Valentine's Day, A Blog Party, and When Calls the Heart!! ~ My February Highlights

February has come and gone. This month was great. A lot of fun things happened.

~Valentine's Day. I always really enjoy Valentine's Day. It's so fun and I love giving out Valentines.

~Snow!!!Yes, we got some snow this month. Last month with 50 degree weather a couple times to some snow this month. It snowed on Valentine's Day, but it barely lasted. The snow was gone later in the day, but it was pretty to watch coming down. A week after that we got a few inches of snow a couple different times and I was super excited. :D I had fun swinging in the snow, building a snowman with my brothers and throwing snowballs at each others.

~A good friend of mine got engaged! I am going to be one of her bridesmaids. I went wedding dress shopping with her and her mom and sisters (also bridesmaids). It was really fun.

~When Calls the Heart! Season 5 started and it's off to a great start. That's all I'll say for now though because I don't want to ruin it for my friends who haven't seen it yet. ;)

~Faith and I co-hosted the When Calls the Heart blog party again. It was so much fun!!

~I watched some other fun movies besides When Calls the Heart. I watch Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled and my mom and I finished watching Cedar Cove.

The books I read in February were:
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Christy Miller volume 2 by Robin Jones Gunn
Love Needs No Words by Faith Potts
A Monumental Mystery by Amy Woods
Forget Not by Rebekah A. Morris
A Horse for Kate by Miralee Ferrell
Whispers from the Past by Anne Marie Rodgers
To Get to You by Joanne Bischof


How was February for you?
Are you looking forward to spring coming soon?

Book Recommendations ~ Winter Books

There’s nothing better then a cold, snowy day!! It snowed this morning and the snowflakes were coming down fast and the wind was blowing. It was so fun. I went outside to swing and had fun doing so for quite sometime. I did it yesterday too! To me, being out in the snow is so refreshing and exhilarating!!
Today, I am here to recommend some of my favorite winter books. So whether you have snow and want to read a book to match the weather or you’re experiencing more spring weather, but wish winter would last longer, then this post is for you! ;)

White as Snow by Janice Thompson
Brianna Nichols hates football. Living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, makes this aversion a difficult one to have, midst all the diehard football fans. But Brianna has her reasons, and the men in Pittsburgh will have to adjust. So far she hasn't found a guy who can resist the pull of the game. Nor has she found one interesting enough to overlook that flaw. Until now. For Brandon Campbell the dream of a lifetime has just come true. He's been traded from Tampa and is about to become the quarterback for his all-time favorite team. Used to the adulation that professional athletes generally receive, Brady is intrigued by Brianna's apparent hostility to all things football. Brandon and Brianna have pasts they must overcome. Can God take those pasts and make them white as snow?

White as Snow is such a fun book! This is the second book in the Red, White, & Blue Weddings series, but it isn’t connected at all to the first book so this one could be read as a stand alone. “White as Snow” was really enjoyable. It had a good mix of funny, heartfelt, and sweet moments.

A Gown of Spanish Lace by Janette Oke
Ariana loves her life-her parents, her little town, her job as the town's schoolteacher, her students. But one evening after classes are done and she prepares to hurry home before a blizzard hits, her whole life changes in an instant.
The two rough-looking men who abduct her and take her far from home and family make no response to her frantic questions- "Why me? What are you going to do? Where are you taking me?" Held hostage in a camp of bandits, Ariana's emotions swing between terror and boredom as days stretch into weeks.
And then the boss's son appears in the doorway of her cabin. Does this mean she will never see her mother and father again, the two who so lovingly adopted her as an infant and raised her as their own? Will she ever wear the wedding dress so carefully saved for her-her one link with her birth parents, now long dead?

I just love this book! In the beginning of the book there is a blizzard so this is definitely a snowy book. Aside from being a great snowy book, it is a captivating story with wonderful characters.

