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Fiction Reviews

{Book Review} On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

November 7, 2018by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on {Book Review} On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
{Book Review} On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

Lad, it's one thing to be poor in pocket - nothing wrong with that. But poor in heart - that's no good." -On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson About the book... This is the first book in The Wingfeather Saga. A tale I would place on my shelf beside C. S. [...]

Non-Fiction Reviews

{Book Review} Christian Heroes Then & Now Series

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018by Madelyn Canada2 Comments on {Book Review} Christian Heroes Then & Now Series
{Book Review} Christian Heroes Then & Now Series

As saints of old still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls and hunger for the day When, with Christ, we stand in glory. -O Church Arise by Keith and Kristyn Getty About the series... The Christian Heroes Then & Now Series, are the individual stories of Christian heroes from [...]

Fiction Reviews

{Book Review} The Lamplighter

October 31, 2018by Madelyn Canada2 Comments on {Book Review} The Lamplighter
{Book Review} The Lamplighter

Is Gertrude a beauty? By no means. Hers is a face and form about which there would be a thousand different opinions, and few would pronounce her beautiful. But there are faces whose ever-varying expression one loves to watch, tell-tale faces, that speak truth and proclaim the sentiment within; faces sanctified by the Divine presence, [...]

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{Book Review} Shadow of the Almighty

October 12, 2018by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on {Book Review} Shadow of the Almighty
{Book Review} Shadow of the Almighty

"I know that my hopes and plans for myself could not be any better than He has arranged and fulfilled them. Thus may we all find it, and know the truth of the Word which says, 'He will be our Guide even until death.'" -Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot About the book... While [...]

Fiction Reviews

{Book Review} When Comes the Spring

October 10, 2018by Madelyn Canada2 Comments on {Book Review} When Comes the Spring
{Book Review} When Comes the Spring

This is just the beginning, Elizabeth. We have today as a memory, but we have all of the tomorrows as exciting possibilities. -When Comes the Spring About the book... This is the second book in the Canadian West Saga. Her life as a single teacher in the Wild West is over. She's fallen in love, [...]

Encouragement

When We’re Old Enough, Again

October 6, 2018by Madelyn Canada6 Comments on When We’re Old Enough, Again
When We’re Old Enough, Again

My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound, you will be older still. But some day you will be [...]

Non-Fiction Reviews

{Book Review} Joni: An Unforgettable Story

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on {Book Review} Joni: An Unforgettable Story
{Book Review} Joni: An Unforgettable Story

"He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me." -Joni Eareckson Tada About the book... Joni Eareckson Tada. An ordinary teenage girl, who had one accident, that changed the course of her entire life. What would you do if one day, you woke up unable to use any of your limbs? Would you [...]

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Book Review: Through Gates of Splendor

September 28, 2018by Madelyn Canada3 Comments on Book Review: Through Gates of Splendor
Book Review: Through Gates of Splendor

But everything that happens, we are told, fits into a pattern for good to those who love God. We see events as "God's bright messengers." He is always at work, calmly engineering His eternal purposes in us, through us, and in spite of us. -Elisabeth Elliot Through Gates of Splendor About the book... This is the [...]

Fiction Reviews

Book Review: When Calls the Heart

September 26, 2018October 3, 2018by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on Book Review: When Calls the Heart
Book Review: When Calls the Heart

Birds sang their last songs of the day before tucking in for the night, and still the darkness hung back. Now, I thought, I understand the word "twilight." It was created for just this time - in this land.” ― Janette Oke When Calls the Heart About the book... Elizabeth Thatcher was raised in the [...]

Giveaways

Many Sparrows Birthday GIVEAWAY!

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018by Madelyn Canada4 Comments on Many Sparrows Birthday GIVEAWAY!
Many Sparrows Birthday GIVEAWAY!

Whoop, whoop! Many Sparrows by: Lori Benton turns one today! We spent last week, and this week celebrating! Click here to read my review on the book, and here to read the interview with Lori. To further celebrate, she has graciously teamed up with me to do a fun giveaway! She will be giving away TWO signed [...]

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Madelyn Canada

Madelyn Canada

A preschool teacher who reads too many books at once and writes about goodness and beauty in her spare time.

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