In His Hands

IN HIS HANDS

by many women

One of the greatest reassurances we receive when we embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ is to know that whatever happens to us in this life, we are in His hands. He knows us, each one of us, by name. He is aware of the circumstances of our lives. He stands ready to help us do things we thought we couldn't do.

In this uplifting collection, twenty-two Latter-day Saint Women share stories and insights illuminating what it means to place ourselves in the Lord's hands. As we learn to trust Him and to commune with Him in prayers, we receive guidance for our own discipleship and inspiration about how to serve. The fruits of love and peace will follow.

Sprinkled with inspirational photography, each of these brief, heart-touching messages is a moving reminder that we are not alone. We are continually in His hands.

Insights on trust, peace, prayer, and more!

Excerpt Pages

My Review
This book is FABULOUS!
The stories are TRUE and HEART-FELT
You will feel of the love permeating this book!
From these pages you will start to ponder all the ways that you too were IN HIS HANDS.

Every woman needs to read this book!
I SO HIGHLY recommend it!

Authors
Jenny Oaks Baker
Kris Belcher
Mary Cook
Laurel C. Day
Mary Ellen Edmunds
Emily Freeman
Jane Clayson Johnson
Mariama Kallon
Ardeth Kapp
Chieko Okazaki
Camille Fronk Olson
Virginia H. Pearce
Whitney Permann
Carolyn J. Rasmus
Macy Robison
Heidi Swinton
Barbara Thompson
Sandra Turley
Wendy Ulrich
Emily Watts
Hilary Weeks

A Timeless Romance Anthology: Silver Bells Collection

A review copy was provided

Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to 

A Timeless Romance Anthology: Silver Bells. 

These stories are fun and captivating. There is wit and charm and romance and of course a Christmas setting. Each has the distinctive flair of it's writer and they are pulled together in a masterful way. I am a fan of short, quick tales as life gets so busy for me. I love that you get 6 different stories all in one book and all for one low price! I also love that I get to read from my favorite authors while being introduced to new authors. Take a few moments and savor the season with these fun, sweet novellas.

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In NY Times & USA Today’s bestselling author Lucinda Brant’s delightful novella, FAIRY CHRISTMAS, Kitty Aldershot is orphaned and forced to live on others’ charity. Offered a home under the generous roof of her relatives, the Earl of Salt Hendon and his countess, Kitty wants for nothing, not even the affections of Mr. Tom Allenby. But when Kitty stumbles across a letter written by Lady Caroline that reveals how Mr. Allenby would be ruined should he marry the likes of Kitty, she realizes she has been fooling herself all along. Kitty’s world crumbles around her as she recognizes she will forever be alone with no prospects at all.

Sarah M. Eden’s charming romance novella A CHRISTMAS PROMISE, Sean Kirkpatrick is trying to get to his new place of employment, Kilkenny Castle, in order to start as the new stablehand. His only requirement is to drive a team of high-spirited nags from Dublin to Kilkenny in a certain amount of time. Unfortunately he winds up in a muddy field, stuck, lost, and running out of time. He’s about to lose the job before he can prove himself capable of finishing his first assignment. When Maeve Butler arrives on the scene, Sean isn’t sure if she’s intent on rescuing him or bent on torturing him with her fiery wit and lovely dark eyes.

In Heather B. Moore’s enchanting novella, TWELVE MONTHS, Lucien Baxter’s best and most incorrigible friend, Will, dies unexpectedly, leaving behind his new bride and unborn child the week before Christmas. Will’s last request is that Lucien watches over Cora, not just as a benefactor, but as a husband. When Lucien does his duty and proposes to Cora, he’s turned down flat. But over the course of the next few days, Lucien discovers that marrying Cora wouldn’t be any sort of duty after all, but a matter of following his heart.

In Lu Ann Staheli’s sweet romance novella, A FEZZIWIG CHRISTMAS, Dick Wilkins and his best friend Ebenezer Scrooge have been looking forward to the annual Fezziwig Christmas dance for weeks. Ebenezer is practically engaged to Annabelle Fezziwig, and Dick hopes to start courting her younger sister, Pricilla. Once the dance starts, and Pricilla arrives, as pretty and charming as ever, Dick discovers that he’s not the only man vying for her attention. His best friend advises Dick that he has to win Pricilla’s heart, as well as her mother’s favor. Losing his heart has suddenly become very complicated.