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
In the bleak winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lundstrom's tiny Norwegian village and held it captive. Nobody thought the Nazis could be defeated—until Uncle Victor told Peter how the children could fool the enemy. It was a dangerous plan. They had to slip past Nazi guards with nine million dollars in gold hidden on their sleds. It meant risking their country's treasure—and their lives. This classic story of how a group of children outwitted the Nazis and sent the treasure to America has captivated generations of readers.

Set in Norway during 1940 this book is quite good with a lot of snowy-ness to it!

Heart of the Wilderness by Janette Oke
George McMannus traveled night and day from his wilderness cabin when the tragic news that his daughter and son-in-law had died in a river accident. His only granddaughter, Kendra Marty, not yet four years old, had been left behind. McMannus was her only family, but what could a trapper, living alone in the backwoods, do to care for Kendra?
She was such a tiny thing, so small to have lost so much. He should have known from the first time he looked into those large green eyes that the two of them belonged together. The one small child, firmly clutching a worn rag doll, was his, and he was hers.
Papa Mac, as Kendra came to call him, knew her place was with him. But what kind of home, what kind of training, could he provide in a wilderness mountains and trees and rivers that no one had even named? Although he did not have answers, he felt he must at least try.

Another great Janette Oke book! This story is great and definitely a lovely book to read during the winter season.

Brides of Alaska by Tracie Peterson
Surviving the rugged frontier of Alaska is a daunting task. But even in that hostile wilderness God allows the tender flower of love to bloom. Follow the adventures and Romances of Julie, Beth, and Rita, women of different generations who share a common home.
Nurse Julie Eriksson cares for the victims of the 1925 diphtheria epidemic while Sam waits quietly, willing to give anything to see her save their own struggling relationship. Where is hope when they need it most?
Beth Hogan loses her beloved husband in World War II and returns to Alaska with her two sons only to find their remote village overrun by soldiers and civilians coming to build that Alcan Highway. Will she find a second chance at love when she meets August Eriksson?
Confident, independent Rita Eriksson travels to her hometown of Tok, Alaska, to enter the dogsled race. Her coach, Mark hopes and prays against all odds that he’ll become part of her dreams, too. Can their relationship survive the Iditarod race?

Brides of Alaska wasn’t near as good as I hoped it would be. This book has three stories in it. I really enjoyed reading about the Great Serum Race in the first book and reading about the Iditarod in book 3, but I didn’t really care for some of the main characters much.

Gift from the Storm by Rebekah A. Morris
One cold, dark evening a young stranger appears outside the Morgan home with two small children. Injured and on the verge of complete exhaustion, she will only say that her name is “Amy.”
Where did she come from? Who is she? And what has she been through? Dr. Justin Morgan and his family look for answers as they struggle to minister life and health to the needy ones in their midst.

This book was pretty fun, and pretty cold feeling what with the storm. I really also like how it also had a cozy feel to it too.


Do you like cold snowy days?
What's one of your favorite winter books?

When Calls the Heart Blog Party ~ Day 6 ~ Pictures

Well, today is the last day of the When Calls the Heart blog party. I know that Faith and I had a ton of fun!! :D  I'm sure you found out that the both of us like to party like Hearties. ;)

Last year on the last day of the party I did a post with just a bunch of different random pictures from throughout the seasons. I am doing something similar today, but with just pictures from season four.

 Robert spying a "bear".

Elizabeth and Rosemary having a little heart-to-heart chat

Admiring Lee's new car

 Carson helping Cody with math.

That math trick is pretty cool. ;)

You don't want to miss Faith's last post so definitely be sure to head on over to her blog to check it out! :D

I hope you enjoyed this When Calls the Heart week! 

When Calls the Heart Blog Party ~ Day 5 ~ Episode Recap

The blog party is almost over. I can't believe it! It has been so much fun and I'm not quite ready for it to be almost over.

Today I will be doing a recap of Heart of the Community. When this one aired on TV it was two different episodes: Heart of the Community and Change of Heart.


