writing in the margins of life
This is just the beginning, Elizabeth. We have today as a memory, but we have all of the tomorrows as exciting possibilities. -When Comes the Spring About the book... This is the second book in the Canadian West Saga. Her life as a single teacher in the Wild West is over. She's fallen in love, [...]
My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound, you will be older still. But some day you will be [...]
"He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me." -Joni Eareckson Tada About the book... Joni Eareckson Tada. An ordinary teenage girl, who had one accident, that changed the course of her entire life. What would you do if one day, you woke up unable to use any of your limbs? Would you [...]
But everything that happens, we are told, fits into a pattern for good to those who love God. We see events as "God's bright messengers." He is always at work, calmly engineering His eternal purposes in us, through us, and in spite of us. -Elisabeth Elliot Through Gates of Splendor About the book... This is the [...]
Birds sang their last songs of the day before tucking in for the night, and still the darkness hung back. Now, I thought, I understand the word "twilight." It was created for just this time - in this land.” ― Janette Oke When Calls the Heart About the book... Elizabeth Thatcher was raised in the [...]
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. -C. S. Lewis Hey there friends! HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!! I cannot wait to put my boots on, find a pumpkin spice latte, and pretend I'm trendy! A few changes... You may have noticed some changes to the site! If you didn't, maybe this [...]
Hi Lindsey! Thank you so much for agreeing to join me for an interview! I discovered your blog while setting mine up and looking for some fellow book bloggers to connect with and loved what I found on your site! What made you want to start reviewing books? Hi Madelyn! Aww, thank you so very [...]
Drumroll, please.... The winners of the Many Sparrows Giveaway, are... Joyce Barnes and Ruth Skar! Congratulations, ladies!! Please email me here, and we will get those prizes to you! Thank you to all who participated, it's been a fun celebration the last few weeks! Stay tuned for more fun in the coming months!
The Many Sparrows Giveaway is now closed! Thank you to all who participated! I will do the drawing today, and announce the winners tomorrow! The announcement will be here, and on Instagram (@the_corner_shelf).
"Whoosh. I can't tell if that sound is coming from around me, but soon there are more sounds. Water, brown water, is swirling all around me and there's an undertow to it." -The Mona Lisa Mirror Mystery About the Book... Addy is a young girl living in New Mexico. When she begins to have weird [...]
Madelyn Istrate 