“The miracle happens in the breaking.” ~ Ann Voskamp in The Broken Way: a daring path into the abundant life It’s just the two of us for dinner. I scrounge up some chicken, left over from the chicken-with-cherry-sauce recipe from A Taste of Laity Lodge. Only for her, I serve it plain with bottled […]
Book Review: Dave Harrity’s Making Manifest by Glynn Young
I’ve loved sharing my diminishing diet of words with all of you throughout Lent. And I’m still pretty amazed that I was able to do it every single day. Thanks so much for walking with me. On May 1, we’ll begin our devotional journey together through Dave Harrity’s book Making Manifest: On Faith, Creativity, […]
book review: when mockingbirds sing by billy coffey
In those long days between the town’s death and its rebirth, everyone had a story of how the magic came to Leah Norcross. Whether that magic was divine or deviltry, real or imagined, hinged upon the teller. And though many declared they had trusted all along, the fact was that in the beginning no […]
Book Review: Creating Space: The Case for Everyday Creativity
You have gifts to share. When used well, creativity isn’t just about you. It’s about what you have to give. It’s about leaving a mark, changing lives, and sparking a legacy that others can pass on. ~Ed Cyzewski Back in the day–way back–I enjoyed wrapping gifts. My mom often talked about the year I designed […]
Book Review: A Monk in High Heels
Brenda Keller was a desperate college sophomore when she made her first call “hoping they would in fact not have an opening. Ever.” Her professor had told her openings were “few and far between” and sometimes scheduled a year or more in advance. But there was a cancellation. And so she stumbled into the […]
Book Review: The BibleDude Community Commentary Series: Philippians
The panorama from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain is breathtaking. Blue meets blue as Lake Superior stretches out to kiss the horizon. Different platforms give magnificent views of the surrounding countryside–forest and hills and rugged rock. And as I sat on the edge, I was in awe of the beauty. I felt very, very small–and […]
In the Presence of Hope: A Review of The Unlikely Missionary by Dan King
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 Unlikely Missionary: From […]
Book Review: Understanding What Matters Most by Stephanie Shott
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a […]
Book Review: The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter
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 […]
Book Review: Stained Glass Hearts by Patsy Clairmont
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 they look like seagulls), the hills, the […]
