Of Gold and Shadows

 

Of Gold and Shadows is a charming mystery written by Michelle Griep. 

Ami Daltons father is a renowned Egyptologist.  Ami longs to follow in her fathers foot steps. Unfortunately her gender keeps her from being taken seriously. 

Edmund Price is looking for someone to catalogue and price some of his antiques to sell. Edmund employs Ami and that's where the tangles begin. They set out on an adventure and make many discoveries. 

The story is well written with well rounded characters. A clean romance with mystery and faith. One that will keep you guessing.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Bethany House. All views expressed are my honest opinion.

The effects of Milton

 It's been a hectic two weeks. Two hurricanes and all the clean up. Our area is still in shell shock over the amount of debris. Many have lost their homes and everything in them. Thankfully we did not suffer damage from the storms, only a lot of tree limbs and trash in our yard. 

This is on every street. Piles of Trees and large trunks that have been cut down waiting for pick up. If I were to say Hurricane Milton was the scariest storm we have experienced it would be true. All night long we heard tree limbs and logs hitting the roof of our house. And the Wind! Oh my goodness. No sleeping that night. But I have to confess that the Lord gave us a sense of peace during it all. It has been hard to get back to blogging when I think of all the loss to flooding. And it is pretty widespread. Not only on the beaches but inland as well. 

Thank you for the prayers and thoughts during this time. They have been most appreciated. And could you say a prayer for those who lost everything? Most people living inland do not have flood insurance, as they are not in flood areas. So they will be starting from scratch. Not only here in Florida but North Carolina and Georgia who took the brunt of Hurricane Helene. 

Blessings to you on this Lord's day.

After the storm

We do not have power so I am hooking up to the hot spot. The generator runs to keep the food in fridge and freezer good. But only for a few hours as we are running out of gas. I am unable to post pictures, but there is flooding everywhere. We have not had any flooding,but lots and lots of debris in our yard. This has been a very big job following a very big storm. Praying others are fareing well. Will hopefully be back once our power is restored. Thanks for the prayers and support.

Hurricane Milton

We are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Milton. It is currently heading towards the Tampa bay area, but you just don't know with hurricanes. It could move and deviate it's entrance. However wherever it makes landfall, it will be a devastating storm with widespread destruction. We are certain to lose power. For how long, we don't know. There will be many people working to get things up and running again. Thanks to the military, police, garbage pickup, and linemen. We are most grateful for their continued service to our area. After two major hurricanes, they are very needed.

Horrible Helene

In Florida there has been a lot of destruction that swept away homes, cars and livelihood.

As we drove through Tampa yesterday, this is what a lot of neighborhoods were dealing with. Whole houses were in total ruin and left on the front lawns for, hopefully, pick up. I cannot imagine the financial burden most of these people will be dealing with. We are fortunate to not live near the water, but still, it breaks my heart to see so much of my city in ruins. However we are now being advised that another hurricane, Milton, is on track for a direct hit to central Florida. Which would add more flooding to an area already hard hit. Prayers are appreciated.

picture courtesy of News Channel 8.

Pillowcases

 Well I am a couple of days late for the September goal, but I did finish the pillowcases for September is Miles for Pillowcase Smiles 

                                       Sew and Tell

                                       NTT

                                      Midweek Makers

                                      Put Your Foot Dow

                                     Finished or not Friday

                                      Design wall Monday

Hello October

 

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

                                                      Anne Shirley