Freshwater: 2025

Freshwater

Located in the wilds of Wyoming, the name Freshwater was chosen as a Western analogy to Christ. Just as He is the Living Water, and we must have Him to have eternal life, any desert dweller knows the importance of fresh water to life, both for self, and the nourishment of crops or livestock. By taking nourishment in God and His word, we strengthen our own relationship with Him, our faith, and the quality and abundance of our fruitfulness.

Our keystone verse is from Jeremiah, Chapter 17, Verse 8: "For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see whenSave heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

The fruit that we speak of is mentioned in Galatians 5:22
"²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

And the heat could be anything we experience that might test our faith in God; trials and tribulations, relationships, anything that focuses our love and attention anywhere but on Him...

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong

I did receive an advance copy of this book for review. I absolutely LOVED it. This one is even better than Finding Mr. Write, which I read when it first came out. The funny thing is, I didn't even notice the subtle connection between the two until close to the end of the story, when it finally dawned on me. It might just be because it's been awhile since I read that one and names weren't setting off bells.

Gemma is so real. It was absolutely easy to identify with her, to read the story from her point of view, with her fears and feelings right there. And I really like that Mason isn't some highland laird from the novels where everything is bodice ripping and characters don't have to have personalities...because he does have personality, and lots of it.

I don't read a lot of romance novels these days, mostly because of the descriptive in my last sentence. I love the fact that Kelley didn't sell out to write a different genre. She still has real characters with real feelings and personalities, who have to work through problems and challenges in life situations. Maybe some of the situations are larger than life, but the positions the characters are in demand that as well.

This is a great book and I was disappointed when it was over, because I wanted to read more. Definitely looking forward to the next!

I've linked the Amazon order page to the publication date, Jun 24 2025, and her website and publisher are listed below. If you haven't read any Kelley Armstrong books, there are lots of different genres to try, and every book of hers I have read has been good, even genres where I don't normally spend a lot of time.

http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/

Forever (Grand Central Publishing)