Book Reviews: And They Were Persuaded by Naomi Craig and Donna E. Lane

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I pray that everyone reading this is doing well. This blog has been quieter for a few weeks than I normally like, but that's all for good reason. Those of you on my email list will hear more about that when my monthly email goes out.

For this post, I have another review for you. And They Were Persuaded by Naomi Craig and Donna E. Lane, released on 1/27, and I was invited to be a part of their launch team. This review is my honest thoughts, and I was not persuaded (did you catch that) in any way to share my thoughts. I truly enjoyed reading this one and can't wait for you to read the book for yourselves. 

See you in the pages, 

M.J.E.

Stepping Into 2026

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In 2026, you're going to see more posts like this. Shortly after I send out my monthly email, I intend to post a blog-worthy version of what they get sent to them, with a few minor, but meaningful things taken out. My hope is that my readers will want to know more. 😉 For this one, I kept pretty much everything, but moving forward, this will change. 

Book Reviews: ADHD Time Management Toolkit by Sophie Brooks

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I've got something different for you all today, and it is a book that hits really close to home. As someone who was given their own diagnosis with moderate ADHD in the last year, this was a book that found me on my personal social media pages. I've been on a pretty incredible journey with this diagnosis, and others: GAD (General Anxiety Disorder), Dyslexia, and OCD.  

When you include some trauma from my childhood, I was desperate for answers. I've read so many books/articles on ADHD and Anxiety this year. All of which have been helpful in understanding just how important my mental health is. I have so much more to say about all of that, but this toolkit put a lot of things into perspective for me, and it is a pleasure to share this review for Sophia Brooks and her book, ADHD Time Management Toolkit For Adults.  

A Christmas Message for 2025

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I hope this holiday season has been rewarding to you and that you are all ready to enjoy Christmas tomorrow. Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of the year. As a child, I loved the idea of presents, not because it meant that I would be receiving the things, but because it was the one time of year; I really felt seen.

Book Reviews: Appointed Adventurer by D.M. Griffin

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While I intended to write a review for another book for this post, which will be coming soon, I remembered that I had this one sitting in limbo throughout the PenWorks of the Wor Blog Tour. 

This review is of another book that I read in September from the Biblical Fiction category. It is another one of D.M. Griffin's books. It's called Appointed Adventurer.   Truth be told, this one has been on my TBR list for at least two years, and I just kept pushing the review off because of other things. 

However, I am super excited to finally get this one out there for you. One of my goals with any review I write is to find the positive information that really stands out to me, and that was not a hard ask with this book. Without further ado, here is my honest review of Appointed Adventurer. This is book 4 of a set of 4 from her Believers Legacy Series.

See you in the pages, 

M.J.E.

A Christmas Song Review

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I hope this holiday season has been memorable for everyone. Today, I’m doing something I have rarely ever done on this blog or on my social media accounts. I am writing a review of a song! Yep, you read that right, a song!

Mid-Month Madness | A Big News Post

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It is always fun creating stories, and I have always said that The World of Kedoshim is going to be one of the biggest that I have ever built. While my alter ego, E.M. James, is hard at work creating worlds for Christian Fantasy, Matthew James has three more stories from Kedoshim coming your way. 

In conjunction with an event I am doing with some other wonderful authors over at Heroes, Heroines, and History for their Mid-Month Madness Event, I’m making a pretty big announcement. If you are one of my email subscribers, you received this email early this morning; it's also live on the website.