I love our community. We’ve got great neighbors, many who have become friends and keep any thoughts of moving at bay. But the best feature of our neighborhood during the summer is the community pool. We spend a lot of time there when the weather cooperates. And the kids and I have the tans to show it — don’t worry, …
Review: Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture
This is one of the most challenging parenting books I have read. And I’ve read a few. From Dobson to Leman to Shepherding a Child’s Heart to Babywise to Tricia Goyer’s Generation NeXt Parenting to Stormie Omartian’s Power of a Praying Mom, I’ve read a ton. Each have valuable things to take away from them. But Mary DeMuth’s new book …
Authentic Parenting with Mary DeMuth
This week I am participating in a blog tour on Mary DeMuth’s new book Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture. Tomorrow, I’ll post my thoughts on the book — in a nutshell: very thought-provoking. But today, you get to hear from Mary. Enjoy! Why did you write this book? Aren’t there already a bazillion parenting books out there?Yes, I do …
The Moments that Count
Ever have those moments where life seems to conspire against you? A host of demands intersect and leave your head spinning as you try to keep all the balls in the air? I’m there. Boy, am I ever. I’ve got three book deadlines in August. Yikes! I know I am incredibly blessed to even have a contract, let alone four…but …
Review: Abomination
Colleen Coble’s first hardback is hitting stores now — Woohoo! It’s even on display at Barnes and Noble. So look for it — it’s a fantastic book! A serial killer is loose in Upper Peninsula, Michigan, punishing people for their sins. One of his victims escaped with her life and small daughter. Now the race is on to identify the …
Interview with Sharon Hinck
I am delighted to have my friend Sharon Hinck join us today for an interview. If you read yesterday’s post, then you know I loved her latest book The Restorer. Fortunately, she had time coming off her whirlwind booksigning tour to answer a few questions. Enjoy!Sharon, with The Restorer, you soared past the Becky Miller series (which I thoroughly enjoyed!) …
Books?
My friend Crystal Miller tagged me over at her blog. Sometimes I avoid tags, but this one is all about books and writing, so right up my alley. Here goes: 1. What’s the one book or writing project you haven’t yet written but still hope to? I have to think about this one. So far, I’ve gotten to write everything …
Blog Awards
The other day, I recieved the Rockin’ Girl Blogger from a friend… Frankly, I tried to back my way into who it was, but I should have written this post then. Sigh. It’s always fun to know someone — in this case a really elusive someone — thinks my blog is nice. So I’m passing the award on to some …
Review: The Oak Leaves
The Oak Leaves is a gripping story of two women, separated by 150 years but joined by a family tree. Maureen Lang artfully weaves between the two stories in a way that kept me flipping pages because I couldn’t wait to get to the next chapter in each woman’s life. Talie Ingram has it all: a successful husband, a 12 …
Healing
This blog post has run through my mind for days, so I’m going to stop and write it. Deep breath. This is another one of those gut-level honest posts. I’ve experienced a little grief in my life when one set of grandparents died and when a uncle died. We also lost our dog (and first child in many senses) very …