High Society is a 1956 flick that remakes The Philadelphia Story (1940). Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart are replaced by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Grace Kelly slides into Katherine Hepburn’s role as the spoiled socialite preparing for her wedding. I LOVE the original. But one thing High Society has that the original doesn’t is Bing and Frank singing and …
Couple Delightful Books: Mountains Bow Down & Dining with Joy
In Dining with Joy, readers get to return to the lowcountry in South Carolina. First, I love the cover and the new ones for earlier books. They just make me smile and want to pick them up. Joy Ballard is a character, the kind of gal I’d love to get to know. Too bad she’s only a character! When her …
Done in by Fashion
I’m usually a pretty stable gal. But yesterday morning as I was getting ready for church I was in tears…over clothes! That is so not me! I’m back in all my pre-pregnancy clothes, which is awesome, but somedays I feel like my options are living in jeans every day of my life — blech — or looking like a college …
Classic Hollywood Reviews: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
I must be on a Cary Grant kick right now. A couple weeks ago, Eric and I pulled out this 1948 Cary Grant flick. I love that it co-stars Myrna Loy, one of my favorite actresses thanks to the Thin Man series. In Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Jim and Muriel Blandings decide their apartment is impossibly small and …
How do we generate creativity in kids?
In Sunday school we talked about a study Mark Batterson referenced in his book In a Pit… It focuses on divergent thinking and showed that 98% of children between the ages of 3-5 score in the genius category, 32% of children between the ages of 8-10 score at the genius level, 10% of teenagers, and 2% of those over 25. …
The Life Ready Woman: Thriving in a Do-It-All World
Recently, I received the Life Ready Woman, in part because I’ve found Shaunti Feldhahn’s other books to be filled with practical information I can use pretty much immediately. The Life Ready Woman tackles the idea that Christian women can balance the many roles they have if we approach the process intentionally. As a woman who teeters on the edge of …
Do We Shortchange Christian Youth?
I know…the title isn’t typical of what I’ve posted lately. But it’s something I’ve thought about the last couple weeks. In In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day Mark Batterson mentions almost as a sidenote: Lion chasers refuse to live their lives in a defensive posture. They are actively looking for ways to make a difference.” (p. …
Review: Lady in the Mist
Lady in the Mist is the fruition of a dream that was birthed in author Laruie Alice Eakes while she was in grad school. Then one of the things she studied was the role of midwives in history…and she knew she’d someday write books highlighting the contributions of those women. Now she’s doing just that. I’ve heard a lot about …
Reviews of Save the Date and A Billion Reasons Why
This morning I want to introduce you to two new books from two of my favorite Christian romance writers. Kristin Billerbeck first sold me on chick lit with her delightful Ashley Stockingdale series. I simply loved those books. She’s written other romances since then, and has a new one release this month. And Jenny B Jones is one of my …
Reader’s Theater Resource by Doraine Bennett
I took a reader’s theater class in college and really enjoyed it. For someone who has a tough time memorizing, it was a great way to get dramatic experience without the stress of memorizing pages of scripts. Doraine Bennett, a family friend, has written Reader’s Theater for Global Explorers, a resource filled with scripts for those who want to try …