Reviews
Healthy for the Holidays – A Gift Guide
Many of you know that my daughter was born with congenital heart defects and spent her eight short years with us fighting off infections and other complications. I made it my full-time job to make our home as healthy as possible. Even though Elli is no longer with us, we still work hard to stay…
Read MoreBooks, Battles, and Bullies
I have a tough time finding good fiction for my kids, especially my boys. Most of my favorites have zero appeal (he’s just not into Anne of Green Gables and Trixie Belden). My son is almost ten, and we’re in this awkward phase in which books like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” are too easy…
Read MoreSpirit-Led Parenting: Best Book on Baby’s First Year I’ve Ever Read ~ Review & Giveaway
A few weeks ago, I received an advance copy of Spirit-Led Parenting: From Fear to Freedom in Baby’s First Year by Megan Tietz and Laura Oyer. My baby turns five this summer, but the guilt and fear of the baby years left bruises and scars that I still carry today. Those wounds began to heal…
Read More“The Evolution of Adam”: In Which Science and Faith Are Allies, Not Enemies
(This post is much longer than is usual for me. Any conversation about science and faith is emotionally-charged and prone to misunderstanding. I felt it necessary to devote extended space to this book review, including a lengthy set-up and numerous quotations to avoid pulling things out of context. I pray that my efforts to address…
Read More“Because I Can” – a Book Review, Giveaway, and Author Interview by the Most Amateur Interviewer Since Chris Farley
Janet Oberholtzer is a great sport. She agreed to be a test subject for me to learn how my new advertising network works (that’s her ad in my sidebar — have you seen it?). This week she agreed to let me try out my interviewing skills AND my recording skills — I’ve never recorded a…
Read Morebook winners and new life: unmasked giveaway
I’ve had the chance to offer three different book giveaways in the last couple of weeks, which I have to say is so fun! I love giving gifts! I am delighted to announce the winners today. Thank you to everyone who participated in the launch of life: unmasked last week. Your posts were exactly what…
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