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Praying Upside Down, book review

A change in perspective might be exactly what your prayer life needs. Praying Upside Down: A creative prayer experience to transform  your time with God by Kelly O’Dell Stanley About this book: When you talk to God, […]

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Her Name Is Rose, book review

“People used to say Iris Bowen was beautiful, what with the wild weave of her red hair, the high cheekbones, and the way she carried herself like a barefoot dancer through the streets of Ranelagh […]

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The Beautiful Daughters, book review

“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” ~ St. Augustine of Hippo The […]

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Side by Side, book review + giveaway

Inspired by real-life events… Side by Side by Jana Kelley About this book: In the dusty, Islamic country of Sudan, Mia’s life collides with that of another young woman. A young Christian American mother, Mia finds more […]

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What I’m Into ~ May edition

I’ll begin with the truth, which is also a confession: this post is not what I intended. As I tried to write, for the life of me I could not wrestle my ideas into any kind or […]

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The Good, the Bad, and the Furry, book review

About a man at the mercy of his unpredictable, demanding and endlessly lovable cats. The Good, the Bad, and the Furry: Life with the World’s Most Melancholy Cat by Tom Cox About this book: (from the […]

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The Inn at Ocean’s Edge, book review

Claire’s visit to a luxury hotel in Maine awakens repressed memories, threatening all she holds dear. The Inn at Ocean’s Edge by Colleen Coble About this book: (from the publisher) In 1989, Claire Dellamare disappeared from her […]

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My Sunshine Away, book review + giveaway

It was the summer everything changed.… My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh About this book: My Sunshine Away unfolds in a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and […]

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What I’m Into ~ April edition

How can anyone not be into spring? Personally, I love the gradually warming weather that allows my daily uniform of leggings, boots and sweaters to make way for capris, flats and–well, lighter sweaters. (This is the Pacific Northwest, after all.) […]

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