Jencey's Corner

Last Tuesday on July 16th was a beautiful evening to head to Woodstock and visit Foxtale Book Shoppe and Mary Alice Monroe.    There are always great events at this store.   Now onto the true for The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe.   The decision to write it came from finding her next species of animal.   The chosen animal is Bottle nose Dolphins.   Mrs. Monroe researched Dolphins and how they interact and how the community works.    She did this by participating making ids dolphins in the waters surrounding Charleston South Carolina.     The themes that are discussed in the novel are community bonds, communication, and capriceness.     Then brought it to us in this wonderful novel!   I am looking forward to reading it soon. The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe:   Three granddaughters. Three months. One summer house. In this enchanting trilogy set on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe captures the comp

Have you ever been on a job search and you know that you don’t want to stay on the job you have?   Then look for the opportunity that might give you some growth. Synopsis: Tess Collins can’t wait to leave the job she has working as a maid at this house.    Her dream is to make dresses and be paid well for it.    She hears that this new ship Titanic might be hiring for the voyage to America.    Once she makes it to the ship it is too late to be considered for crew.   There is an argument over to the side as Lady Duff Gordon is trying to decide what to do with no maid for the voyage.   Tess sees this as her opportunity and makes the acquaintance of the Duff Gordons.    She is hired and starts working on the ship.   Who will she meet?   On the night of the sinking Tess has to think fast on how to protect those she cares about, but she gets separated from them.   She winds up in a different lifeboat than the Duff Gordons.    What really happened in their lifeboat.  

There have been times in my life when I wished I had a redo button.   Circumstances of my life were not quite as I had envisioned.   Such was the case with Emily Aulenbach. Synopsis:  On the surface, Emily had a good life, married to a man she loves, nice home, nice car, decent salaries.  But, Emily was  unhappy with her life.  Her job is very demanding, leaving little time for anything else.  While cell phones, laptops, and other technology allow for constant connectivity, Emily feels alone and very much disconnected.  This feeling leads Emily to her decision to "escape".  Emily's escape takes her to a place from her youth, and a more carefree time in her life. My Thoughts: Escape is the perfect book to while sitting in your favorite chair, with beverage and a snack.   Emily's journey to find herself is very compassionate and at times a bit heart rending. Barbara Delinsky does an excellent job of developing her characters in this book. I found myself en

In a Heart Like His by Beth Moore a devotional that includes questions a bible study in the back. The story of David is told in  Second  Samuel, First Chronicles,  First Kings, and the Psalms which are books in the bible that comprise his life as recorded in scripture. The chapters focus on a particular challenge and how David was human but also followed God.   Then there is the application of what we can learn from David’s life.    The author’s focus is to teach us how to have God’s heart which David was an example.    There are fifty chapters in all.   My Thoughts: I love Beth Moore and she is one of my favorite authors.   I did not know when I picked this study up for a good price last Christmas that it was meant for men.    The women are directed to the live workbook studies.    I chose to continue through this study despite it.   My one major criticism of her books is the study questions are at the back of the book instead of after each chapter.   Her regular