Category: Books
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Give Them Grace :: Book Review
I recently read Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, a parenting book written by Elyse Fitzpatrick and her daughter, Jessica Thompson. The basic premise of this book is found on page 18: “The primary reason the majority of kids from Christian homes stray from the faith is that they never really…
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Oh, How I Love Gifts (CLOSED)
Oh yes, it’s true. Tomorrow is my birthday. And I now give you permission to sing me a small (or large) birthday song. I’ve been prepping Anna Grace for my upcoming birthday since last week. I have her practice singing “Happy Birthday” to me. She’s getting to be pretty good at it. And, about those…
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All My Books in a Row…
In an effort to make things organized…let me introduce you to a new section on my blog. You can find it here: Hover over that “Books” section and you will see a dropdown menu…one of which is “Bookshelf.” From now on, I will attempt to put every book I review in the “bookshelf” page. That…
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When Sinners Say “I Do” – Book Review
Gospel-centered. That is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the book, When Sinners Say “I Do.” Written by Dave Harvey, I first heard of this book about a year ago when my aunt recommended it. Since then, I had seen it several times while browsing books online, but there are…
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Meditating on the Gospel
Today is Good Friday. While for some, that may just be a meaningless event pre-written on the calendar, it is much more to me. This weekend defines the existence of my entire life. For it is on Good Friday that I remember the truth of my total depravity: “And you were dead in the trespasses and…
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Organized Simplicity
A few weeks ago, I finished reading Organized Simplicity. I first “met” the author (Tsh Oxenreider) by reading her blog, Simple Mom. She writes about “life hacks for home managers.” Every post I’ve read has been extremely helpful and practical. Her book, Organized Simplicity, is no different. My iPod was pleased to receive this book…
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Loving the Little Years
The other day, I watched my 2 year old show off her pink toenails to her little brother. He was as thrilled as you can expect a 3 month old boy to be. I was just trying to make sure her foot didn’t kick him in the face. Being a mom of little ones comes…
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The Bible – Book 12
The final book I completed in 2011 was the Bible. The Bible is such a large book that contains so many stories – stories of new life, death, tragic decisions, beautiful surprising endings, intriguing plots, romantic heroes, despicable kings – and above all, the greatest love story of all time. This book tells about…