A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I'm an ordinary girl, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here in this little space of the online world, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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Dawning of a New Year

2014 is knocking at our doors.  Can you believe this is the last day of December and the last of 2013?  It seems this year has flown by.  I still remember the first of Summer, wishing for the days to last.
Life is fleeting.  We must learn to take nothing for granted.  Do you remember the quote I used…

December Snippets!

'Bout time I joined the blogging world, again, eh?

Here's a few Snippets for you.  Enjoy!


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      A little while later, after showing nearly the whole ship to the thorough Aktaran, they passed the king's quarters.  The Ishadi captain stopped and …

When Came the Light of the World. . .

Merry Christmas!
Enjoy this season of Giving.  Cherish the love of family and fellowship!  But don't ever forget the Truth of this holiday when came the Light of the World.

What's in a Name?

Old English names!

A little history: 
Old English, also called Anglo-Saxon, was a Germanic language spoken in England from about the 7th century to the 12th century.

After the Norman conquest in 1066, the Anglo-Norman language (a dialect of Old French) displaced Old English as the tongue of the no…

Book Review [Veiled Rose]

Veiled Rose Tales of Goldstone Wood #2
Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Publisher:  Bethany House
Genre:  YA
Released:  2011
Christian

[Goodreads]
A Monster Prowls the Mountains of Southlands

      Rose Red trusts no one with her secret. She hides in the forest, her face veiled in rags, shunning the company of all sa…

Character Spotlight [Gunnar]

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends!  Cherish this time!

My grandmother loves quotes just as much as I do and she always has this one to say around this time:  "What if, when we wake up in the morning, all we have was what we thanked God for today." (unknown…

A Word, Guv'na?

nuance
[pro.  NOO-ahns] Dictionary.com
noun  1.asubtledifferenceordistinctioninexpression, meaning,response,etc.
2. averyslightdifferenceorvariationincolorortone.
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Disney's Tangled taught me this word.  =]

'Tis truth!  I had no need of it till then.  This j…

What's in a Name?

Anna requested a set of Swiss names!  Thank you, Anna!

I actually had to research a couple different websites in order to find these.  I am quite happy with my finds. =]  Most of these names are similarly connected to other countries' names like Sweden, Germany, Norway, etc.  Just as people m…

Book Review [Heartless]

Heartless Tales of Goldstone Wood (#1)
Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Publisher: Bethany House
Genre:  YA
Christian Allegory

[Goodreads]
The Dragon King Seeks His Princess—
Who Dares to Stop Him?


Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon marry. She dreams of a charming prince, but when her first suitor…

Book Review [Aquifer]

Aquifer Truth Lies Just Below the Surface. . . Jonathan Friesen
Publisher:  Blink
Genre:  YA (young adult)
Christian

[Goodreads] Only he can bring what they need to survive...

In 2250, water is scarce, and those who control it control everything. And they’ll do anything to maintain their power – deceiv…

What's in a Name?

Per request, here is a set of Scottish names!

Neil
Gender:  Masculine
Usage:  Scottish, Irish, English
Pronunciation:  NEEL (English)

Meaning & History
From the Gaelic (GOLL-ic) name Niall, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud."  This was the given name of a semi-legendary 4th-…

Book Review [Walking With Frodo]

Walking With Frodo A devotional journey through the Lord of the Rings.
Sarah Arthur

[description from Goodreads]
Tolkien's Lord of the Rings epic tale has long captivated readers with its parallels to biblical truth.  And now, "Walking with Frodo" looks at the biblical themes found in t…

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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…