A TASTE OF HOME, a captivating romance by Annette Lyon, we meet Claire Jennings, who’s on her way to spend Christmas with her family. As she rides the train with William Rhodes, who grew up across the street, memories of Christmases past flood her mind. He may be twenty-one now, but she can’t forget his torturous teasing from their school years. At the rail station, Claire discovers that her home is under quarantine because her little brother has measles. She's stuck in town, away from her family, on her favorite holiday. William stays behind with her, and as Christmas Day approaches and her homesickness deepens, she discovers that perhaps he has changed in more ways than one.

Becca Wilhite’s entrancing novella, MY MODERN GIRL, follows Margie, who lands her dream job as a clerk at Macy’s department store in New York City. Margie might be new in town, but she’s determined to succeed and prove to Henry that moving to the city was the right decision. As the Christmas season approaches, Margie realizes that being a “modern girl” might not be all she had dreamed of and Henry might have more to offer than she ever imagined.

With Wondering Awe

Book Details
Authors: Various
Release Date: October 2013
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Genre: Christmas

Books like this are what make Christmas special for me!

I get so busy with my own Christmas preparations that I tend to lose sight of 'the reason for the season.'

So I am GRATEFUL for these stories that bring perspective back to me and help me realize what it truly is all about!

In this book you will read TRUE HOLIDAY MEMORIES of "tidings of comfort and joy."

Some will be 'miraculous', some will be 'dramatic', some will be tender, all will be WONDERFUL!

You will read:
A Holy Night in a Holy City from Brent L. and Wendy C. Top

My Best Christmas Ever by Jack Weyland

Gold for Christmas by Earl Rich, as told to Jennie Hansen

How the Bear Lost His Tail by N.C. Allen

Remembering the Christmas Spirit by Kerry Blair

The Christmas I Learned Courage by Margot Hovley

The Gift of the Stables by Erin Klingler

The Gift by Jodi Marie Robinson

The Nightmare before Christmas by Julie Daines

The Christmas Coat by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

Don't Miss Out!
Fill your season with these 'heartwarming' stories!

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A Christmas Journey

Book Details
Author: Various
Release Date: October 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Christmas

WOW! BEAUTIFUL! WONDERFUL! MARVELOUS! POWERFUL! This book is simply AMAZING!

Four stories share the Christmas journey...with stunning illustrations!

Starting with the Christmas story told from the scriptures and beautifully illustrated with Joseph Brickey paintings.

Next you are delighted with Emily Freeman's God Bless Your Way, illustrated by Dan Burr about a man who travels along with Joseph and Mary to the town where he too had been born. This story is so heart-warming as he also goes from inn to inn only to find out there is no room.

Then you will be delighted to travel with Simon Dewey's painting through the wonderful song titled The Nativity Song...included are selections from Apostles, Prophets, and other Church leaders.

And finally you will read The Miracle of the Wooden Shoes where the tradition of leaving a gift at someone's house multiple days in a row will become so much more meaningful. Illustrations are by Dan Burr.

This book truly is a Christmas treasure!

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Suit Up

Book Details
Authors: Various
Release Date: 2013
Publisher: Deseret Book
Genre: Missionary Prep

John Bytheway, Laurel Christensen, John Hilton III, Jennifer Platt, Hank Smith, Anthony Sweat and Brad
Wilcox have come together for another FABULOUS book for teens! This time a focus on preparing for a mission...as the age level has been lowered :)


Elder Holland has said "The Lord needs more missionaries and He needs better prepared missionaries."

This book will help with that! Each author has taken a verse from the 4th section of the Doctrine and Covenants and expounded upon it.

Sprinkled throughout the book are QR codes that will link you to some fun video clips...(if you are like me and don't have a "smart phone" they also give you the long-hand link :)

Watch this clip of Laurel Christensen, Brad Wilcox, and some prospective missionaries as they discuss the Christlike attributes that missionaries need to acquire...




The following great chapters are in this book:
1. The Lord's Marvelous Work
2. Give It Everything You've Got
3. I'll Be What You Want Me to Be
4. Thrusting In Our Sickle
5. The Essential Credentials
6. I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
7. Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Whether you are preparing for a formal mission or just want to be a better everyday member missionary this book is a wonderful read!

The Art of Motherhood

Book Details:
Author: Various LDS authors (see list below)
Release Date: March 2013
Publisher: Covenant
Genre: Inspiration


This book is SO BEAUTIFUL!

The stories are truly heart-touching and the pictures are breath-taking!

You will laugh and you will cry and you will ooh and you will aah.

30 different authors have come together to write stories about their mothers or how they mother their own families.

