The Perfect Loaf (Cookbook Review)
After reading the rather extensive explanations in this book, my husband made the best bread I’ve ever eaten.
Book Reviews
Stone Yard Devotional (Book Review)
This book is desolate and rather devastating. This is not so much a recommendation as a review; it is me needing to talk about it, not you needing to read it.
Holy Envy (Book Review)
This is written by a former Religion 101 professor about how teaching college kids about the diversity of world religions really help her admire parts of each of them.
The Sisters (Book Review)
This is a novel about second-generation Tunisian immigrants living in Sweden, and their challenges of cultural duality, where they do not fit in, either in their country of ethnic origin nor in their resident birth country.
The Spellshop (Book Review)
The Spellshop is a great diversion, and it was perfect as a “palette cleanser” between other books that promise greater edification. You might find that you enjoy the reprieve too.
Theo of Golden (Book Review)
It is about kindness, about an artist and art appreciation, about deeply listening to others about what is on their heart, encouraging others to see their value, appreciating nature, music, walking, and community, all with Christian overtones.
Three Good Books about Making Art Materials
Making the art materials yourself is an art in itself. By being creative about the elements you use, you can achieve the unique results you are after.
Consider Yourself Kissed (Book Review)
This book depicts the average struggles families go through to give everyone what they need. This is particularly true for women and mothers…
Atomic Habits (Book Review with Notes)
If you actually put any of this into practice, this information can be incredible. I hope you leverage it to be who you want to be.
Time of the Child (Book Review)
It is a story about an unexpected baby arriving at Christmas time, and what a miracle that can be. It centers around the town doctor as the main character, as well as his unmarried daughter.
Best Books of the Year (Reading Challenge Summary)
I read 68 books this year, ten of which were art and cookbooks, 13 were other non-fiction, and the rest were novels. I listened 22 on audio. I gave 19 books five stars this year.
Sword Catcher (Book Review)
This is the only book over 500 pages I read this year and I really enjoyed it. I’ll be reading its sequel soon in the New Year.
Buckeye (Book Review)
Buckeye is a long, sweep of a book, taking place between two families in a small town in Ohio between WWII and Vietnam.
Run with the Horses (Book Review)
It might make you want to be in a more constant relationship with God, in troubling times.
Raising Hare (Book Review)
Finding refuge in the appreciation of nature and agency in the desire to protect it can be resuscitating for us all.
How to Write a Poem (Children’s Picture Book Review)
I was so excited by it, I thought you needed to know about it as well1
Be Ready When the Luck Happens (Book Review)
This is the story about how following what we love with curiosity and courage, as well as tenacity and hard work, creates our luck.