• Sep. 6th, 2012 Are You on Goodreads?

    It’s the first Thursday of September, so I’m over at The Write Conversation . My first Thursday posts are usually focused on writers, but today’s review applies to all book lovers. Come by and check out my thoughts on Goodreads .

  • Sep. 5th, 2012 Why There’s No New Post Today

    I had a blog post *almost* ready to go for today. But I got distracted.     Can you blame me? Sometimes, the best thing this mommy can do is step away from the computer and go outside to play! (Even if it’s been raining and the new-to-us playset is sitting in mud and everyone needs [ read more ]

  • Sep. 2nd, 2012 Currents :: September 1st

    Books: I stayed up until midnight last night reading Love’s Reckoning by Laura Frantz . I am now officially a fan. If you like historical fiction, this needs to go on your to-be-read list. Check back next week for my official review. Family: My calendar has FIVE firsts next week. James’s 1st day of K-3. He was [ read more ]

  • Aug. 30th, 2012 Story :: Our Journey of Heartache and Grace from Eden to Evermore

    It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Steven James . His Patrick Bowers thrillers are so beautifully written that even though they walk the very edge of what my wimpy self can handle in the blood and gore department, I cannot resist them. Steven James knows how to tell a story. So I was excited to see how he [ read more ]

  • Aug. 28th, 2012 Does God Notice?

    In the past few weeks, aside from all the usual amazing things He does (like keeping the earth traveling around the sun at precisely the correct angle to support life…you know…the usual), God has taken particular notice of me. I know He always notices. But in the past couple of weeks, He’s been obvious about it. [ read more ]

  • Aug. 21st, 2012 First Day Fears

    First day of 1st grade Tomorrow is the first day of third grade for my sweet Emma, so I decided to revisit something I wrote two years ago—on the first day of first grade (isn’t there a Veggie Tales song in there?). **For those of you who might not know, Emma was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome . [ read more ]

  • Aug. 18th, 2012 Currents :: August 18

    This week’s currents… Books: Have you ever read anything by Jenny B. Jones ? She’s a hoot. Fun YA/chick-lit. I stayed up way too late several times this week reading So Not Happening. (This begs the question…was I staying up late because of the Olympics, or do I just have a bad habit of staying up late?) Writing: [ read more ]

  • Aug. 14th, 2012 Where Do You Live?

    Where do you live? I don’t mean geographically. I mean day-to-day. Hour-by-hour. Minute-by-minute. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I’ve come to this conclusion. I live in that murky place where fear and faith collide. You might not realize this, but I know a few things about fear. I’m not afraid of heights, spiders, [ read more ]

  • Aug. 11th, 2012 Currents :: August 11

    The currents of my life . . . where wonders and weirdness collide. Books: I read a fun novel, Wish You Were Here by Beth K. Vogt . I’ve started quite a few books this summer that simply haven’t sucked me in. This one did. I mean, when the girl kisses her fiance’s brother five days before the wedding…well, you have to keep [ read more ]

  • Aug. 10th, 2012 Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon

    I broke one of my personal reading rules for this book. I never (well, I guess now that would be almost never) read the books from a series out of order. I worry that I might be missing something important that came up in a previous book. I’m re-thinking my rule. Because Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon was fantastic, [ read more ]