Life is full of changes, isn't it?!?

As a little girl in a movie from long ago said, "I'm baaaaaack!"
Hello and welcome back to Janet's Treasures. I will be keeping my blog up and will be doing reviews for a number of different products....music, dvd's, books, and who knows what else! I was invited by Amazon to join their "Vine Program" and decided I could do this and still have time for my family and for my crocheting. I'll get the chance to review a wide range of products and give consumers another honest opinion of things they may wish to try.
I hope to also have an occasional interview and even a giveaway or 2.
Thanks to all who have prayed for me and my family these past several months! For those who don't know, my 80 year old momma had double bypass heart surgery in January. She was very seriously ill and we didn't even know it. There were some very uncertain moments shortly after surgery but prayers were answered and she is doing wonderful now! Again, thanks for all of your prayers!
I hope you will keep up with my blog and I pray I'll deliver good, honest insight into various products that might just interest you!
God bless you and I say, blog on!!

New Year brings New Direction

Happy New Year to all of my faithful followers and friends! May 2011 be the year that all of your dreams come true!

This new year is taking me in a new direction. I will be getting out of the review "business" and focusing on my first love, crochet. I have been crocheting since I was 8 years old, taught to me by my mamaw. This is something I absolutely love doing and want to be able to do more of it. A prayer shawl ministry is one thing I want to start. I will be taking a certification class in order to be able to teach crochet. I have felt this "pull" to become more involved in crocheting and finally gave it serious thought. My feeling is that this is what I am supposed to be doing. With a chronic health problem, I have to kind of "pick and choose" what I do. And my husband and teenage daughter are behind me 100%. Ultimately they come first. Wish I could handle doing family, reviewing books, crocheting all at once but it just isn't possible for me.

So, my blog will be closing. I have had so much fun with it! I really appreciate my dear friend, Molly, for helping me get it set up and for making a couple of buttons for me! Thank you my sweet friend!!
Thanks to all who wrote to tell me how much they enjoyed my blog. Your comments made my day!
Maybe in the future I will start a crochet blog....who knows??

May God continue to guide you and bless you! I will certainly keep on reading, my second love!! (please realize that the crochet and reading come after my love of the Lord and my family!!)
If I can ever do anything for you or help in any way, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me!
Email: djbt@sbcglobal.net

Love, hugs, and blessings to you!!!

Our latest 2 winners:

First: The winner of "Faith's Reward" is......Virginia!

Second:  The winner of "A Path Less Traveled" is.....Rosemary Travis!

Congratulations to you both!! Thanks to all who stopped by and entered!
Merry Christmas and many blessings,

Review and e-book giveaway of "Orphaned Hearts" by Shawna K. Williams

Get ready to fall in love! Ms. Williams characters will grip your heart and you’ll find yourself wanting to do anything you can to help.


David Langley is a minister who is especially drawn to orphaned children. He himself is an orphan, having lost his parents and a sister in a fire when he was 2 years old. David was left with horrible burns, now scars, from this fire. He hasn’t let anyone see them because he’s afraid of what people might say or think.

Sadie Miller has just recently lost her father. Her mother died years before. After the death of her mother, she devoted her time to taking care of her father. Sadie didn’t get out and didn’t have friends over. Her “social” circle was home and church. It’s pretty apparent that she has her eyes on Pastor Langley. She loves baking him cookies, pies, etc.

I really enjoy Shawna’s writing! She has the ability to take you right to the time periods, and the towns she writes about. Her characters are so real! I feel like I know them. Little Caleb is an orphan, with a physical disability, that was supposed to be adopted by a local family in Brady Hill. But shortly before he was due in town, the family changed their minds. The Sheldon’s found out they were expecting their own baby and didn’t feel they could take care of a little boy during Mrs. Sheldon’s pregnancy. I just wanted to reach into the book and pull Caleb out and take him home!

Sadie is asked if she can take care of Caleb until David can find a home for him. Of course she falls in love with little Caleb and wants him for her own. What will the orphanage have to say about a single lady taking charge of a child? Can Sadie and David overcome the barriers that keep them from opening up and loving? I’ve given “Orphaned Hearts” 5 stars! It deserves every one of them!
Please leave a comment, with your email address, for a chance to win Shawna's awesome e-book! No email, no entry! She will also include a special handcrafted jewelry item for the winner to enjoy!







Review and giveaway of, "A Path Less Traveled" by Cathy Bryant

Another brilliant story by author Cathy Bryant! She writes about God's love and forgiveness in such an awesome way! It was so good to re-connect with friends from “Texas Roads”. Yes, “A Path Less Traveled” is the second in the Millers Creek series but you can enjoy it even if you haven’t read the first one. (but I would highly suggest you read “Texas Roads” because it is an awesome story, too!)

Here’s the back of the book blurb:

Trish James is tired of being rescued. When a spooked horse claims her husband’s life, she’s determined to blaze a path for herself and her traumatized son without outside help. But will that mean leaving the place etched on her heart?



Andy Tyler has had to struggle for everything, and starting a new law practice in Miller’s Creek, Texas is no different. Though prepared for business challenges, he’s not prepared to fall in love…especially with yet another woman who will probably abandon him for her career.

Trish is a an interior designer who is doing the decorating for her brother’s wedding. Having lost her husband less than a year before, she is just not as excited as she would be if the situation had been different.



Andy is back in Miller’s Creek for the wedding of his dear friend, Dani. Trish remembers seeing him around town during the renovation of Miller’s Creek last year, although they never met. He and Trish are formally introduced as Trish is decorating for her brother’s wedding. Let’s just say Andy makes a “smashing” impression on Trish.



I really enjoy Cathy’s style of writing. It’s like you are picked up and dropped into this small town in Texas. You are there, walking the streets and meeting the people of this awesome little town. You can smell the tantalizing smells coming from Mama Beth’s kitchen, or the Tex-Mex café, Soldano’s. Cathy’s characters are so true to life! My favorite is still Mama Beth. She is just so full of Godly advice and wisdom. I see my mamaw when I picture Mama Beth.

Cathy has written another 5 star story in “A Path Less Traveled”. I am eagerly awaiting the 3rd in the Miller’s Creek series!
 
If you would like a chance to win a copy of this really awesome book, leave a comment with your email address. No email address, no entry!
Good luck and God bless!!