~Abigail is still mayor but there is some tension going on because of the railroad. Towards the end of this one though is when Mr. Gowen re-becomes mayor.

~Elizabeth gets a new student. A cute little boy named Philip Cantrell. Philip’s mother died when he was a baby and his father, Shane, seems a bit distant from Philip.

~Rosemary has started working in Abigail’s Cafe except she’s starting to realize that it isn’t exactly her thing...

~Lee is starting to run behind on orders at the sawmill. The men are working over time and are having a hard time keeping up.

~The school doesn’t have enough school supplies and the children are having to share books. Elizabeth decides to have a carnival that her and the children put on to raise money for the school.

~There’s been talk of a group of stagecoach robbers, the Tate Brothers. Jack, Bill, and Frank head out to catch them. When they get back Abigail is not too happy with Frank. She was worried about what could’ve happened and a bit hurt that Frank didn’t let her know.
Unfortunately the disagreement leads to Franks and Abigail breaking up. (In the process of their breakup ended up breaking my heart.)

~Cody ends up writing a letter to Rosemary’s advice column about Abigail and Frank. All of those scenes are quite funny. Thankfully in the end Frank and Abigail make up and get back together!

~We meet Doug, a Mountie friend of Jack’s. Doug is leading a new division up to the Northern territories.

~The carnival is a success with a bake sale, games and fortune telling by Rosemary, as well as other things.

~A new person show up in town, Carson Shepherd. Shortly after his arrival he gets injured and can't do too much heavy work.

~Rosemary stops working in the cafe so Abigail needs to hire someone and Carson applies for the job and ends up getting the job as the cook.

Do you have a favorite episode from season 4?

Head on over to Faith's blog for her post of the day!!

When Calls the Heart Blog Party ~ Day 4 ~ Heartie's Chat

Welcome to day 4 of the party! I hope you're having as much fun as Faith and I are!!

Faith and I decided to work together and do a collaboration post. We had a ton of fun working on this. It was so much fun talking about When Calls the Heart! ;)
I hope you enjoy our little conversation!


F: Hey, Rebekah! I’m enjoying the When Calls the Heart blog party so much! How about you? :D

R: Yes! This is always such a fun blogging week!

F: Agreed! And co-hosting with my WCTH buddy makes it special. ;)

R: Co-hosting definitely makes it all the more fun! Having a When Calls the Heart buddy is the best!

F: It definitely is. And you’re the one who got me started watching the show! How did you become a Heartie?

R: I’m pretty happy about that! ;)
I watched the When Calls the Heart movie and it was okay. Not my favorite movie though. In the bonus features it mentioned that there was going to be a TV series. I wasn’t all that excited seeing as how the movie wasn’t a favorite. Well, in the summer of 2014 my dad was at the Christian bookstore and When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence was on sale so he picked it up. We watched it and I enjoyed it. So we went and got the first one and I couldn’t wait for the rest to come out. I got hooked on this lovely show very quickly. So, that’s pretty much how I became a Heartie. ;)

F: That’s so cool!! Kudos to your dad. ;) A Telling Silence is a really sweet show. You’d been telling me how great the show is for a couple months, and then I found the first three shows for only a couple dollars on CBD. So I bought them and my family watched them and loved them immediately! We’d re-watched those three several times by the time the rest of Season One arrived. ;)
Speaking of the movie...I almost want to watch that one to see how it compares, but no one could ever replace Jack and Elizabeth. ;)

R: Yes, I was thinking that it was a show you’d really like so I was so thrilled when you told me you got those first three! I was even more excited when you loved them as much as me! ;) Talking with you about When Calls the Heart is so wonderful. :D
The movie is sort of good, but yes, no one can replace Elizabeth and Jack. Actually I don’t even think Jack is in the movie… ;)

F: I’m so glad I took your advice! ;D
Hehe, I was wondering about that… Is the love-interest still a Mountie?