My favorite stories are about the little girl who didn't get a single Valentine's card and how her mother helped her...and...the one that teaches that "there's no way to be a perfect mother, but a million way to be a good one."...and...of course...all the rest :)

Authors Include:
Kathryn Jenkins Gordon
Jennie Hansen
Traci Hunter Abramson
Anita Stansfield
Lucille Johnson
Ed J. Pinegar
Kitty De Ruyter-Bons
Jack R. Christianson
Jeri Gilchrist
Betsy Brannon Green
Gale Sears
Deanna Buxton
Jennette Guymon-King
Josi S. Kilpack
Mike Winder
Toni Sorenson
Sarah Eden
Michele Ashman Bell
Jody Durfee
Kerry Blair
Annette Lyon
Melanie Jacobson
Nancy Campbell Allen
Heather B. Moore
Julie Wright
Alma J. Yates
Jodi Marie Robinson
Richard Allen
Jeffrey Savage
Joni Hilton

This is a perfect book for any mother or for anyone who has a mother :)

A Year of Powerful Prayer

The back of this book says:

"Given the times in which we live, improving our prayers should be one of our deepest desires." ~ Neal A. Maxwell

And it is SO TRUE!

This book is a compilation of many authors and will give you great insight into prayer, why we need to pray, what to pray for, and how to understand the answers you are getting from prayer.

The book is divided into sections and is meant to be a year-long study of prayer.

I wanted to get a really good overview of the book so I read it quickly and learned SO MUCH.

But if you really took the year to study daily from its pages it would be so POWERFUL!

Checkin' It Twice Blog Tour + Giveaway

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About the Book:

Title: Checkin' It Twice & Other Heartwarming Holiday Tales (Volume 2)
Author: Multiple
Publisher: LDS Publisher Press (imprint of Rosehaven Publishing)
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Genre: Christmas Short Story Collection

Website: http://www.checkinittwice.blogspot.com/

Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/checkinittwicestories

Book Description:

Can Santa learn a lesson from the Savior?

Can a foreign exchange student help you see Christmas a little more clearly?

Do things really look better from a distance?
And just how many holiday ornaments does one woman need?

Get in the Christmas Spirit with Volume 2 of award-winning stories from LDS Publisher's 2010 and 2011 Christmas Story Contests!

Featuring LDS Authors:

Checkin’ It Twice by Michael Young

Foreign Exchange by Teresa G. Osgood

Slushballs by Janice Sperry
Fishing Buddy by Rob Smales

Christmas Bus by LeeAnn Setzer

Broken Things by Angie Lofthouse

Gifts from Jesus by Kasey Eyre
Substitute Santa by Gussie Fick

Third Strike Christmas by Brian C. Ricks

Christmas Stash by Jennifer Ricks

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh by Weston Elliott

Milkshakes and Mittens by Brenda J. Anderson

The Real Magic by LisaAnn Turner

With Wondering Awe by Jennifer Carson Shelton

A Soldier’s Christmas by Amie Borst

The Two Hundred Forty-fourth Ornament by Jennifer Ricks

 

My Review:

I LOVE books like this one! Filled with short stories and easy to read! Pick it up, put it down, pick it up again. Read in order, or, out of order. Read, ponder, savor, and most of all, enjoy!

I really enjoyed ALL of the stories, but space only allows for me to mention a few...

I was very TOUCHED by the title story, Checkin' It Twice...As Santa is "checkin' his list" he realizes that Christ doesn't have a naughty list. Christ gives freely to ALL! Very thought-provoking!

I also LOVED Fishing Buddy...A lonely man goes out to ice fish on Christmas Eve to pass the evening away...but he finds another man out on the ice and spend the evening with Kris K...who suddenly has to leave because he has a VERY BUSY NIGHT ahead of him. But before Kris fully disappears he leaves a very special gift with a note that says "Same time next year?"

The Two Hundred Forty-Fourth Ornament was WONDERFUL...A teacher understands that her school kids have a hard time focusing on school work during the week before Christmas...so she plans for it...parties...spelling lists of Christmas words, etc. She also has to plan that each year one more child will learn the truth about Santa Claus from another child. What she didn't plan on this year was a very special gift from one of her students.

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Christmas Spirit

These twelve TRUE Christmas stories will bring the Christmas spirit into your heart.

Stories from losing and then finding the special "Christmas Coins..."

To the memories of "Sugar Cookies and the True Meaning of Christmas..."

To "The Best Worst Christmas Ever."

These stories will remind you of what Christmas is really all about.

Authors:
Sarah M. Eden, Josi S. Kilpack, Melanie Jacobson, Joni Hilton, Jeri Gilchrist, Michele Ashman Bell,
Andy Horton, GG Vandagriff, Karen Tuft, Deanna Buxton, Tiffany Fletcher, Matthew Christiansen