A Hopeful Heart
Written by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Narrated by Linda Stephens
4/5
()
About this audiobook
Kim Vogel Sawyer
Bestselling, award-winning author Kim Vogel Sawyer wears many hats besides “writer.” As a wife, mother, grandmother, and active participant in her church, her life is happily full. But Kim’s passion lies in writing stories of hope that encourage her readers to place their lives in God’s capable hands. An active speaking ministry assists her with her desire. Kim and her husband make their home on the beautiful plains of Kansas, the setting for many of Kim’s novels.
More audiobooks from Kim Vogel Sawyer
Beneath a Prairie Moon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Librarian of Boone's Hollow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Room for Hope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Tapestry of Grace Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Songbird of Hope Hill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEchoes of Mercy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When Grace Sings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fields of Grace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unveiling the Past Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Still My Forever Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freedom's Song Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Hope Blossoms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ours for a Season Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bringing Maggie Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Silken Thread Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sweet Sanctuary Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Mercy Rains Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Guide Me Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Love Returns Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grace and the Preacher Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Through the Deep Waters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5From This Moment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Once Was Lost Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to A Hopeful Heart
Titles in the series (9)
Waiting for Summer's Return Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where the Heart Leads Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Promise for Spring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Hopeful Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Song of My Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Whisper of Peace Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCourting Miss Amsel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Home in Drayton Valley Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where Willows Grow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related audiobooks
A Claim of Her Own Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grace and the Preacher Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Measure of a Lady Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Inconvenient Acquaintance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seeds of Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond This Moment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Courting Miss Amsel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Promise for Spring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ours for a Season Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond the Silence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5House of Secrets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Home in Drayton Valley Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Moment in Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Shepherd's Voice Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fields of Grace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When Grace Sings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long-Awaited Child Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Tapestry of Hope Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Unexpected Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Steadfast Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Surrendered Heart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taking a Chance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Where Willows Grow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Simple Change Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love Through the Seasons: 4 Stories from a Beloved Author Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Quarryman's Bride Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Promised to Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dreams Rekindled Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Guide Me Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Silken Thread Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Christian Fiction For You
Someone Like You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Green Ember: The Green Ember Book I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pilgrim's Progress: Updated, Modern English Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Present Darkness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sugar Birds: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Babel: The Story of the Tower and the Rebellion of Man Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hind's Feet on High Places Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As One Devil to Another: A Fiendish Correspondence in the Tradition of C. S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book Of Jasher: The Authentic Annals of The Early Hebrews. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Harbinger II: The Return Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Trial: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divine Comedy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Divorce Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Redeeming Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Water Keeper Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Voice in the Wind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Visitation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lilith Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Circle Series: Black/Red/White/Green Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lamb Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fall of Marigolds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Record Keeper Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tale of Three Kings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Crickets Cry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for A Hopeful Heart
25 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The year is 1888 and Tressa Neill finds herself stepping off a train in Barnett, Kansas. She has come to this town, along with several other young ladies, to attend the Wyatt Herdsman School. Tressa has been sent her against her desires because the Aunt and Uncle who have raised her think it is her only way to land a man. The school is a one-of-a-kind set-up where "Aunt Hattie" will teach the girls from the East the skills needed to become a wife of a rancher; from cooking to branding and horseback riding. The things is, can Tressa survive the training and can she lasso herself a rancher? This was a unique but very enjoyable storyline. I liked the concept of girls coming west to learn to live in the west before marrying a rancher. The town doesn't lack for ranchers and men who want a wife, so it is a matter of finding the right man for the right girl. Tressa was a lady who at one time was able to see and remember a happy loving marriage before her parents died, and then she endured a loveless upbringing by her aunt and uncle. She wants to find a man like her father. Abel Samms is a man who wants nothing to do with women, after he had already gotten a "mail order bride" which didn't work out for him. But he wasn't counting on being smitten with Tressa. Aunt Hattie was a jewel in the rough. I loved her desire to see her school be a success and teach the girls how to become a rancher's wife. She was a tenderhearted woman who survived heartache in her life, but who had a strong faith in the Lord and wasn't afraid to share it. A couple of her gems she shared that I really appreciated: "We can't really define good. The problem with our human eyes is that we can only see the right now. But God, He sees around the corner, over the hill, and clean to the horizon. So sometimes those things we face that we don't understand - the things we think of as bad - are really for our good down the line." And then there was, "Man's reasonin' is foolishness in the sight o' God. Just 'cause things don't go the way we want 'em to doesn't mean God's quit carin'. He cares deep, but His ways aren't our. His ways are always better."The other thing I liked about this story is the mystery behind the cattle rustling going on at Abel's ranch. There were many times when I thought I knew what was going on behind the stealing, but it wasn't until near the end, where the real truth became obvious to me. I always like a story that keeps me guessing until the end. And there were characters in the story that I didn't think I would like, but who surprised me and who I came to appreciate. All around, it was a very enjoyable romance with mystery and danger thrown in to keep it even more interesting. So saddle up and head to Barnett, Kansas for a delightful stay at Aunt Hattie's "Herdsman School".
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lacking a dowry, Tressa Neill has been sent west to a school to train women how to be good ranch wives. Abel Samms is a local rancher, determined to avoid marriage. The rest is somewhat predictable, but this is a good story with a lot of humor and sweetness.