On Living Stone by Heather Kaufman Reviewed

 

 Title: On Living Stone

Author: Heather Kaufman

Source: Purchased

Format: Audio & Hardcopy

Series: Women of the Way #3

Pages: 368

Publisher: Bethany House

Growing up by the Sea of Galilee, Salome is restless to find her place and purpose. Because of her wild temperament and quick tongue, some claim she'll never secure a future. When Adonai gifts her both a husband and sons, Salome is determined to silence her critics and prove she can be a good mother to her boys, James and John.

Salome's dreams for her sons are challenged, however, when they answer the call to follow Jesus of Nazareth. Is this man a dangerous false teacher like some who've come before him, or is he truly the hoped-for Messiah? While James and John are drawn deeper into Jesus's ministry, Salome must count the cost of discipleship and confront her fears, even as she discovers her own worth in this most unexpected rabbi.

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My Thoughts:

I honestly didn't know what I was in for when I started this book. I knew Salome was James and John's mother, but I had no idea the richness that Ms. Kaufman was going place within the pages of this book. It was clear that Heather Kaufman did quite a lot of research to write this book. I'm very sad to see this series come to a close.

About Heather Kaufman

Heather’s passion for storytelling started at an early age, from scribbled poetry at age six, to a full-length novel by sixteen. Over the years, her love of writing grew, eventually leading her to earn a BA in English from McKendree University and an MA in English, Writing Studies from the University of Missouri—St. Louis.

 

Heather is the author of multiple books and devotions and delights in highlighting the goodness of God through storytelling.

 

She is married to Andrew and together they have three adorable children and one persnickety dog. When not reading, writing, editing, or accumulating mounds of books, Heather can be found exploring new parks with her family, enjoying yet another cup of coffee, or working on a home improvement project. She and her family make their home in St. Louis, Missouri.

You can connect with Heather on the following social media accounts.

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Top Ten Tuesday Books Renting Space

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is Books That Live in My Head Rent Free. I'm not sure all of these rent space. I think about reading the fiction novels. The Inductive Study Bible taught me how to study God's Word. Horseshoes and Honeymoons is my current read. The others just

 bring back great memories from reading them.

My 3-year-old granddaughter asked me to come over and color with her

tomorrow. She even wanted me to put her to bed, so I may not be around a lot to respond to your comments, but I'm going to do my best to do both.             

What about you? What books occupy your mind? Let me know in the comments, and I will remember to comment.

Top Ten Tuesday Books That Make You Laugh Til You Cry & Books Perfect For a Rainy Day

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is April Showers (Interpret this however you’d like: rainy day reads, books that make you cry, books that give you happy tears, books to wash away a bad reading experience, books set in rainy places, books with rain/raindrops/umbrellas on the cover, blue book covers, etc. I've decided to do five books that will make you laugh until you cry, and books perfect for a rainy day. I hope you find at least one to add to your TBR.

Books That Will Make You Laugh Till You Cry.

                          A Brewed Awakening will release on May 5, 2026 click the cover and preorder.

These books are perfect for a rainy day.

What do you think? Did I choose well? Let me know in the comments.

Jen Turano's new release, In Pursuit of Civility, releases today, and if you enjoy laugh-out-loud books, you won't want to miss it!

Enjoy your Tuesday!

Top Ten Tuesday Tenish Typography Books

 

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another weekly link-up sponsored by Jana of That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is Typography covers. 

Typography definition: 

1. the style and appearance of printed or online material.

   "I'm very proud of that cover because we really experimented a lot with typography for it."

   • The art or process of arranging type or processing data and printing from it.

I had topography in my mind, so I had to get some help. Thanks, Carrie! 

I looked through my past reads and found some of my favorite covers. I even have a couple from this year.

I'd love to know your typographic covers.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Tuesday!

Top Ten Tuesday Books I am Anticipating Releasing in 2026

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of the blog link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Honestly, I haven't been looking at upcoming releases for 2026, outside of the one's I know about. I really need to add others to my list.

I look forward to Laura Frantz's release in January every year because the book usually releases around my birthday, and this year it releases the day after.

I have fallen in love with Heather Kaufman's biblical history and can't wait to read this.

I was able to give Ms. Dietze information about epilepsy that helped her write her book.

                                                           
 I am really excited about all of these books. Surprisingly it's only the second week of January, and I have four of these books already. It's crazy how quickly they get published these days. Do we share any books in common? Please tell me in the comments.