Then Sings My Soul Saturday

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Random Dozen

1. How do you feel about the marshmallow Easter Peeps?
I think they are really cute and I bought them for my kids when they were little, but I don't really like them.
2. Chickens are notoriously nervous creatures. When you are nervous, what is the best way to calm down?
Pray
3. People say, "April showers bring May flowers." Do you enjoy Spring rains?
When they are soft spring showers, yes.  Rainstorms...not so much.
4. When I was randomly flipping through TV channels this week, a show in which tattoo parlor employees received tattoos of a co-worker's face on their bodies. I can't imagine having a portrait of a colleague tattooed on me. But if someone forced you to receive a portrait tattoo (face only) of anyone, who would it be? Why?
My husband, because I love him and always will.
5. Would you rather have a tattoo (any kind) or a nose ring?
Neither, but if I had to do one, probably a nose ring, because I could take it out.
6. Do you have any special plans for Easter?
Just church for sure.  After that, who knows!
7. Cadbury Eggs or Reese Eggs?
Reese Eggs
8. What was the last thing/person you took a picture of?
I don't know.  I think an early morning sky.
9. What book are you reading now, or what was the last one?

Beautiful Things Happen When A Woman Trusts God by Sheila Walsh

10. What do you think is the most difficult task when it comes to Spring cleaning?
Cleaning up the yard.
11. How many pairs of flip-flops do you own?
Maybe about 3.  I'm not sure.
12. Which color makes you happiest?
Depends on what the color is on.  Maybe yellow.

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"Here Burns My Candle" Winners

I only had 4 entries to win 2 books. And the winners are ; Mimi at He &amp  Me +3 and Robin at Life in a Small Town. Ladies, send me your address and I'll put them in the mail right away. Congrats

Oh, and I'm really excited too. There were 5 comments on the giveaway post, but only 4 entries. Guess who the 5th comment was from. The author of the book! Liz Curtis Higgs! I think that is so awesome that she took time to read my review and make a comment. Man, I love this lady!

Have a great day everyone and congrats to Mimi and Robin!!!

How Great Thou Art

Join Amy at Signs, Miracles, and Wonders for more TSMSS. This is the first time I've heard this rendition of this song. I hope you enjoy it.

Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs Book Review and Give Away

Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs

Book Description from Back Cover:  A mother who cannot face her future, a daughter who cannot escape her past.  Lady Elisabeth Kerr is a keeper of secrets.  A Highlander by birth and a Lowlander by marriage, she honors the auld ways, even as doubts and fears stir deep within her.

Her husband, Lord Donald, has secrets of his own, well hidden from the household, yet whispered among the town gossips.

His mother, the dowager Lady Marjory, hides gold beneath her floor and guilt inside her heart. Though her two abiding passions are maintaining her place in society and coddling her grown sons, Marjory's many regrets, buried in Greyfriars Churchyard, continue to plague her.

One by one the Kerr family secrets begin to surface, even as bonny Prince Charlie and his rebel army ride into Edinburgh in September 1745, intent on capturing the crown.

A timeless story of love and betrayal, loss and redemption, flickering against the vivid backdrop of eighteenth century Scotland, Here Burns My Candle illumines the dark side of human nature, even as hope, the brightest of tapers, lights the way home.

My Thoughts:  I love this book.  It is very well written and I love the story line.  The characters were a little confusing to me at first, but it didn't take long to get them figured out.  My favorite character is, Lady Elizabeth.  She is so sweet and so brave and I truly enjoyed her.  It was fun trying to read the words the author wrote in the Scottish dialect and trying to imagine how they would sound.  That just added another fun element to the book. I also enjoyed the fact that this novel is loosely based on the book of Ruth, one of my favorite books in the Old Testament.  As you read the story, you can't miss the similarities.  Now I can't wait for the second book in this series to come out so I can see what happens next.  I would highly recommend reading this book.

Here's a trailer for you to view, if you'd like.

Go to this link if you'd like to purchase a copy of this book:  
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?isbn=9781400070015

Giveaway:  I was given a free copy of this book to give away.  So if you are interested in having a copy of this wonderful book, just leave a comment and a winner will be drawn on Monday, March 29th.  Actually I'll give away 2 copies (the new one and the one I read).

This was book was provided for review by WaterBrook Multnomah.