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" To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" - Ecclesiastes 3:1 I believe it is to this verse that the title to this novel, To Everything a Season  by Lauraine Snelling derived from.  I love everything about this verse, and Ms. Snelling does a great job in giving us a story that relates to it. She showed us life and what life entails.   I love how the stories played out throughout this book. The relationships between every character, as well as the relationship between each of them and God.  Having a strong character to pull everyone together is key, and we find that in Ingeborg Strand, the matriarch of the Bjorklund clan.  Who is Ingeborg, especially when there's no mentioned of her in the  synopsis  on the back cover? Well, you'll have to read to find out. And trust me, you won't be disappointed in this character. However, you might be if you purchase this book solely based on the back description. Wh...

A Match of Wits by Jen Turano is the 5th book of the Ladies of Distinction series that revolve around the same group of characters since Ms. Turano's first book, Gentleman of Her Dreams , a novella (short novel available only as an e-book). Gentleman of Her a Dreams  is more of a companion book to her first full novel (2nd book of the series), A Change of Fortune.   I loved A Change of Fortune . It was a great first novel that had me searching for more of her work, only to find out that she doesn't have any other books yet.  It was a long 7 months before I get to read her 3rd book, Most Peculiar Circumstances .  If you're already confused with all the titles of the series, scroll to the bottom of this post for a look of the full series' (to date) covers.  Now, it's been awhile since I read the previous books of the series, so let's get back to A Match of Wits.  A Match of Wits by Jen Turano If you have not read the first 4 books of the series, n...

After reading about George Washington, our first president of the United States of America, I was quite interested in the personal connections he has; and who better than his wife of nearly 40 years. Martha Washington, born Martha Dandridge and became Martha Custis after her early marriage to Daniel Parke Custis (died 7 years afterwards) was the epitome of a gentle-woman and the first of all First Ladies. Martha Washington: An American Life by Patricia Brady In this biography, titled Martha Washington: An American Life , by Patricia Brady gave us readers a young, vibrant, strong-willed and independent woman in Martha Washington that we hardly hear about. We, at least I, since young always associated the First Lady as an old, grandma figure. I think paintings from Art History doesn't help either. Similar to what we see in Edward Savage's "The Washington Family", a prompt and refined elderly woman was the first image that comes to mind when speaking of Mrs. Wash...