A Bend in the Road, Nicholas Sparks

I am a BIG fan of feel good romance novels and that is exactly what this book is. It is a story about a man, Miles Ryan, who lost his wife in a hit a run accident and is ready to start moving on after two years of mourning and an obsession of finding the person who got away with the murder of his wife.

Miles gets called in to meet his sons teacher, Sarah, and they start a tentative love affair that quickly grows in to something wonderful and lasting. But what they don't know is that they are bound together by a shocking secret, one that will force them to reexamine everything they believe in - including their love.

This is an easy read, a perfect romance to curl up and waste a Saturday afternoon with or if your going on vacation this winter, it is a great beach read! If you were still questioning if you should read this book, I should mention that Nicholas Sparks is the author of The Notebook, the ultimate romance novel!

Same Kind of different as Me

This is my first post! I am very excited to get this blog going!

I just finished reading Same Kind of different as Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It is an incredibly moving, true story about Deborah Hall who had faith in God, hope for a better world and her undying love that forever changed the lives of two men. Her husband Ron Hall, an international Art dealer and Denver Moore, a homeless man, who escaped a life of sharecropping and viewed living on the streets a step up from there.

The book opens with a brief background on both Denver Moore and Ron hall. It was an interesting glimpse into the contrasts of the world of sharecropping and the struggles of a black man in the southern states in the 1950's and the glamorous life of an international art dealer and all the temptations that come with that life.

When Deborah Hall read an article about the homelessness in their city she felt God calling her to better the lives of the homeless and decided to do something about it. Deborah dragged Ron to the Union Gospel Mission and started a journey that started with serving dinner once a week and ended in true friendship and a life-changing love. By Deborah's urging, Ron tries to start up a friendship with a dangerous and hard man, who she is convinced will change the city with his wisdom.

At first unable to crack Denver’s stony personality, Ron eventually prevails and they become fast friends who endure a tragedy together and who soon grow in their love, respect and admiration of each other. Each man teaches the other about life and faith. Somehow the story of the relationship these two men share offers a glimpse into two worlds that are nearly opposite and shows what happens when these worlds come into contact with each other.

This is a truly wonderful book that opened my eyes to homelessness, prejudice and forgiveness. A story of how God brought together two men from two totally different spectrums, saved them and has continued to use them to impact souls all over the world today.