Chasing the Sun - a review

I love to read.  It is such a great way to escape to different times and places.  I read a book recently by Tracie Peterson called Chasing the Sun.  I have to admit right up front that I am a big Tracie Peterson fan.  ( I have 6 other books by her in my library right now.)   I love the way she develops characters and the stories she weaves them into.

Chasing the Sun is set in Texas during the end of the Civil War.  The two main characters are on different sides of the war between the states. Hannah Dandridge is a strong willed and capable woman that is left in charge of a ranch in Texas.  William Barnett is a wounded union soldier that has returned home from the war to find his ranch has been "given" to the Dandridge family by the Confederacy.  This story was a great read.  I really enjoyed the characters and the way she brought the salvation message into this tale.  This is book 1 in the Land of the Lonestar series and I can't wait to see how she continues the story...

 I was given this book by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for this review.  I jumped at the chance to review this book because I wanted to read this book when it was first released and getting a free copy to do that is great!

My Girl

This last Sunday was Easter Sunday and my daughter got to wear the "special" dress we had picked out a couple of weeks before.  It was so cute to watch her and her dress.  After she put it on she came out of her room and stood there waiting for daddy to notice how beautiful she looked.  She wasn't disappointed.  Daddy told her she looked pretty and you could see her joy.  She spent the rest of the day twirling, curtsying and playing in the special dress.  I love having a daughter to share in the girlie things of life! 
As a mom it is so easy to get caught up in the everyday chores and stress of life and forget the joy in knowing that God made me a mommy and girl and maybe I need to stop and do a little twirling of my own....