Tag: books

  • The 13 Best Books I Read in 2024

    The 13 Best Books I Read in 2024

    Here are 13 of the best books I read in 2024.

  • Books of 2022: 13 of my favorite reads

    Books of 2022: 13 of my favorite reads

    Here are 13 books that changed, encouraged, taught, and delighted me in 2022.

  • Books of 2021: 9 Titles I Read & Loved

    Books of 2021: 9 Titles I Read & Loved

      Every year, I look forward to writing this post. As much as I enjoy reading books throughout the year, writing this post is taking a walk down memory lane, reminding myself of what I read and whether/why I loved them. (It’s the book equivalent to working through the 5 questions I’m asking myself about…

  • Come to Jesus Release Day: Who is This Book For?

    Come to Jesus Release Day: Who is This Book For?

    Today is the launch day for Come to Jesus. That means that (as of this morning) you can hop on to Amazon and either buy a paperback copy or have an e-book immediately delivered to your e-reader. But before you do that, I want to answer this question: Who is Come to Jesus for? Is it…

  • Why I Didn’t Want to Write a Book (& why I wrote it anyway)

    Why I Didn’t Want to Write a Book (& why I wrote it anyway)

    It all started about two years ago. While running in a nearby neighborhood, I began praying and thinking through goals for 2017. My thoughts meandered to the writing segment of my life. Should I continue to write? My husband has always encouraged me to keep writing, so I knew what his vote would be. But…

  • My 8 favorite books of 2018

    My 8 favorite books of 2018

    I did not do a marvelous job of keeping track of the books I read in 2018. I’m guessing I read less than last year’s number of 35, considering we moved this year and I spent a good deal of time completing my book, Come to Jesus. Regardless, as I looked back through the list…

  • My 5 Favorite Books of 2017

    My 5 Favorite Books of 2017

    2017 was a profitable year for reading. I read a bit over 35 books including both fiction and non-fiction works. A person has said that the definition of a good book is one you read when you need to read it. I suppose that could be said about the following five titles. I chose these…

  • 7 books I want to read

    7 books I want to read

    A few years ago I remember seeing lots of Summer Reading Lists floating around the ‘net. Inspired by the idea, I began collecting ideas for my own summer reading list. Until I realized my summer schedule with small children looks fairly identical to my fall, winter, and spring schedule and free reading time doesn’t automatically appear…