I really enjoyed this story about a young woman learning about trusting in God and following His path for her. It's set in an early 1900's small town and Astrid, the main character, is a new doctor trying to figure out what she should do with her talents and her life in general. The supporting ...
What a great, emotionally-draining and uplifting book! It alternates between two families linked by tragedy although they never meet. We experience the heart cries of both the mothers and see them bent low by worry and grief. One is given a sudden new joy in life and is able to sing heartfelt ...
For Nora Peterson, this was going to be the Christmas her family would long remember. After all the countless times her husband, Gordon, has been traveling for business, they were all going to be home together to celebrate those time honored traditions she had hoped would continue on as her twin...
I just love Lauraine Snelling. Her books are very uplifting, well written and such a delight to read. While this series contains 4 books it is really a continuation of 8 books in two other series. So the entire thee series covers about 25 years. This book takes place in the very early 1900's....
I could right the same review for almost all of Lauraine Snelling's books... I **LOVE** them! :-) She is one of my favorite Christian Fiction writers. Of course this new series is wonderful! I was sucked in and held captive from almost the first page.We follow Cassie from her life as the star...
This book snagged my interest as I am familiar with Lauraine Snellings work, & her Red River Characters. I really enjoyed this story & the description of life in Norway in the 1800's. I found her mom's attitude towards her sad & wished that it had been explained. I haven't read all of the Red Riv...
New author for me....I have enjoyed her writing.The book moves along at a steady flow. I am able to understand the story even though I did not read book one. This book picks right up and you can understand the storyline. Finding the hook of the book is easy. Love Mavis and her gift of hospitality...
Good story of a family and the individual choices they have made and continue to make in their lives....I did enjoy the book but I would have loved to find out more about the entire family....their individual stories....what drove them to make the choices they made, what made them happy, angry, f...
Heaven Sent Rain by Lauraine Snelling is about Dinah Taylor, a single woman who is a biochemist and CEO of her own company with a quiet, orderly life until it gets turned upside down when she befriends a small boy, Jonah, and his dog, Mutt. She finds herself really caring for the little kid and ...
I happened upon this book on a bargain table at Books-A-Million. Given that I've been trying to keep a more open mind about Christian Fiction and have actually very much enjoyed a couple of titles lately, I thought I would pick this one up. Thankfully, though it took me awhile to warm up to the s...
This is book #2 in this series; although you 'can' read it independently I wouldn't recommend it as it starts right where book #1 left off at. And although Ms Snelling does fill the reader in somewhat you still wouldn't get the full effect of the story without book 1.This story gives the reader a...
I enjoyed listening to this in audio format, especially moving from past to present. The leaps of time were clearly defined by the name of the lead character in each switch. Themes of doing vs being, achieving vs enjoying life, the important things in life, Alzheimers, teenage angst, art, all com...
This is book #3 in this series; although you 'can' read it independently I wouldn't recommend it as it starts right where book #2 left off at. And although Ms Snelling does fill the reader in somewhat you still wouldn't get the full effect of the story without books 1 and 2.This story gives the r...
The dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie ofDakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly imposs...
This story gives the reader a different outlook on the Civil War; one I never thought about. A family torn apart due to having to be sent away to fight some members killed, some missing and the women all wondering about them. All the while the oldest daughter has to do what she has promised her d...
This series picks up several years after the first Red River of the North series ends. We find the children of the first series graduating and thinking about life after school. The same cast of characters from Blessing are there, plus we meet Elizabeth Rogers from Minnesota. They suffer another d...
I love this book. I didn't expect this much christianity in it. You rarely get books like that!! I definitely can tell that this is a christian book. I love it. It also makes me love it more because I love horses and racing. I am glad that there are still good books like this in the world. I want...
If you havent read the first book or you are planning on reading it i woundnt suggest reading this review.(view spoiler)[As I started the 2nd book of Golden Filly by Lauraine Snelling I was excited to see what would happen next. I expected to it to be excciting and heart racing like the first boo...
I really enjoyed this Christian historical romance. It takes place in 1910. Nora has received money from her fiancee to come to America from Norway. However, when she arrives in a small North Dakota town, things don't work out as anticipated. She knows she needs to find a job so she can save for ...
High Hurdles by Lauraine SnellingtEven though everyone’s life story is different, they are all unique in some way or another. In Lauraine Snelling’s fictional story, High Hurdles, DJ’s life is nothing but chaos and struggles. DJ has a passion for horses; she works at a horse academy with her best...