The Promise by Ann Weisgarber
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ann Weisgarber writes "The Promise"

I wanted to read this one because it was written about Galveston Island in Texas and also because the time was when the terrible 1900 storm devasted most of the island.  Thousands of lives were lost and others changed forever...

this story tells of a young pianist Catheribne Wainright, she lives a sheltered life in Ohio and is very talanted.  Life is hard for her when she becomes embroiled in a scandal with a married man and many turn away from her.  The students she taught piano dwindled and soon monies was a dire problem and she knew her life had to change.
One option was a childhood friend Oscar that had moved away many years ago and had written her a few times, she grabbed at this lifeline and wrote to him and renewed their friendship and soon he ask her to come to Texas and marry him.  He didn't know all of her troubles only what she told him but she knew she would be a good wife and something had to change.
She traveled far from her home in Ohio to Galveston where life was so different and even oscar too was different after all these years.  He had a young boy who grieved for a mama that had recently died.  Catherine was not good with children and left him to the care of the housekeeper who stayed on...
Soon Catherine realizes that Nan the housekeeper has cared for oscar since his wife died and has come to love him even he is not aware.  two women in one house never seems to work and this time it was even worse.

Catherine and Oscar had just became closer and things seemed like all would work out when a horrible great storm came to the area and Oscar and Catherine became separated  when he went to take care of animals on his ranch for milk cows.  Catherine did a wonderful job talking with Andre to keep him from being scared even when the waters rose into the house that stood on stilts.
I come to care for the characters and you will too as you read this story Ann has woven with her words.  Galveston comes to life and you can feel and hear the waves as they roar to shore over and over again near the home of this family.

Thank you Ann for the chance to read this story, look forward to your next one..


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100 years she has been the special little girl for Morton in a shower of salt
a special birthday this year ....
I cannot imagine not having this seasoning in my veggies, how bland
they would be without Morton's salt.
HBP makes us cut back and oh how we cry at the loss
 at meals we reach out for the shaker
 but remember we cannot take her.....

I applaud a special day for this logo that has been around
 100 years -not many can say that..
 though I must cut back because of HBP
I will not completely forsake her
as I reach for my shaker.......

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A Light in the Window: An Irish Christmas Love Story by Julie Lessman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Light in the Window by Julie Lessman

I finished this book but just could not think of words I wanted to write in review.  so many days later here I am.

Words are not good enough for this review but it is all we have so.....

Marceline Murphy is a beautiful young christian woman who has wanted to have a large family to love and be loved by.  she adored Sam O'Rourke and the whole family from the time she was a little girl.  Sam's sister Julie was her best friend growing up so she was in and out of the family a lot.

Patrick and Sam were best friends and became simply rogues in the way they lived their lives and Father Fitz had them volunteering for comm unity services to keep them out of trouble from time to time.  this time it is helping the girls with a play for Christmas called "A Light in the Window".

Marcy is excited to see more of Sam but then Patrick shows a side of himself that endears him to her heart too.  Both of the young men want to court Marcy, who do you think will have the better chance of becoming close?

Many think Patrick is bad influence on Sam but could it be the other way around?  you must read this story and see what happens when a young man - "A rouge at heart" finds he has a reason to want to be a better man.
Two men care deeply for one woman or do they?  Who will win the heart of this young woman and give her all she has dreamed about.

Thanks to this author for showing us we need God in our lives to guide us, if we just live on our own, things don't run as smooth or "right" as they do with him.



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