“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”
—Charles Spurgeon Hi friends! I hope everyone is having a marvelous summer! I’ll warn you: this is a long post. It’s a list of some of my favorite books, and I LOVE BOOKS. I love that quote by Charles Spurgeon where he says to “visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” And that’s my goal. So here’s a list of some good books you can visit—including historical fiction, biographies, other nonfiction, fantasy, and children’s picture books. I certainly didn't get every single one of the really good books I've read put on here, but I did attempt to put a good sampling together. I hope you enjoy visiting lots of good books this summer, but don’t forget to live in the Bible! So here goes, a list of some of my favorite books:
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Hi friends! A few months ago, I studied the book of Colossians using a Bible study guide from a Set Apart Girl Magazine (I HIGHLY recommend the Set Apart Girl Magazine and all their other resources which you can check out at setapartgirl.com. It’s helped me so much in my walk with Christ). For over a month, I read the book of Colossians almost every day and went through it taking notes and answering questions. I can have a tendency to read really fast, but I found when I slowed down and really studied this book, I learned so much from it. And me, being me and loving to write, I began to apply some of these truths to writing, and so came up with this blog post: Two goals for the Christian Writer. So here they are:
“On August 11, 2005, a hot summer day, there was born a beautiful baby girl.
Her parents and four older sisters loved her, and she brought much joy to their world. She had big blue eyes, this girl her parents called Sadie, And they soon learned she was a very special little lady.” That baby girl called Sadie is my little sister. We soon found out that she had epilepsy. What followed was a long journey of doctors' visits, tests, trying different diets and therapies, attempting to gain seizure control, and through it all, God's amazing, never-ending, unchanging grace. Now Sadie is thirteen years old, seizure-free, and loving life. And her story is now in a book! Hi friends! I'm so excited to share with you that The Fire and the Trial, book one in my historical fiction series set in first century Rome, A Torch in the Empire Series, is PUBLISHED! Read on for some exciting sneak peeks...
It was when I was fourteen. I’d been writing short stories for years, and enjoyed writing ever since I learned how, but I had just realized the year before that I actually wanted to write books. I’d written a fantasy novel and wanted to publish it. But then God changed my plans.
Hi friends! In a previous post (read it here), I told about my new writing project: A Torch in the Empire Series, a series of historical fiction books set in the first century Roman Empire. I am now very excited to share with you that the first book, The Fire and the Trial, is almost finished! Like my other books, I am independently publishing it through Kindle Direct Publishing. (By the way, I highly recommend Kindle Direct Publishing for writers like me who have something they want to publish right away and want to be in charge of the whole process themselves). I have ordered the proof copy, and Lord willing, it’ll be published and available for you to buy in May.
My family is going to the Teach Them Diligently convention in Denver, Colorado, May 23-25, and my goal is to have the book published then. My parents are doing a speaking session at the convention, telling about their 27 years and counting homeschooling journey and the truths they’ve learned along the way. I will be joining them to share how homeschooling has blessed me and given me the freedom to pursue my passions and publish books, and some of the lessons I’ve learned through it. This will be the first time any of us have spoken at a conference, so we're very excited about that! I have had tables selling books at two conferences, though, and we have gone to many, many conferences over the years as consumers. Homeschool conventions are really such fun, and my family and I are always so encouraged after going to one! If you’ve never been to a homeschool convention/conference, you really must go to one! You can learn more about Teach Them Diligently here. Back to the book: like my last book, The Invisible Guide, this book is illustrated by my friend Grace Obenhaus, with additional illustrations by my mama and siblings, and yours truly. Here’s a little peek at the illustrations for you: It’s been nearly six years since I first knew I wanted to write and publish books. In those six years, I’ve published two books—one fiction and one nonfiction. Before publishing those two books I’d written one 50,000 word novel that I have not published (and probably never will) and several short stories. Now, I’ve almost finished a children’s picture book, and the first book in a historical fiction series set in ancient Rome is well underway. I’m also working on doing a revised and updated edition of my book Do Justly (my nonfiction book about human trafficking, abortion, orphans, other issues, and sharing the gospel). So, yeah, I love to write and do a lot of it.
I have learned so much since I’ve started writing books, and I wanted to share some of those lessons I’ve learned with you. Here they are: Movie Review: Amazing Grace (And Some Things We Can Learn from William Wilberforce's Life)2/10/2019 Hi friends! I have just finished doing the Worldviews in Conflict course, put together by Kevin Swanson. It's a study of worldviews in philosophy, literature, and culture. I learned a lot through it. My final project was to write a movie review from a biblical perspective. At my mama's suggestion, I chose the movie Amazing Grace, and I thought I'd share my review with you. Here it is:
The transatlantic slave trade was thriving. Africa was torn by tribal warfare, and tribes kidnapped members of other tribes and sold them to European slave traders. Shiploads of Africans sailed around the world in the worst of conditions, and were then sold as slaves. In England in the late 1700’s, few people believed the slave trade was wrong. Of these, even fewer were brave enough to speak against it. William Wilberforce was one of those few. So begins the movie Amazing Grace, the inspiring true story of William Wilberforce and his fight to end the slave trade in Great Britain. Hi friends! I'm so excited to tell you what I am writing now. I am in the process of writing a series of books set in the Roman Empire during the time of the early church.
Hi friends, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! If you read my previous blog post, or follow my family on Instagram, you'll know that some of us were doing a challenge called Dressember--wearing dresses every day for the month of December to raise awareness of human trafficking and funds to support the work of International Justice Mission and other organizations. We were part of a team called Beautiful Rescue, and together, our team raised over $1800, surpassing our goal of $1,000! Dressember is over now, but the fight to stop human trafficking is not.
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Hi! I'm Savannah Jane...I'm the author of several books for children and young adults with a passion to encourage young people to live for Jesus. The third born in an amazing family of seven children, I was homeschooled all the way through. This is where I share encouragement for Christian girls, updates about my books, writing tips, book and movie reviews, and assorted other tidbits. Archives
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