Spring has sprung, which brings great joy to this household. It also, traditionally, brings comedian Tim Hawkins to town — another thing that brings great joy to this household. If you’ve been following my blog for […]
Read Post“If God is love, why do we hurt so much?” Finding God in the Ruins: How God Redeems Pain by Matthew Bays About this book: (from the publisher) When the reality of your pain doesn’t line up […]
Read Post“Receive God’s love and truly live!” Love Like There’s No Tomorrow: How a Cardiac Arrest Brought My Heart to Life by Ocieanna Fleiss About this book: (from the publisher) A few years ago, Ocieanna Fleiss—wife and work-at-home […]
Read Post“A magnetic debut novel of wrenching family secrets, forbidden love, and heartbreaking loss housed within the grand gothic manor of Black Rabbit Hall.” Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase About this book: (from the publisher) Ghosts are everywhere, […]
Read Post“I was here. I saw beauty. I embraced it.” ~ Kara Tippetts And It Was Beautiful: celebrating life in the midst of the long good-bye by Kara Tippetts About this book: (from the publisher) How do you […]
Read Post“The fateful voyage of the Hindenburg comes to life in this stunning new novel…” Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon About this book: (from the publisher) On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg […]
Read PostLeap Day. Twelve years ago today, God winked and gave us a Leapling. We’ve been into Leap Day ever since. Happy birthday, Madeline! Food. I think the winter’s dark and cold brings it on, but I am into the […]
Read Post“Where you come from isn’t who you are.” A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl by Susie Finkbeiner About this book: Ten-year-old Pearl Spence is a daydreamer, playing make-believe to escape life in Oklahoma’s […]
Read Post“Feathers—no matter what size or shape or color—are all the same, if you think about them. They’re soft. Delicate. But the secret thing about feathers is . . . they are very strong.” The Feathered […]
Read Post“A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.” ~ Alan Rickman For its swift ability to inform, move, and yes, even to change, few […]
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