R: :D
Yes, the love-interest is still a Mountie. Jack is way better though. ;)

F: *grins* I imagine he is.
Who would you say are your top favorites characters? :D

R: Oh, this is a hard one to answer! ;) Well, I just love Elizabeth, Jack, Abigail, and Rosemary. Those would be my top favorites.
What about you? Who are your top favorite characters?

F: I should have known better than to ask that, huh? ;) It is a hard one! Hmm...I think I would have to choose Jack, Elizabeth, Rosemary, and Bill as my top favorites. Abigail and Lee would be close ‘honorable mentions.’ ;)

R: Hehe. ;) It is hard to pick!
Those are great ones! I almost said Lee. He’s so great with Rosemary. ;)
I had a feeling you might choose Bill. He is great though, a bit confusing at times, but I’m so glad that he stuck around.

F: Lee and Rosemary are just SO cute! They need kids. You know...sticky ones… ;)
I’m glad Bill has stuck around too. There was several times I thought that he might get ‘written off’, so I’m glad he didn’t.

R: *laughs* Yes! Lee and Rosemary totally need kids! Hehe, yep...sticky ones.. ;)
I’m so glad that Bill didn’t get written off! I don’t like it when that happens to characters.
So, what would you say is your favorite season?


F: I don’t like it when that happens either! Like, Tom and Julie. I’m dying to know what became of them after Season Two. I’ve heard that Julie will be on Season Five though… Do you have any speculations on that?
Oh, that’s hard too! Well, I really loved season one with all the aftermath of the mine cave-in. And then season three was really great with all the Lee and Rosemary moments! And season four is amazing too. Haha, I’m having trouble with this one. ;D What about you?

R: Yes, Tom and Julie just disappeared! I really hope that story-line comes back. I remember you saying that you heard Julie will be in season 5! It’s about time. ;) I don’t have too many speculations on that story. I just really hope something happens. Season 2 ended really badly with that story line! (Well, actually it ended badly overall. ;))
Hehe, choosing a favorite season is hard! ;) Season 1 really was great and a great start to a wonderful series. I think I’d have to say that season 4 is my favorite though. :)

F: Hehe, agreed! The end of season 2 was a terrible cliffhanger in more ways than one! I only have one speculation on Julie’s return—that she comes to Hope Valley for her sister’s wedding. ;) That’s something that I really hope to see on season 5!
Season 4 is really wonderful!! :)

R: Definitely! I was excited when Jack was heading to the school with the ring for Elizabeth but then Charles had to go and ruin it!!
Oh, that’s a great speculation! I really hope Jack and Elizabeth get married in season 5!

F: I know it!! I may or may not have been yelling at the TV when I realized who was down on one knee...because, you know, that totally helped… ;) I wonder if Jack will ever tell Elizabeth how long he’d had the ring before he actually got to propose.
Me too!! I imagine them having a really pretty wedding. :D

R: Haha! Yes, yelling at the TV totally helps… ;) Yeah, I kinda wonder the same thing!
I think they would really have a nice wedding. The proposal was SO sweet so I’m sure their wedding would be too!

F: Totally. *wink* It would definitely be an emotional scene! <3
Yes!! The proposal was very sweet and thoughtful. Jack is quite romantic. ;) Sometimes I get focused on recent happenings between them, and I forget that they have been an item nearly since the beginning. Remember when he painted them into the backdrop? And gave her the picture he drew of the two of them? And the first kiss? <3

R: Jack really is quite romantic. ;) Yes, they’ve been an item for a long time now!
Yes! The backdrop! And when Elizabeth went to go tell Jack that someone painted them in the backdrop? His response was so funny. ;) The picture and their first kiss! <3 Eeps! So many sweet memories between those two!

F: *laughs* Yes, that was funny! He did a good job on the innocent act. So much sweetness! <3 Do you have a favorite Jack and Elizabeth moment? :D

R: Yes, he definitely did! ;D
Oh wow! A favorite Jack and Elizabeth moment...Hmmm...well the proposal was the sweetest, but I really liked it in the beginning of season 4 when Jack and Elizabeth were the baseball coaches. ;) That was so funny and sweet!
Do you have a favorite Jack and Elizabeth moment?

