With Each Tomorrow

Review With Quotes-No Spoilers…

1895-1912 Kalispell, Montana
This series (The Jewels of Kalispell) pairs each book with a historical landmark in Kalispell, Montana. This particular book is centered upon the Great Northern Railway Depot and has this railroad as its primary focus.

What makes this story appealing to me is the strong spiritual thread and the characters, so it is only fitting that I include some of my favorite quotes to introduce them-

--Eleanor “Ellie” Briggs is the daughter of a conservationist who advocates for national parks. Since she lost her mom to cancer at age fourteen, she has been traveling with her father. On this trip, she comes to realize that father may not be right about everything.

“Eleanor grew up in society, was taught etiquette and rules, and participated in all the grand events and activities. All while her father traveled and spoke around the Eastern Seaboard about conservation. That was, until Mother became ill.”

“Losing Mother changed her perspective. About money. About God. About what she wanted out of life.”

“After an awful night of tossing, turning, and reviewing her life, Eleanor was sure about one thing. She had no idea who she was anymore. She’d so poured her life into assisting Father with his work that his beliefs and opinions became hers. His conversations, her conversations.”

“Still, without God, Ellie would continue to struggle. She was searching for a way to make sense of the world. She was looking to feel the love her mother had given her—a love she believed was stolen from her.”

—Our H, Carter Brunswick owns the wheat mill and comes from a family devoted to a very large wheat farm they have owned for generations. With opposing opinions, Carter and Ellie do not get off to a good start.

“But his gut held him in check. Eleanor Briggs was clearly wrestling with God. Carter wasn’t about to get in the middle of that battle. Still, the one thing he could do was get down on his knees and pray.”

—Then you have, among a few other characters, two motherly figures who try to help things along…

—Marvella Ashbury is an assertive, motherly figure-the Judge’s wife-a pillar of the community-who hosts the Briggs in their home.

“At some point, you are going to have to patch things up with God, my dear. And we will most assuredly be having that conversation soon.”

“Eleanor Briggs was a challenge. Not only did the poor thing seem to have been in the company of men much too often since her mother died, but she also was cold toward God. And that simply wouldn’t do.”

—And lastly, we have Carter’s mother, Mrs Brunswick, who is a great shoulder to cry on.

“Mothers are so very dear to us that their loss creates impossibly difficult spaces in our lives. I’ve found that only God can fill those holes.”

“It’s hard to accept that a loving God would let such things happen. Allow sickness. Take a mother from her child or a child from its mother. I don’t think I’ll ever completely understand, but I take comfort in His faithfulness to never leave me to bear it alone.”

See! I knew you would agree with my praise for this book. Now, put it in your TBR pile or on your TBR list.

This book is suitable for teens and older with no inappropriate intimate scenes and no bad language. I received this book in a LibraryThing giveaway, free of charge, with no expectation of a positive review.