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    Warning!
    • Mar 25
    • 1 min

    Warning!

    Warning! Don't let your imagination shrivel. Good storytelling may not be included in the heavily praised S.T.E.M. categories. Taking...
    I'm Still HERE!
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min

    I'm Still HERE!

    Hello! Don't let the lapses of time between posts fool you. I've been writing more than ever. Just not in here. I have several fiction...
    Today, Even Leviticus Was Interesting.
    • Jan 25
    • 2 min

    Today, Even Leviticus Was Interesting.

    If Scripture was a river, this is what happens the more I read it. All of it. Even Leviticus. This month, I'm following my husband's...
    The Return::Book Review
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Return::Book Review

    The subtitle of The Return, the third book by Lacey Sturm - former lead singer of hardrock band, Flyleaf - is Reflections On Loving God...
    Book Review: The Green Ember
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Book Review: The Green Ember

    My imagination seems to have done the opposite of what it's supposed to do as one "grows" farther and farther away from childhood. As a...
    Book Review: Finding Holy in the Suburbs
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Book Review: Finding Holy in the Suburbs

    Whenever I read those Bible passages on rich people, I get a bit uneasy. I grew up in an extremely safe, white, two-parent, middle-class,...
    Does God Let Us Fail?
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Does God Let Us Fail?

    I’m currently reading Parenting With Love And Logic. Half of what is said, I feel like I’m doing. But it’s still a good reminder not to...
    Book Review: Reforesting Faith
    • May 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Book Review: Reforesting Faith

    I love trees. I feel better around them. I pray better when I can see them. I’ve felt God’s thick but safe presence filling a forest full...
    Of Books and Babies
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Of Books and Babies

    “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others; read a lot and write a lot.” Stephen King I suppose it was...
    Scouting the Divine: Margaret Feinberg
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Scouting the Divine: Margaret Feinberg

    Scouting the Divine: Searching for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey By Margaret Feinberg Spiritual things can be hard to understand. Our...
    The Traveler
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Traveler

    A small, thin book with a crescent moon and a tiny person moving alone across a vast expanse. I had done just that.
    Everybody Always: Bob Goff
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Everybody Always: Bob Goff

    Bob’s second book feels like a more mature continuation on the journey of doing more than just “agreeing with Jesus.”
    Love Does: Bob Goff
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Love Does: Bob Goff

    Bob is tenacious, has been given a lot, and is constantly seeking to give it back out of love. The book is an inspiring reminder of how much
    The Reason: Lacey Sturm's Story
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Reason: Lacey Sturm's Story

    It's such a gift to be able to read the details of a story like Lacey's.
    Crazy Love
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Crazy Love

    I finally read it. Ever since hearing Pastor Francis Chan speak at a national youth conference back in 2000, I've been a fan of the...
    Say No To Goals & Yes To Habits
    • Jan 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Say No To Goals & Yes To Habits

    January is the time for goals! February is the time for dropping them. But what if, every New Year, we are actually focusing on the wrong...
    The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words of Less
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words of Less

    I absolutely love to read. I used to shy away from fiction because I get so sucked into a story that sleep and everything else important...
    Bringing Up Bebe: Worth the Read?
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bringing Up Bebe: Worth the Read?

    At this point, I am trying to take everything with a grain of salt. There are SO MANY books, articles, opinions, and arguments. They...
    For Kids: Stick & Stone
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    For Kids: Stick & Stone

    I've always adored children's books. I even started collecting them pre-kids. And I think it's because I appreciate when an author gets...
    The Best-Selling Book Of All Time
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Best-Selling Book Of All Time

    Great quotes are often taken out of context and they fair just fine. "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all...
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