are loving the new books from John 3:16 authors. 

Chaplain Steve Fox is adding the new books to the prison library in this initiative to "change lives to ensure a safer Florida." 

Wakulla Book Review: The Newspaper Code by Lisa J. Lickel

Summary: Judy Wingate is a new mom and hot on the trail in an attempt to solve the murder of Esme Espe Along the way she learns lessons of forgiveness and becomes BFF with Olivia Hargrove again. Judy accuses Olivia’s future husband Adam Ray of being a murderer, only to discover that he’s a hero waiting to be acknowledged.

The School’s fifth and sixth grades classrooms are condemned and must be held across town in the high school’s library. Judy handles all this while being a devoted mother and wife.

Purpose: To create a good, clean Christian mystery and suspense novel

Themes: 1. Forgiveness, 2. Love of others, 3. Family reconciliation, 4. Treasure hunt, 5. Handling disappointment

Thesis: Things aren’t always what they seem; never accuse someone until you’re 100% sure

Great story I really love reading Mrs. Lickel’s books.

A Wakulla Book Review by Booker T. 

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Each WEEK (usually on Tuesday), we are posting reviews from 

Wakulla Correctional inmates of John 3:16 books. 

Inmates are loving the new books from John 3:16 authors. 

Chaplain Steve Fox is adding the new books to the prison library in this initiative to "change lives to ensure a safer Florida."

Wakulla Book Review: Daily Discussion of a Doubting Disciple by Dana Rongione

This is a devotional book filled with humor and encouragement.  Ms. Rongione shares her life and lessons with us as we journey together to draw closer to Jesus.  She is very candid and witty.          

I could relate to each short story.  The entries are things we all go through, and Dana says what a lot of us want to say but don't actually have the nerve to say!  In other words, she keeps it real!!

I learned a lot, took some hard hits, and laughed a lot.  This is one of the most thoughtful and encouraging devotional books I've read.

A gotta have it book!!  Bravo!!

A Wakulla Book Review by Loren

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I want to personally thank all the men who are reviewing the books written by JOHN 3:16 AUTHORS. I am thankful that we are able to bless them and appreciate the encouragement given to us by their reviews. 

Each WEEK (usually on Tuesday), we are posting reviews from 

Wakulla Correctional inmates of John 3:16 books. 

Inmates are loving the new books from John 3:16 authors. 

Chaplain Steve Fox is adding the new books to the prison library in this initiative to "change lives to ensure a safer Florida."

Chris Lind and TrueSearch

About TrueSearch:

www.TrueSearch.today is a search engine that encourages the Christian community to search for and support Christian websites, businesses, and churches by offering free advertising in exchange for website submissions. As long as it is family appropriate, the ad or message can be anything you like and can be changed as often as you like. Feel free to promote the books you author, a church, your business, a local event, or simply leave a pleasant message to brighten everyone's day. 

The way your ad or message gets displayed to website visitors is by submitting websites to TrueSearch for inclusion in search results. If you submit websites related to the subject of "Knights and Chivalry" then your message will display whenever a website visitor searches for, say, "armor" or "Knights of the Round Table." Your ad or message will display only for words that are found in the websites you submit, and only in the search results of the specific websites you submit.

The goal is to foster a "win-win" mentality within the Christian community, the idea being that if you have a book on vegetarian cooking, it is OK to submit other people's websites related to this topic for inclusion in search results, because your own book will be promoted in the process.

Feel free to submit websites to TrueSearch that are totally unrelated to your book or business. Future versions of TrueSearch will allow people to trade website submissions, allowing for increased mobility and better placement of the free ads and messages in the available search result "real estate" space. Also, the more websites you submit to TrueSearch, the more likely your own ad or message will be seen, and the more useful TrueSearch will become as a search engine...so please feel free to submit as many websites as you like!

You can get started by visiting http://www.truesearch.today/TruePartnerSignup.aspx

About Chris:

Chris Lind is the creator of TrueSearch and the storybook character, Bit the Bot. He and his wife homeschool their 3 children, all under the age of 5. They keep Chris and his wife on their toes.

Seventh Dimension new addition to the series by Lorilyn Roberts

The City by Lorilyn Roberts

Paperback $12.95

ISBN-13: 978-1523887910

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About the book:

The Illuminati want Shale’s ancient scrolls and they’ll stop at nothing to find them. Shale and Daniel will stop at nothing to protect them. The battle rages from Jerusalem to Shambhala in search of Daniel’s father. With the apocalypse looming, Shale must choose between mortal love and immortality.

Lisa's review:

This fourth entry into the Seventh Dimension series brings the battle against good and evil back to Earth. Although I'm a bit weary of treating public high school science teachers as the bad guy, I trust Roberts's story-telling skills enough to move on from a dramatic opening in class to the reunion of Shale and Daniel as they pick up the search for Daniel's father in contemporary Israel and Asia. Strangely, Shale's biological father is the face of a deeper conspiracy in the hunt for a closely guarded secret behind the physical means to cross the barriers of time--but what this will mean for the rapidly approaching Armageddon and whether mankind can shut out God will become an intergalactic issue, as much as a challenge to our young couple, is anyone’s guess. Or is it a carefully orchestrated event across time? Daniel and Shale not only face the external pressures of a world in transition, but also their own faith in God and each other. Trust has many avenues and faith many faces.

