Category Archives: Books

Bread and Wine :: a rambling review

I just finished Shauna Niequists’s Bread and Wine. And honestly, it was delightful – equal parts light and serious. Pretty, honest prose, book-ended by simple, enticing recipes. It read like a friend sharing tips and stories, not like some fancy … Continue reading

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Book review // The Church Planting Wife

So, I feel like a bit of an impostor writing this review. Lest you think I’ve been keeping some big awesome secret, no we’re not involved in a church plant. And we’re not in church ministry, either. Regardless, I’m SO … Continue reading

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Texas Book Festival weekend

Weekend before last, I had the chance to go to the Texas Book Festival and make a girls weekend of it with my mom, sister, aunts, and cousin. It was so refreshing to get away, and the sweet bed and … Continue reading

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Some brief thoughts on My Name is Asher Lev

Monday night I finished reading My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok, and it left me with a fiction hangover. This book made me want to write, move, create. I recommend it if you’ve got any interest in the … Continue reading

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time to read

For me, September and October were months of writing. Much of my September free time was spent preparing for the 31 Days series, and then October included filling in the gaps and making the series happen. Lots of discipline and … Continue reading

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Giveaway Day! {31 Days}

Today is giveaway day! Woohoo! Today I have several reasons to celebrate with a giveaway: I have actually stuck with this series and posted every single day so far. Sometimes a little late, or a little early, but I’m still … Continue reading

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