Herald Press Blog tour Water My Soul by Darla Weaver

Water My Soul By  Darla Weaver ABOUT THE BOOK How does your spiritual garden grow? What do you do to keep your Christian life flourishing? Darla Weaver explores these ideas as she connects gardening to spiritual growth in a new devotional, Water My Soul: 90 Meditations from an Old Order Mennonite (Herald Press, September 2017). Touching on themes such as humility, contentment, right living and forgiveness, each meditation includes a daily Scripture reading, poignant prayer, and journal prompt or response idea designed to motivate and strengthen readers. “As I worked in my ever-expanding gardens, I was amazed how often God used the natural world to open my eyes to new spiritual truths,” Weaver writes. As an Old Order Mennonite living in southern Ohio, Weaver spends her time gardening, cooking, caring for her family, and living as much as possible off the land. Weaver bares her heart in these 90 devotionals, all drawn from her home-centered life, and encourages readers to root themselves deeply in love of Christ and service to others. Women especially will relate to these meditations sprinkled with stories from Weaver’s children, marriage, Old Order Mennonite community and wider friends and family.

ABOUT DARLA WEAVER Darla Weaver’s first book, Many Lighted Windows, was published in 2016, and she has written for Family Life, Ladies Journal, Young Companion, and other magazines for Amish and Old Order Mennonite groups. Before her three children were born she also taught school. Her hobbies are gardening and writing. $12.99 USD 5.5 x 8.5 in. paperback ISBN 978-1-5138-0241-1 eBook │ $8.99 │ 978-1-5138-0243-5 Release date: September 5, 2017 Available from Herald Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and your favorite bookseller.

Blog Tour: Love in a Time of Hate Love in a Time of Hate tells the gripping tale of Magda and André Trocmé, the couple that transformed a small town in the mountains of southern France into a place of safety during the Holocaust. At great risk to their own lives, the Trocmés led efforts in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to hide more than three thousand Jewish children and adults who were fleeing the Nazis. In this astonishing story of courage, romance, and resistance, learn what prompted André and Magda to risk everything for the sake of strangers who showed up at their door. Building on the story told in Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, German journalist Hanna Schott portrays a vivid story of resisting evil and sheltering refugees with striking resonance for today. $16.99 USD 5.5 x 8.5 in. paperback ISBN 978-1-5138-0125-4 eBook │ $12.99 │ 978-1-5138-0159-9​​​​​​​ Release date: June 13, 2017 Available from Herald Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your favorite bookseller.

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Blog Tour When Did Everybody Else Get So Old by Jennifer Grant

	When Did Everybody Else Get So Old? From writer and veteran columnist Jennifer Grant comes an unflinching and spirited look at the transitions of midlife. When Did Everybody Else Get So Old? plumbs the physical, spiritual, and emotional changes unique to the middle years: from the emptying nest to the sagging effects of aging. Grant acknowledges the complexities and loss inherent in midlife and tells stories of sustaining disappointment, taking hard blows to the ego, undergoing a crisis of faith, and grieving the deaths not only of illusions but of loved ones. Yet she illuminates the confidence and grace that this season of life can also bring. Magnetic, good-humored, and full of hope in the sustaining power of the Spirit, this is a must-read for anyone facing the flux and flow of middle age. $16.99 USD 5.5 x 8.5 in. paperback ISBN 978-1-5138-0131-5 eBook │ $12.99 │ 978-1-5138-0132-2 Release date: May 2, 2017  Available from Herald Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your favorite bookseller.

	About the Author Jennifer Grant is a writer, editor, and speaker. A former health and family columnist for the Chicago Tribune, she is the author of four previous books, including the adoption memoir Love You More. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, four children, and two rescue dogs. Find her online at jennifergrant.com or on Twitter @jennifercgrant.

Blog Tour The Essential Amish Cookbook: Everyday Recipes from Farm and Pantry by Lovina Eicher

The Essential Amish Cookbook

$22.99 USD

7 x 9 in. paperback

ISBN 978-1-5138-0029-5 

eBook │ $18.99 │ 978-1-5138-0030-1 

Release date: April 18, 2017

Available from Herald Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your favorite bookseller. 

Join Amish cook Lovina Eicher in her kitchen as she prepares recipes used every day in countless Amish homes in Old Order Amish communities across North America. Many of the more than 100 recipes are richly illustrated with step-by-step photographs to help you learn Amish cooking as if you were in Lovina’s own kitchen. From hearty main dishes to substantial sides—plus a generous sampling of scrumptious cakes, pies, cookies, and other delectable desserts—learn how to make the hearty, simple dishes that the Amish cook together and serve at home, church services, and weddings.

About the Author

Lovina Eicher is author of the syndicated column, Lovina’s Amish Kitchen, which appears in 40 newspapers around the United States and on a weekly blog maintain by her editors. She is the author of several cookbooks. Lovina and her husband have eight children and live in rural Michigan.

Author Tour

Lovina will be supporting her book release with a series of book signings. If you or any of your readers would like to meet her in person, here is a list of confirmed book signings. More dates and locations are in the works. Updates will be posted on the Lovina's Amish Kitchen Facebook page.

April 18 – J Farver’s Books (Time TBA)
451 S. VanBuren
Shipshewana, IN 46565

April 29 – Launch party! (Time: TBA)
Peace Church
833 East 168th Street
South Holland, IL 60473
(Here you can also meet Lovina's loyal friend Ruth and Ruth's fellow church friends who did the recipe testing)

May 6 – Dorothy’s Hallmark (Time TBA)
The Party Shop
3418 Lake City Hwy
Warsaw, IN 46580

May 19 – Better World Books – 6-8 p.m.
215 S Main St,
Goshen, IN 46526

May 20 – Barnes and Noble - 12 - 3 p.m.
University Park Mall
6501 North Grape Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545

My Review:

Firstly thanks to the publisher for my review copy.

I enjoy reading Amish books and the interesting dishes, such as  Whoopie Pies. Being an Australian I often wonder what the dish is. I jumped at a chance to review this book just to see some Amish recipes. While I haven't tried any recipes yet I have found many that sound interesting and because of photos now know what some look like. Lovina explains how to make the recipe which will help in making them and also many recipes she gives the story of the recipe. (When she first made the recipe etc.) Also what I love are the photos. We don't just see photos of the lovely food we see photos of the Amish way of life and also of nature. Some of the photos of flowers are breathtaking. Also the Amish buggies and horses. As Lovina is Older Amish their are no photos of her or her family but the book doesn't need that. It is a recipe book with the added benefit of wonderful photos. 

If you ever wondered what some of the Amish recipes in books you read are or want to try some of their recipes this is a book I am sure you will like. Check out her facebook page for a demo of some of her recipes. I tried to add one here but I couldn't work out how to add it.