Is there anything better than lounging around the pool, reading a really good book? Here’s my Summer Reading List for Adults. I’ve read them all, reviewed them all, and recommend them all for vacation reading. … More Summer Reading List for Adults
Love to sink your teeth into interesting non-fiction that expands your mind and helps you look at others’ lives in new ways? Several recently published books tell great, true stories for those of us who are lifelong learners – vicariously visit the South Pacific or Paris, climb the Himalayas, or dig into the Tennessee roots of The Secret Garden. … More New Nonfiction Books – Great Stories for Lifelong Learners
Greetings, Book Readers! Several really good books have just been published, and I’d like to share micro-reviews of them with you. All are highly recommended! Fiction: Twenty-One Truths About Love, Matthew Dicks. Oh my goodness this was a fun book, written entirely in lists. A bookstore owner worries over his wife’s love and pregnancy and … More New Books for Winter Reading
New books for adult spiritual formation! This month’s list includes both fiction and non-fiction. It’s all about story, and fiction about faith can often spark discussion that’s deeply engaging and thought provoking. … More New Spiritual Formation Resources, Summer 2019
An easy – and enjoyable – way to get our heads around environmental issues is to read a good novel. Here are some of my favorites, great for a book group (or just plain enjoyment). … More Favorite Creation Care Novels: Read a Book, Learn about Environmental Stewardship
Several new resources have just been released, all appropriate for adult Christian formation groups or individual use. … More New Resources for Adult Christian Formation
Hello Readers! After taking the last several months off to complete two first-draft manuscripts, I’m back to blogging. Now that I’ve come up for air, I’m delighted to report that I’m also back to reviewing new books and sharing my thoughts and recommendations. I know many of my followers are Episcopalians, and I want to … More New Books on Christian Living and Spirituality
Writing is like practicing yoga: it’s truly a practice. You work at it all the time, and you re-visit the basics of your craft on a daily basis. You might have your off days. You have other days when you’re hitting on all cylinders. Hopefully, you improve over time. If you’re like me and work … More Writing is Like Yoga: Books for Improving Craft and Career
What is it about Paris that makes you want to go there, even if it’s just through the vicarious experience of a book? Certainly, you could have “fun” many places. There are many locations with stunning views, adventures, or new cultures to explore. But there is something about Paris that surpasses all of the usual … More What is it about Paris?
When the economy crashed in 2008, I watched the stock market tank, careers end, and fortunes lost with a sense of deja vu. I had been through it before and come out a different person. My book, Ginger’s Reckoning, was written as self-therapy for dealing my own financial crash and destroyed career. My husband and … More Having It All, Losing It All, and Finding Redemption
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