Tuesday, April 10, 2018

5 Inspirational Quotes To Get You Through The Week



Getting through the week can seem like a long haul sometimes! Spring is taking its sweet time to come to us here this year so that makes time feel extra slow! And while we try to get out and enjoy the week anyway, sometimes we need a little push!

I’ve always believed in the power of words. It’s the reason I love to write! Words can build you up or break you down, get you there faster or run you over. That’s why I love reading inspirational quotes. And why I’ve decided to make this kind of post a regular thing!

So here are 5 great quotes to get you through the week - in the morning, parenting, work, your workouts and difficult times. Please feel free to share, pin or post them  on your own blog - anywhere you’d love to spread a little happiness. Hope you enjoy!




To Get Through Your Morning
Every day we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
-Buddha


For Parenting
To be in your children's memories tommorow, you have to be in their lives today.
-Barbara Johnson


To Get You Through Your Workout
Do something today your future self will thank you for tomorrow.
-Unknown


To Get Through The Workweek
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
-Earl Nightingale

To Get Through A Difficult Time
What the caterpillar calls the end, the master calls a butterfly
-Richard Bach

Enjoy your week!






The Promise by Susan Lantz Simpson: A Book Review

Psst! I received a free copy of this book from Kensington Books through NetGalley.
Book Synopsis

In the beautiful spring warmth of Southern Maryland’s Amish country, love always finds a way to bloom . . .
 
Like most Amish young women, Phoebe Yoder has dreams—but not of a courtship—at least not yet. She dreams of caring for the tender-hearted alpacas at her Englischer neighbor’s farm and learning the business herself. But that longing falls away the moment her baby sister goes missing. In that horrifying instant, desperate for her sister’s safe return, she whispers a promise to Gott: she will give up her dreams and marry Micah Graber, a man she doesn’t love, but who is determined to make her his wife.
 
Benjamin Miller hasn’t been back in Southern Maryland for long before he meets Phoebe and begins to imagine what a fine life they could build together—beginning with an alpaca farm of their own. But he can see that Phoebe’s brash vow is all she will consider, no matter what her heart wants. As Ben falls for her gentle manner and sweet, sad eyes, he comes to understand his daunting task: to convince Phoebe that together, they can make a new promise that will never be broken . . .



My Thoughts

Seeing as how Susan Lantz Simpson was a new author to me, I honestly didn’t know what to expect from this book. I tend to stick to my favorite authors when it comes to Amish fiction. All too often I’ve read books where the authors clearly don’t research the Amish at all, or just barely, and the result is pretty horrible. Given that, I must say that I was seriously impressed with the writing - and couldn’t put the darn book down!

Simpson obviously knows her stuff and writes a captivating story. There are a few different characters and quite a few details going on in this story, which I love, and she manages to keep all the stories going and straight. I love her descriptions of her characters and how she understands the intricacies of the Amish community.

That being said, I must say that about 70 percent through the book I started to get a little frustrated with the main character, and when you read this book you’ll see why. But hold out until the end, because it’s worth the emotional roller coaster of a ride! I also wish the character of Belinda would have been explained and shown a bit more.

Overall, however, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and definitely plant to pick up Susan Lantz Simpson’s books. She has definitely made it onto my “go-to” list of Amish fiction authors.