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One of the interesting review opportunities I’ve had this season is the four-part Inscribed Bible Study series. These are studies written by women (more unusual than you might think) and are inspired by this cool passage from the book of Proverbs: “Stay focused, do not lose sight of mercy and truth…meditate on them so they are […]
Read MoreI’m in a season of profound books with strange names. Crash the Chatterbox: Hearing God’s Voice Above All the Others is the latest installment. This book was really helpful. I’m on a quest to keep my eyes on God as I go about my life, rather than the circumstances I see around me. This can […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, when we were in the middle of kitchen renovations, our contractor came in and handed me a packager he’d found on the front porch. We chatted about the things of the day – cabinets, drawer pulls, whatever – as I opened the package and mumbled something about not being sure what […]
Read MoreWe are looking for a new dog. It won’t be THAT DOG, of course. She was a one and only. This one will be NEW DOG or SASSY DOG or some other descriptor launched by the arrival of her personality here in our living room. And I’m caught between the excitement of wondering what she’ll […]
Read MoreHoly Guacamole, did you guys see The Good Wife this week??? Agh. I won’t spoil it for you if you haven’t watched yet. But let’s just say this was one of the few plot twists that’s made me grab my laptop to search for what on EARTH the show’s writers were thinking. And what I […]
Read MoreI started this book this afternoon, intending to read one chapter. And hour later, I was so caught up in the story that I read the whole thing. Dinner was late. It was worth it. Girl at the End of the World is a memoir by Elizabeth Esther, a woman who grew up in a […]
Read MoreI’m living in tension today. Actually, we all are, but sometimes it’s more noticeable than others. Here’s the deal: On the one hand: friends I love are posting blogs about the times when it looks like God does not come through. How hard that is, and how weird. When God doesn’t sell your house in time […]
Read MoreI’m WAY behind on book reviews! There are some great reads here, and a few duds. First, my two favorites: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan What astonishing writing. This collection is divided between the author’s fiction and non-fiction pieces. The fiction is searing and raw, the non-fiction shows an amazing degree […]
Read MoreI am way behind where I thought I’d be in sharing with you about our trip to Hawaii! We’ve been home for a week now, and each day I sort of wander around and do what needs to be done, but allthewhile I’m lost in kind of a reverie, thinking about God. Okay, that sounds […]
Read MoreThis book charmed me! I just loved it – an inspiring story of Brenda Spahn, a wealthy, social climbing woman whose life is changed after a brush with the law almost lands her in prison. Through a series of improbable events, she ends up running one of the most successful post-prison rehabilitation programs in the […]
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Trish Ryan 