They Call Me Mom: 52 Encouraging Devotions for Every MOMent

 




They Call Me Mom: 52 Encouraging Devotions for Every MOMent

Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett

Kregel Publications

Grand Rapids, MI

C2019

All devotions have a commentary by both authors. You will laugh and pray along with Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett.  Whether you are an encourager, teacher, listener, or rainbow recorder, you will find inspirational information.  Devotions have mom’s positive follow through suggestions. Don’t forget to buy their award winning book: Platinum Faith.

Historys Mysteries: The Choclate Train Wreck

History’s Mysteries: The Chocolate Train Wreck

Martin, Donna L.

Story Catcher Publishing

Knoxville, TN

 C2019

             Nothing ever happens in Hamilton, NY until 1955.

            On a dark and a stormy night, Abigail, age 9, hears a train wreck and her Nancy Drew instincts begin circling her head. Where was it? Is anyone hurt? Who caused it?

            Her friend, Nathan plan to solve this problem. They have a lot of suspects: Mr. Stanley, who worked for the railroad, Billy Wilcox who knows trains frontwards and back, and local college kids.

            Abigail and Nathan discover the Nestle Chocolate Company investigated the train wreck and due to weather conditions, Philip Lawson, a rep. for the company, allowed the people of Hamilton to have as much chocolate as they desired.  Their town smelled of chocolate for over six months. They will have plenty of cookies to make in the future. All twenty tons of chocolate were gone in a few days before the bees started swarming.

            Meanwhile, her father makes chocolate chip cookies, but they don’t taste as good as mothers. Abigail pinkie swore never to share mother’s recipe. She knew something was missing. No matter how he tried, the cookies didn’t taste good.

            This is not the first book of Donna Martin’s history mysteries, and it definitely isn’t the last. She includes so much at the end of the book: the real and famous chocolate chip recipe, a word search puzzle, facts of the accident, discussion questions, bibliography and much more!

History's Mysteries: Ship of Dreams

History’s Mysteries: Ship of Dreams

Martin, Donna L.

Story Catcher Publishing

Knoxville, TN

c2019

            Margaret, age 10, is excited to see the Titanic launch. Her mama, a God-fearing woman, gives her a journal. Her entry begins each chapter. Her parents are poor and they mostly eat potatoes. Only potatoes. Mama counts the pieces of coal to make sure there is enough to fix dinner. Yet, when Mama wants some apple tarts, she sends Margaret to the store. The store owner has the deepest Irish dialect. When the Titanic doesn’t sail, Margaret worries the Coalies will go on strike. Her papa works hard as a tally man providing provisions on the White Star Line, Titanic.

            Her papa conveniently forgets his lunch daily and she must take it to him at the docks. While she visits, she finds friendship in a boy from Russia, Sasha. He and his family plan to set sail soon. Margaret finds all sorts of friends at the docks. Will she see the Titanic sail? Will Sasha and his family set sail? The author, Donna L. Martin not only provides history’s mysteries, but includes: the rest of the story (with true facts), discussion questions, and suggested reading. Be sure to check out her other books in the series.

*Preview by Deborah Bates Cavitt