by Ruth Schmeckpeper | Sep 24, 2026 | Book Recommendations
Hope Ahead: 40 Devotions for Life’s Unexpected Turns by Schawn Starfeldt, Joyel Vandenboogart, Ruth Schmeckpeper, Sarah Schultz, Elizabeth Daghfal, Jenny Leavitt, Annie Roak, and Melissa Todd. Life rarely follows the road we planned. A relationship changes, a dream...
by Ruth Schmeckpeper | Sep 23, 2026 | Book Recommendations
I loved Find Me in the Blooms by Alyssa Schwarz. It’s a tender story of second chances, forgiveness, and discovering that we are more than the expectations others place on us. Kate Sullivan returns to Jonathan Island to help her sister with the Apple Blossom...
by Ruth Schmeckpeper | Sep 23, 2026 | Book Recommendations
House of Wind by Laura Denooyer is a powerful, hope-filled story of courage, healing, and God’s faithfulness in difficult circumstances. Wendi has endured years of manipulation and emotional abuse from her husband. He is respected by others but terrifying behind...
by Ruth Schmeckpeper | Aug 20, 2026 | Book Recommendations
Olivia Carmichael leaves a scandalous past behind to become a teacher in the small ranching community of Washton, California, in 1869. She’s determined to build a new life, support herself, and never depend on anyone again. Her teaching contract, which forbids her to...
by Ruth Schmeckpeper | Jul 26, 2026 | Book Recommendations
The Lumber Baron’s Wife by Lynn Austin One of my favorite reads lately has been Lynn Austin’s dual-time novel, The Lumber Baron’s Wife. In the late 1800s, Hannah and her physician husband, John, accept an invitation from lumber baron Henry Abernathy...