Roberts is a well-rounded story teller and uses her experiences in international travel to add wonderful layers to her credible characters.

About the author:

Lorilyn Roberts is an award-winning Christian author who writes for the young and the young at heart. Lorilyn is a single mother by choice. She adopted her two daughters from Nepal and Vietnam. Read her Amazon best-selling memoir, Children of Dreams, endorsed by New York Times best-selling author Jerry Jenkins, and be inspired. Lorilyn has been a speaker at various events and functions, including women's groups, adoption support groups, and writer workshops. She is the founder of the John 3:16 marketing network.

Triumphant: Created For Victory Destined For Glory, by Marnie Baker

Triumphant: Created For Victory, Destined For Glory 

How wonderful it is to have a Living, Loving God who profoundly cares for you, and for me. Therefore, because He Is LOVE, and because He Is Care, there is a Hope that is Real, True, and Able which is there for us. With God, we can walk through any situation with a hope that is real and everlasting because He is alive, well, and sitting Forevermore  upon His Mighty Throne.

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But God…

Despair like butterfly wings

continuously beats at my heart.

How do I keep the walls from

crumbling down all around me?

Do you see me my Lord; My God, My King?

I stand here struggling trying my best

to hold up four crumbling walls

with only two small hands.

I’m hopeless. I’m helpless.

I’m desolate. I’m pained.

I’m alone.

But God…

Means that Hope Lives.

But God…

Means that Help arrives.

But God…

Means that Love, on Comforting Wings,

comes for me-comes to see me through.

But God…

Means that an intentional Love

surrounds me-is here for me. 

With Jesus by my side,

how magnificent, beautiful,

and sustaining is the phrase But God.

And for that reason

My Help is the Word;

The Word which is God.

God is my Hope. God is my Light.

God is my Strength. God is my Shelter.

God is my Love, and He is always at my side.

 

So, I will rest in Him because

He is my Strong Tower.

I will place my hope in Him because

He is my Source, my Strength.

I will put my faith in Him because

He is Worthy and True.

I will forever Love Him because

He is my Everything.

My situation does not make Him less God

because He is there for me- Strong and Mighty.

Therefore, I am able to lie in

His Comforting Arms and rest when I need to.

Yes, I may walk through the valley of death,

yet, I will not fear the terrors

because He Lives, and He is with me.

Therefore, what was meant to harm me

must now bow down before Him

to be turned around for my good.

Thank You Lord that there is a But God

for my story, for my soul,

and for my life.

 

Orphans rescued in Nepal by Jesus

                                  

~Marnie~

You can connect with Marnie on the social networking sites below.

www.marnieinlove.com/triumphant

Marnie's blog 

Twitter @marnieinlove

Amazon Page

Author Bio

Marnie Baker daily observes the exquisite Love that God has for each of us which has influenced her decision to write professionally. Triumphant: Created For Victory, Destined For Glory brings home the truth of God’s Love beautifully and powerfully.  She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the owner of the Christian book publishing company Asher Yields Publishing. She can be found at her blog marnieinlove.com and on her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TriumphantLiving

"The Madonna of Pisano" by Maryann Diorio - Book One from "The Italian Chronicles"

A young woman, a priest, and a secret that keeps them bitterly bound to each other . . .  

MARIA LANDRO led her little son by the hand as they hurried down the winding road from Bella Terra toward the village. Distant, dark clouds gathered in the morning sky. Looked like a storm coming. The anxiety that had been churning for days in the pit of her stomach now spread to chill every part of her body. It was all she could do to keep herself from turning back.

         Nico tugged on her wrist. "Are we almost there, Mama?"

         She squeezed his hand in return, the hem of her skirt rustling against the pebbles as it swished along the cobblestone road. "Almost, darling. Are you all right?"

         He looked up at her. He had her father's eyes. Kind, deep, and probing. They always made him so easy to love.

         "I'm well, Mama." But his fingers fidgeted in her hand.

         His nervousness only fueled her own. She squeezed his hand more tightly. Please let the village be kind to him. Regardless of what they believed about her.

         A sudden gust of wind caught the end of her headscarf, pulling it back past her temples. "My, the wind is getting stronger. Let's hurry before the storm breaks. We don't want you to arrive at school soaking wet on your very first day, do we?"

         "No, we don't, Mama. I would look silly." He laughed, and an arrow pierced her heart.

         If anyone hurt him . . .

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Book Reviews

"This book had my attention from the very start, hard to stop reading it once I started.”

 ~ Janice Sisemore, Reader

"Excellent read! . . . Beautifully written . . . .”

 ~ Alison Strittmatter, Reader

"Excellent characters, dramatic plot. Beautifully written, giving wonderful feeling for the setting in place and time. Emotionally intense situations, satisfying resolution. Among the two or three best novels I have read this year. Highly recommended.” 

~ Dr. Donn Taylor, Author of Fiction

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About the Author

Dr. MaryAnn Diorio is a widely published, award-winning author of compelling fiction that deals with the deepest issues of the human heart. Her books for both adults and children consistently receive excellent reviews for their content and their style. MaryAnn holds the PhD in French with a concentration in Comparative Literature from the University of Kansas. She resides in New Jersey with her husband Dominic, a retired physician. They are the blessed parents of two awesome daughters, a wonderful son-in-law, and five rambunctious grandchildren. When not writing, MaryAnn loves to read, to paint, and to make up silly songs for her grandchildren.