Mar 251 minWarning!Warning! Don't let your imagination shrivel. Good storytelling may not be included in the heavily praised S.T.E.M. categories. Taking...
Mar 12 minI'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...
Jan 252 minToday, 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...
Dec 2, 20213 minThe Return::Book ReviewThe subtitle of The Return, the third book by Lacey Sturm - former lead singer of hardrock band, Flyleaf - is Reflections On Loving God...
Oct 28, 20213 minBook Review: The Green EmberMy 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...
Aug 21, 20214 minBook Review: Finding Holy in the SuburbsWhenever 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,...
Jun 28, 20213 minDoes 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...
May 22, 20212 minBook Review: Reforesting FaithI 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...
Apr 2, 20212 minOf 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...
Oct 1, 20201 minScouting the Divine: Margaret FeinbergScouting the Divine: Searching for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey By Margaret Feinberg Spiritual things can be hard to understand. Our...
Sep 16, 20202 minThe TravelerA small, thin book with a crescent moon and a tiny person moving alone across a vast expanse. I had done just that.
Sep 11, 20202 minEverybody Always: Bob GoffBob’s second book feels like a more mature continuation on the journey of doing more than just “agreeing with Jesus.”
Aug 19, 20203 minLove Does: Bob GoffBob 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
Aug 11, 20201 minThe Reason: Lacey Sturm's Story It's such a gift to be able to read the details of a story like Lacey's.
Jun 24, 20203 minCrazy LoveI 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...
Jan 8, 20203 minSay No To Goals & Yes To HabitsJanuary 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...
Jan 6, 20202 minThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words of LessI 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...
Jan 6, 20202 minBringing 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...
Jan 6, 20202 minFor Kids: Stick & StoneI'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...
Jan 6, 20204 minThe Best-Selling Book Of All TimeGreat 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...