F: The proposal was very sweet! That whole episode was. <3 The baseball episode was great too! Haha, yes, I loved seeing them opposing each other...and Bill breaking up the near-fight. ;D
Hmm...there's just so many! I really loved the end of season three when Jack got swept away in the flooded river and developed pneumonia. (You know how I am with injuries… ;))  I liked a lot of the early shows too, when they weren’t always happy with each other. ;)

R: That episode was sweet! Emotional too!
*laughs* Bill the umpire did almost have to break up a fight!  That was great. ;)
There really are! Oh my goodness, yes! How could I forget that part! That was another emotional part! (Hehe, yes, you always love those injuries. ;))
It was so funny when Jack and Elizabeth didn’t always get along. ;D

F: It was so funny! ;D
That show was so great! And much better season finale than season two, I believe we can agree. (Anything feelsy and I’m in. *wink*)
It was! I’m glad they came to like each other eventually, though, and fell in love despite some opposition.

R: Oh yes! I definitely agree, the season 3 finale was way better than the season 2 one! (*wink*)

F: Yes, it was! Now, if they’d left Jack unconscious and not told us if he lived until the beginning of season 4, I might have had a different opinion on that. ;)
Well, it’s been so much fun chatting with you this afternoon, dear girl! :D

R: That would’ve been horrible!!!
It has been blast chatting with you too! :D

F: I know!! How would we have survived months of waiting?! ;)
This party is so much fun! So glad we were able to do it again this year. :D

R: I’m not sure if we would’ve been able to handle it *wink*
It is super fun! I’m so glad we were able to do it again too! Doing a post together has been really fun too! :D

F: *wink* Definitely wouldn’t have been good for our health.
Yes, it has been! :D Have a good day, Rebekah!

R: Definitely not! ;)
You have a great day too, Faith!

F: Bye! :) Thanks for reading, all!

R: Yes, thanks for reading! We hope you enjoyed it. ;)

F: Yep! :D



Well, we hope you enjoyed it and we weren't too random for you guys. ;) ;)

Don't forget to check out Faith's blog!

When Calls the Heart Blog Party ~ Day 3 ~ Jack and Elizabeth Moments

💕Happy Valentine's Day!!! 💕 I hope you all have a fun day! I also hope you're having fun with the blog party!

When Calls the Heart season 5 starts in just a couple days!!! I simply cannot wait to see where this 5th season will go!!

Jack and Elizabeth are such a nice couple. I always like it when the couple doesn’t always get along at first, but then end up falling in love. Jack and Elizabeth have definitely had their ups and downs though. There was some tension between the two in season 2, but they were thankfully able to get past that.
Today I am going to be talking about some of my favorite Jack and Elizabeth moments.

Season 1:

~Jack takes Elizabeth to dinner at Abigail’s Cafe and they dance.

~Jack comes by the saloon when Elizabeth is cleaning up after he school day and says, “Take a walk with me.” Jack then takes her out by the lake and gives her the picture he drew of the two of them. They also have their first kiss!

Season 2:

After a lot of tension between Jack and Elizabeth they have a heart to heart talk in the mine.

Season 3:

The camping trip that Jack and Elizabeth take the school children on.

Jack gets hurt in the mud slide and Elizabeth diligently sticks by his side hoping that he will recover.

Season 4:

When Jack and Elizabeth aren't able to go to the Mountie Christmas Ball, but Jack puts together his own Mountie Christmas Ball.

Jack and Elizabeth organize a baseball game for the school children and they each coach a team.

Jack proposes to Elizabeth!! He gives her a letter that says, “Take a walk with me.” (That’s the same thing he said to her in that scene in season 1 where they have their first kiss!!)

What is one of your favorite Jack and Elizabeth moments?

You won't want to miss Faith's fun post of the day, so you should definitely head on over there and check it out! :)