Typically, I read non-fiction in winter, which means I have a great batch of recommendations for you today. I read seven books so far this year, here is a sh...

I have an hour of free time between errands. I head toward my favorite stop: the bookstore. I drift between genres, picking up books because of their covers,...

I used to get books for Christmas. I don't anymore. Mainly because my husband says, How am I supposed to know what book to get you?? And I say, ANY BOOK WILL...

Thanksgiving is hard. There, I said it. I'm hosting. My family is (mostly) a delight. We pretty much agree politically AND religiously. I know, right? What h...

My new friend and I are laughing so hard we are wiping away tears. I can barely catch my breath. I sit in a chair close to her at the end of the bed. A light...

My attention span has been shorter than normal and my time allowed for reading has been practially nil, friends. So this list is short and sweet! *Titles are...

I stand in the kitchen on a rainy October day eating blueberry coffee cake. My mom has been diagnosed with cancer. Life throws us this new ingredient over th...

This is a story I tell my friends. It's a silly story about a time I made a decision to be myself. Not a huge, courageous story. Just a little one. Little de...

I was taking notes studiously in the workshop I attended until she stopped me with a question: "Ask yourself: Where is that written?" I was in a crowded work...

My best friend is really pretty with the most beautiful hair I've ever known. When we shop together, people stop her and ask how she gets her amazing curls. ...

I went to the eye doctor today. I wear contacts and glasses and needed to update the prescription, as I've been feeling my right eye strain to see things in ...

The definition of spirituality is a tricky thing. So I've included the above picture in order to help you. Because, of course, this is the definition in pict...

Wanna win some of my books? There's a giveaway at the end of this post! Keep reading! It's just too hot to hold on to a coherent thought or complete sentence...

I always try to have a good mix of genres while reading, and some of my favorites are true stories. I've always felt reading memoirs and biographies help me ...

I caught my daughter's eye as the wrong words popped up on the screen during the worship song. The congregation stumbled as we tried to follow the leader, ma...

It comes out of nowhere. The light turns green, I start to go, and there is a pickup coming at me out of the corner of my eye. He's blown the red light. I sw...

Book Review: Short attention span reviews of the last two months of reading! I have had the attention span of a gnat lately, so the list is short - but good!...

“I’m fairly local. I’ve been around. / I’ve seen the streets you’re walking down.” -Twenty One Pilots There's a new grocery store that's opened up by us. One...

My idea for a fun outing/date/excursion/if-we-leave-the-house-we-can't-see-the-laundry is to pick three new places you've never been in your own city and GO!...

I've been to Target a lot. I'm a mom of three. I live in the suburbs. I live five minutes from a Target. In fact, my dad passed away and about six months lat...