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Linda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Linda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Linda Jo Martin
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Born
in Oakland, California, The United States
July 13
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October 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/lindajm
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River Girl
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5 editions
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Book Lady Linda’s April 2026 Reading Report
April is a great month for starting gardens here where I live in far-northern California. I have outdoor plans. Word of the Month Resurrection Bible Verses of the Month For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He […]
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A story well worth reading. This is a small book with a huge impact. We all know what went on in Germany in World War II, but do we know what went on /before/ World War II? This book about two men who were business partners and friends in San Francisc ...more |
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A fun watercolor book with easy projects. I've read all the text of this book and done 12 projects so far. I'm doing them in the order presented. There are 150 projects and my goal is to complete them all on ATC sized watercolor paper. (2.5"x3.5") So f ...more |
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Book two in the Waves of Mercy series. This is yet another great Christian fiction novel by Lynn Austin who is (seriously) my favorite writer of Christian fiction at the moment. I've read five of her books this year, and I read four others back in 202 ...more |
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This is a touching story about immigrants from the Netherlands seeking religious freedom and safety. The story is set originally in Leiden, in the Netherlands. A persecuted family leaves to go to the USA to find safety. They settle in Holland, Michiga ...more |
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Encouragement for young and developing artists. At this point I'm not a beginning artist, nor am I an expert. This book was written apparently for young artists, possibly teenagers and young adults. I read it to see what Scott Christian Sava had to sa ...more |
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A humble tinker's transformation and testimonial. John Bunyan was born in 1628. He was the son of a tinker (a maker of culinary implements) and learned that trade. During his youth he was as much a sinner as he could manage. After marrying a godly wom ...more |
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Three generations keeping secrets.. The ladies of Old Depot Grocery work together and keep secrets from one another. They are a grandma, mom and daughter. In a book like this the secrets are gently revealed over time, and hopefully everyone manages to ...more |
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Preacher's kid meets beautiful impoverished tough girl. This novel won a Christy award for general fiction in 2017. It is written by a man and the main character is a boy. It is a dual timeline novel (1972 and 1984). Usually I'm not avid to read Chris ...more |
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A three-generation novel of confessions and transformation. I've never read a Lynn Austin novel I didn't like. I don't even have "qualms" about them like I sometimes do with books by Francine Rivers. (Another great author of Christian novels.) Somehow ...more |
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“I believe the greatest pleasure in writing is in the progressive artistry of it. Each project is an attempt to do better than before - to produce a worthy work of art - something having meaning not only for the writer but also for those who may share the experience of it later. I treasure the hope of producing something that will make a difference in the world - some kind of positive change.”
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“Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me, and I must, as a Christian, turn away from it.”
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“Although it’s good to try new things and to keep an open mind, it’s also extremely important to stay true to who you really are.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
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“It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.”
― Lolly Willowes
― Lolly Willowes
“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.”
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