Today's special guest book reviewer is my husband, Steve. He's been on a roll lately with reading some great books and I asked if he'd be willing to review a few for us! I will refer to him as H (husband) below. Let's start with the most important question: Do you mind when I buy books? H: No, of course not! I get a new book every now and then. How are they being paid for? Me: ....So! Let's get to that interview. Steve, what do you enjoy about reading? And does it come natura

We live close to train tracks that carry freight cars all day, all night. Frequently - especially on weekends - you will find trainspotters standing around, camp chairs set up, binoculars, old style video recorders in hand, phones at the ready as they wait for the scheduled engine to pass by. I can't relate to this passion, but I can appreciate how this is fun for them. To me, watching someone enjoy a niche interest, or seeing someone with a unique talent points to a Creator

In my last post, I mentioned that I'll be working through suggesting books to read for Bible study, aka a Bible Literacy Journey. You can read that post here. Let's get started! Remember when you'd get the packing list for camp and you'd pack that Bible, flashlight, sleeping bag and pen with an intense expectation of the best week ever? Think of this as your Bible Literacy Journey packing list. (Also, I think I need a new name for it... I'll work on that.) Today we're startin

A thought has been needling my brain over the last couple of years and I have yet to do anything about it. So, what better day than today to Start A Bible Literacy Journey? I used the word Journey so you could know that I am 100% qualified to speak on the subject of the Bible. (That was a joke, you can laugh.) Foundation: I am a reader. I read a wide variety of genres and enjoy learning through the process of words. It makes the most sense to me. I am also a student of theolo

My summer reading habits are always a bit on the lighter side with mysteries, quick reads that don't take much focus, and audiobooks, so my list of recommended books today will be short. The good part is that the books that were well-written really stood out! (Like after you come home from a vacation where you ate everything in sight, and then you have that first home cooked meal with protein in it. Same feeling basically.) So let's skip the gas station snacks and get right t

Hi All! There are not many areas in life where I would stand up and {gently} elbow you over and say, "honey, honey, let me handle this"...

I forced myself to read non-fiction that took more concentration so I didn't get lazy in my reading -and then listened to audiobooks

Welcome to the end of August! A beautiful breeze, a cup of coffee and a denial from Amazon saying I can no longer earn commission on any...

Hey, Hey, It's Theology Thursday! I have plans for the fall as to what topic I'll be digging into, but today is wrap up day: This summer I explored the topic of prayer. Here are my top takeaways: -The two books I enjoyed the most on the topic were one I discussed in full here: When God is Silent and another one that kind of surprised me, to be honest. It's a book called Praying With Paul by D.A. Carson. I found this book to be so encouraging, so well-written (at times, he mad

A verse pulled completely out of context promising wealth and health if only the person would pray "right." A talk on how questioning the...

So maybe writing a post sounded enticing as it keeps me in the comfort of the air conditioning! Heat has crept into our area, storms rolling through, humidity blanketing any physical efforts. Ah, summertime! But really, I'm writing this because July is about to end - which is exciting in our house, because my husband won a photography contest and his picture was chosen for August on a local calendar. It's about to be the Month of HIM around here! But before that celebration b

This summer I've been studying prayer, so I've been writing about it, looking at prayers in the Bible, doing word studies and reading...

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

Since we're halfway through the year, here are the best books of 2023 SO FAR, not in any particular order, but all at least an 8/10 in my...

Hey, Hey! It's Theology Thursday! This summer I'm focusing on prayer. Here's this week's thoughts: Last Thursday when I didn't do my planned post on prayer, I felt bad for not being consistent as consistency is what I'm working at being better at! But then I calmed my inconsistent self down because my reason was SO GOOD! It was because I spent the day hanging out WITH my daughter, who had just gotten home from a five week trip overseas, which came right off her semester at c