"Treasuring Emma" - Review

Emma has put everyone else first in her life. Now at nearly 25, has she missed her chance at marriage?
Emma was Adam's first love but circumstances made them both choose different paths in life. Emma's heart breaks all over again when Adam returns to the Amish community of Middlefield, Ohio, years later.
For the past ten years, Emma has been a care-giver. First for her mother who unsuccessfully battled breast cancer, and now for her grandmother who gets more frail with each passing year. Emma has always put the needs of others above her own. With more time on her hands, she determines to focus on herself and her dream of opening a rescue shelter for stray animals in the community.
With Adam's return come feelings Emma's long buried. They're older and life hasn't turned out the way they thought it would. Adam's feelings for Emma are stronger than ever, but will he be able to convince her to put the past aside and give their love a chance?



     Treasuring Emma is a tale about a woman's struggle through grievances and long buried feelings for a man named Adam. I was a bit skeptic when I saw it, but I decided to read it anyway, it was a good book with a strong plot and Emma was interesting to read about. I liked the romance story between Adam and Emma, but it wasn't one of the greatest love stories I've read. I enjoyed reading it, and it was most definitely a satisfying ending; but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone.
     I did not very much enjoy the strict rules of the Amish people, I respect their way of life, but an Amish tale didn't exactly connect with me. I learned some interesting things about them, but I don't agree with what I've learned about their church ways. Without giving anything away, it just bugged me a little about some of the rules of rejoining the church and having to confess your sins in front of the whole church. I completely respect their lifestyle, but I would definitely not choose that lifestyle.
     Though I would like to point a few things out that I did quite admire about this particular book...
     I love the idea of courting and everything, though my dating values are a little different than the traditional courting I would say, I did enjoy reading about that when it did mention it. And I really liked the whole story revolving very well around God, and when I finally finished the book I had a sense of happiness to know that I could lean on God for everything. Which is what the whole book talked about a lot: leaning on God for everything and praying for guidance through everything you do.
     It showed me that if you don't consult God for important things, God will continue to diverge your plans until you realize that God doesn't have that plan for you. He will say it softly at first, and then as long as you continue to not listen and ignore his cues he will make the signs stronger.
     I think it really taught me to look to God for everything, even if its just small things. (I don't mean what I should eat but you get the point)
     And to also lean on him throughout it all. So, overall I think I did enjoy this book and it taught me some good lessons about faith in Jesus.


I rate this book three out of five stars...

*I am not obligated to write a positive review, only an honest one* 

Thank you booksneeze.com and Thomas Nelson publishers for providing me with a free copy of the book for purely reviewing purposes.**

[Publisher] Thomas Nelson, Inc.

[Pages] 300 pgs. 


[Author] Kathleen Fuller




Thanks for reading! 


Love, 


~Jazz

My Secret Life: Stuff, stuff, stuff.

Hello everyone, 

     I do have a lot of things I wish to mention, so I'll just start off with the first thing that comes to mind. 
     I'm still going through my little dry patch, but that's going away, slowly but surely. Not exactly why God's putting me through this, but what everyone is always saying; He has a plan. But there are some good things going on of course, my little brother is turning 12 on Wednesday. And I'm hoping to have a good time and catch up with a friend who I really hope is coming. 
     And horseback has been going really well, I'm finally in a class where I can zoom on ahead in my riding skills. Last week was especially good, Sunny was a great horsie!! ^_^ Though I do hope I ride Benny this next week, even though I've been spoiled and gotten him quite a lot the past few weeks. 
    But other than that, our family is looking to buy a house soon. And it looks like God is moving through with his plan for it, everything is going through smoothly in the buying process. And we have our eye on a house that I've got a good feeling about, even though I'm kind of really disappointed that I'm going to be getting a room with absolutely no sunshine and not any bigger than my room now. And my brothers get like a ten foot expansion with a sunny room. So that's got me down, but I'm trying to have a positive attitude about it and just suck it up. I'll have my own apartment in a few years anyway and then I'll have a whole place all to myself so :P 
     Its a beautiful house though, and a wonderful neighborhood. I think its a good fit for us, and it seems like so far God wants us to have that house. And even though I would like a bigger room... its really not that big of a deal... I guess... 
     Anyway, I don't really have anything else to say, but I will be posting another review sometime soon. A book called "Treasuring Emma" by Kathleen Fuller, another booksneeze review. :) I think I'll post a review about a book I bought called "Lonestar Sanctuary" by Colleen Coble too while its still fresh on my mind, lemme just say, its a stunning book and I am in love with Colleen Coble's writing. 
     
     Blog you later!!

~Jazz