I’m a fan of Elisabeth Elliot. Anyone else? Her granddaughter has recently facilitated putting her teachings in a podcast form here. It’s great. I picked up a book of essays called All That Was Ever Ours. From the backside of…
Recent Reads: reading out loud, slow living, packhorse librarians and more
Chasing Slow If you are a regular on this blog, you might read me quoting Erin in the coming months. Creative writing, refreshing story, authentic heart. The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction…
Recent Reads: Spiritual Formation & the Whole-Brain Child
I. Love. Books. One author I have discovered and read much of in the last few years is Henri Nouwen. He was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality,…
Recent Read: Jeanne Guyon
John used the phrase “spiritual legacy,” when I mentioning reading Jeanne Guyon’s Experiencing the Depth of Jesus Christ. Probably because I kept making comments about how similar the themes in her writing are to other favorites of mine, Jan Johnson,…
Womanhood, prayer, technology, the jungles of New Guinea, and more
(A)Typical Woman, Abigail Dodds “What makes real men and women is the fact that God made us men and women, just as what makes us real Christians is that God made us Christians by making us alive in Christ. In…
Recent Read: Get Out Of Your Head
I am a bookworm. You will usually find my reading 2-3 at a time, and I’m often quoting authors in daily conversations. It is pure happiness to chug information I’m interested in or authors I respect and trust. It also…
Current Read: Soul Keeping
“Our soul is like a stream of water, which gives strength, direction, and harmony to every other area of our life. When that stream is as it should be, we are constantly refreshed and exuberant in all we do, because…
Favorite Books of 2019
For the past year or so, with our mother-in-law, my sisters-in-law and I have done a book swap for Christmas. I have been a reader all my life and friends knowingly laugh when the words ‘In this book I was…
Recent Reads
Long Way Gone by Charles Martin A creative retelling of the story of the prodigal son, this book was difficult to put down once I got a few chapters in. Not being at all musically inclined, I enjoyed the theme…
Summer 2018 Reads + Reviews
The written word has always been a treasure to me. I am mentored by men and women long in Heaven and rejuvenated in my faith by living followers of Christ. I enjoy both turning tangible pages and reading multiple books…
Current Read: The Gospel Comes With A House Key
I am working my way through Rosaria Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes With A House Key, and it’s deeply inspiring (and convicting). Culturally, hospitality is often defined solely by Martha Stewart-guided hosting or HGTV-inspired decor, but refreshingly, biblical hospitality is far…
A Few Favorite Books Read This Year
Hope Heals: A True Story of Overwhelming Loss and an Overcoming Love – Katherine and Jay Wolf I had heart bits and pieces of Katherine’s story, enough to intrigue me. I purchased this book as an audiobook, and it was playing…