by Sarah Purdy | Apr 15, 2019 | Children's Books, Our Books
by Karen Fitzsimmons Cory wakes up late one morning and discovers his family has already left for the day! To make it to school on time, he must overcome his fear of walking alone. Cory is helped along the way by his mother’s advice: “If you ever get frightened, don’t...
by Sarah Purdy | Apr 4, 2019 | Memoirs, Our Books
by Erma & Elva Vos My twin sister, Elva, and I were born and raised around Sully, Iowa. Our early education was in one-room schoolhouses, though we graduated eighth grade at Sully Christian School. We never went to high school; instead, we helped our family on the...
by Sarah Purdy | Mar 19, 2019 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Get Up, Get Going: Tales of a Country Veterinarian by Dr. A.J. Neumann, D.V.M., and Renae B. Vander Schaaf is a treasure almost 93 years in the making. The captivating memoir—and winner of the 2018 Write Place Book Contest—chronicles the life of “Doc” Neumann from his...
by Sarah Purdy | Mar 12, 2019 | Memoirs, Our Books
by Dr. A.J. Neumann, D.V.M., & Renae B. Vander Schaaf I went to the corner of the barn next to the manger, got down on my knees, and prayed, “I would like to see this cow get on her feet.” Then, words I will never forget drifted into my mind:...
by Sarah Purdy | Dec 6, 2018 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Author Bev Roozeboom of Pella is celebrating the release of A Day in the Life—a powerful book that takes an in-depth look into the lives of families whose children have chronic mental health disorders. “A Day in the Life came out of our family’s journey with our son,...
