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

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"...

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...

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...

Have you wanted to study your Bible but were either too intimidated or too overwhelmed to know where to begin? Sadly, I think this is true for many believers! And we're not just intimidated by the Bible, we are also intimidated by the people who make the Bible sound like it's reserved for only the super intellectual or the pastors/leaders. While there are leaders and pastors who are great Bible teachers who we can take great insight and learning from, I truly believe we, as b

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...

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 decisions add up. I was a homeschooling mom for years. You instantly have a caricature of a HOMESCHOOL MOTHER in your head, right? I know, I know... I did too. The entire time I was a homeschool mother, I fought that caricature. But there I was, stuck in the middle of two: I had to take my daughter to a group lesson where o