{Happy New Year, friends! Looking for a book to get your 2017 off to a fresh start? I’ve got just the thing…} Loving My Actual Life: An Experiment in Relishing What’s Right in Front of Me by […]
Read Post{Though not a book specifically meant for Advent, this has been a life-giving read for me this Advent season — the season in which we celebrate waiting. We celebrate, in part, because we know the result of the wait […]
Read PostOf Stillness and Storm by Michèle Phoenix The book: (from the publisher) “I felt torn between two worlds. Each with its own mystery. One more captivating than the other, but the other more real and breathing.” It took […]
Read PostWhen author Regan Walker reached out to see if I’d like to review her new inspirational novel, she pretty much had me at “Scotland, A.D. 1072.” If you’ve been hanging out on my blog for […]
Read PostAs women seeking to make a world of difference, few things matter more than hearing God’s voice in the process. We need to know what He’s saying as we discern our path and set ideas into […]
Read PostFriends, I don’t know about you, but when life twists in an unexpected direction and delivers disappointment, it can take a while before I’m able to view my situation with hope. What helps is hearing the […]
Read PostShauna Niequist once wrote, “Sometimes we have to leave home in order to find out what we left there, and why it matters so much.” This haunts me, because I find it so true but […]
Read Post{The best kind of story is that which not only conveys a fascinating tale but also provides insight into the reader’s situation. That’s what All the Pretty Things did for me.} All the Pretty Things: The […]
Read PostDifference makers tend to be people of action. We often find inspiration in reading about strong women of action. How much more inspiring are they when they’re based on actual historical figures, such as Freydis, the fierce heroine of […]
Read PostAs women poised to make a world of difference, we instinctively understand the value of our words, whether these are spoken casually in conversation, more formally to a larger group, or intimately in our correspondence […]
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