My Birthday 2018
Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes via email, text, social media, and snail mail! I’m so grateful you are all in my life!
Books
GodDependency (Book Review)
This book talks about how to reverse codependency with a spiritual dependency on God. And codependency is defined more widely than I thought of it before, to the point where it includes most of us at least in some way or degree.
Comparing 2nd Century Christians with 2nd Century Christian Scientists
Meanwhile, these books will get you out of your comfort zone, challenge your preconceptions, and get you asking fresh questions, which can lead to healing oppression and the myriad other problems of the 21st century.
The Gold Coast (Book Review)
This is a story of two neighbors–one patrician blue-bloods of high society, and the other a Mafia Don and his family– who clash and implode. It serves as a cautionary tale in many ways, as well as a study in human nature.
The Underground Railroad (Book Review)
This was a different and interesting take on the underground railroad as a literal physical thing. The concept was fresh enough, together with excellent writing, to garner it 2017’s Pulitzer Prize.
Books I Bought With My Christmas Gift Cards
So I usually milk my gift cards, stringing them out all year, but this time I shot my wad all at once! Here is what I bought and why:
The Accidental Empress (Book Review)
I enjoyed this book of historical fiction about the Empress SiSi (Elizabeth) married to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph of the Hapsburg line.
Reading Challenge for 2018
A New Year and a new reading challenge! I hope you join me in this, either for the first time, or again!
Books and Handmade Gifts We Received for Christmas
Above is the sgraffito pottery plate I made my husband for Christmas. And below that you can see what books our family received from each other for Christmas…
2017 Reading Challenge Complete
I exceeded my goal of 52 books and read 67 instead. Below you can check out what I read for each category.
The Wisdom of Sundays (Book Review)
This five star book is one of my favorite books this year. It is the best bits and nuggets from Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday program. And it is beautifully laid out with photographs, making the whole experience of reading it meandering and thoughtful.
Books of Poetry I’ve Been Enjoying
I’ve been enjoying these two books of poetry lately and have marked some to eventually share with you.
Cookbooks I Recommend for Gift Giving in 2017
All these cookbooks have gorgeous food, delicious recipes, creative approaches, and phenomenal photography.
Pay Attention (Quote by Frederick Buechner)
From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention …
Mrs Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (Book Review with Quotes)
This book is billed as a novel, but it is a record of a fictitious woman poet being interviewed, including all her mind’s meanderings and flashbacks.
A Piece of the World (Book Review)
Read this book when you are in the mood for something that is short and deep and not plot driven. I give it a very hushed five stars.
Badass Librarians of Timbuktu (Book Review)
This is a non-fiction book about the rescue of 350,000 precious manuscripts in Timbuktu from Taliban destruction. I give it three stars.