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Part of me hates to read mission stories. Especially from those who have traveled to Africa. I battle jealousy because that’s been my dream since I was a young girl. But the opportunity has not yet presented itself. It did for the BibleDude, though.
I read his story in his book, The . . . → Read More: In the Presence of Hope: A Review of The Unlikely Missionary by Dan King
There is a time for everything, a time to be born and a time to die,
Tyndale House has published The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter. It’s not just because I have two in this book. January 13 and May 7. Just in case you’re wondering. But I love this book with 365 day brighteners. By authors who see deep, yet light, and find joy and humor in the everyday. Stories that encourage us to smile. Anecdotes . . . → Read More: Book Review: The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter
I’m sitting in one of the white gliders, cushioned in peach and white stripes. I hold the book on my lap and gaze at the framed stained glass that hangs on the peach wall above the white chest in the meditation room.
I note the seagulls (at least . . . → Read More: Book Review: Stained Glass Hearts by Patsy Clairmont My husband grew up on a dairy farm. I know what it’s like to roll under barbed and electric wire. I did it once when Bozo the bull charged. Though Dennis claims he was only curious. I tried to ride a stubborn burro once–who managed to simply lean against the cement milk house and smash my leg between it . . . → Read More: Textures of Text ~ Book Review: Give the Lady a Ride by Linda Yezak
My shelves sag with writing books. But this one won’t make it to the shelf any time soon. Story Engineering demands a second reading. Maybe a third. A lingering over several paragraphs and pages. Because there is so much here. Yes, he does repeat a lot, but that’s what my brain needs. Repetition in various forms. And his analogies . . . → Read More: Textures of Text: Book Review ~ Story Engineering by Larry Brooks Who: David Ponder, whisked away by the archangel Gabriel, together with a large assortment of well-known historical figures. What: A summit meeting. When: In the midst of personal distress following David’s beloved wife’s death. Where: An auditorium, presumably somewhere in heaven. Why: To answer the question, “What does humanity need to do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the . . . → Read More: Textures of Text: Book Review~The Final Summit by Andy Andrews I’m going to take everything you love . . .What matters to you most? Didn’t everyone have regrets for things they’d done in the past? Today she would choose to trust though. Trust that God had led her to the right place for help, even when she didn’t quite understand the method. Nothing could happen to her that didn’t . . . → Read More: Book Review: Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man. ~Percy Bysshe Shelley I requested The American Patriot’s Almanac to review before Christmas. But my husband–who loves history–snagged it, and I had to wrestle it back. This book is a collection of daily bite-sized readings on America by William J. Bennett and John T.E. Cribb. It’s . . . → Read More: Textures of Text: Renewed by The American Patriot’s Almanac Billy Coffey has a gift. Billy Coffey is a gift. ‘Nuff said. But I’ll say more. Because for some of us, the snows of life are here. Or been. Or coming. It’s time to call in well, and hunker down with Snow Day. Because we need to find the gifts in the blizzards. The beauty in the broken. Fist bumps in our fears. . . . → Read More: Book Review: Snow Day by Billy Coffey |
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