Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which… Read More Delicious Words & Tears
One of the books was free. It was a give-away at a pastor’s conference that Robert attended. I think it was the year he came home with such a big stack of free, but really great books, he wondered if he would have to pay extra for his return luggage due to one more bag… Read More Books in Tandem, Grace in Abundance
Recently, I have sent several emails out to people for whom the email was not intended. This could prove to be a dangerous mistake, but not so here. Twice in the last few months I have sent my students’ Challenge II study schedule for the week not to Megan, the 15 year old homeschooler from… Read More Megan & The Other Baby Book
(Since I had just finished reading the book, and had no idea there was an upcoming movie, it felt like the movie was made just for my personal entertainment – literally two weeks after finishing the book! My kids, of course, knew there was a movie coming out. “Silly Mom, let me show you the… Read More Eat, Pray, Love – My Take (My Very Long Take)
Reading aloud is my favorite thing to do with my kids. We almost always have a book in progress, and Christmas provides some really wonderful material. We even put all of the Christmas books away in the attic with the decorations each year, and you wouldn’t believe the anticipation and nostalgia it provides when the… Read More Krum’s Fun Christmas Read-Alouds
God….is the blessed controller of all things, the king over all kings and the master of all masters.1 Timothy 6:15, Phillips Linda Dillow returns to this version of 1 Timothy 6:15 over and over in her book, Calm My Anxious Heart. I finally read this book after recommending it to several young women – even… Read More Book Review Roundup – Calm My Anxious Heart
So…..I’m running out the door, swim gear in hand, to take my kids and some of their friends to the local pool. Kory is checking the mail and I see the new issue of Living Without Magazine has arrived. I grab it out of his hands, and throw it in my bag, excited about the… Read More Book Review Round-Up – SURPRISE!
I forgot to mention that Same Kind of Different As Me, the book reviewed below, is non-fiction. It is also on the New York Times Best Seller list, and as you can imagine, the authors have a new full time job in speaking engagements, book signings, etc. I also discovered that this book will be… Read More Book Review Round-Up : The Shack
I think I meant to post a review once a month when I originally posted the review on Omnivore’s Dilemma, but alas, that has not happened! (Recipes and menus will probably reappear, too – we just haven’t been home much this summer) I have enjoyed several books this year, though, and wanted to share them… Read More Book Review Round-Up: Same Kind of Different As Me
(It is always my goal to read 12 new books a year – one a month, if possible. So, I thought it would motivate me even more to write reviews of each one. I meant to post this in January, but it got so long and involved, that I kept having to leave it in… Read More All Cows Eat Grass (a.k.a. Book Review #1)