January 6th was my deadline for my contribution to the TCW devotional book, Sanctuary For My Soul. January 9th I found a lump in my breast. January 20th I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My devotion quickly forgotten, (along with pretty much every other non-essential part of my life), I was shoved into a daily…… Continue reading Sanctuary For My Soul – The Devotion I Wrote to Myself
Category: Books & Book Reviews
My Top 10 Books of 2015 (random genres/random order)
I didn’t keep track of exactly how many books I read this year, but I read 3.5 while my kids were on Christmas break if that gives you an idea 🙂 I’ve compiled a list of my favorites for the year. It’s heavy in the Historical Fiction and Memoir categories. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom -…… Continue reading My Top 10 Books of 2015 (random genres/random order)
Mary & Me Book Review and Giveaway
Mary and Me, A Lasting Link Through Ink chronicles the lives of Mary Potter Kenyon and Mary Jedlicka Humston. The two have been pen-pals for more than three decades, and their friendship quite literally grew on pieces of paper. Having had a few pen-pals when I was young, none of whom I have stayed in…… Continue reading Mary & Me Book Review and Giveaway
Strong and Courageous Boy Book List
I am a book addict. My sons are not as of yet, but we read together at night (Well, most nights. They go to bed so darn late in the summer that sometimes I’m too tired to make sense of words on a page.) The following is a list I handed out at my Grace…… Continue reading Strong and Courageous Boy Book List
I Take It Back – The Oprah’s Book Club Book I Won’t Read
I enjoy fiction. But when it’s fiction passed off as truth? Not so much. A big thanks to a blog reader who pointed out that A Million Little Pieces is a fake. The author promoted the book as his life story, but it is filled with lies. When I did a little research, I realized…… Continue reading I Take It Back – The Oprah’s Book Club Book I Won’t Read