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I really liked this one! Let’s All Be Brave: Living Life with Everything You Have is Annie F. Downs’ first offering for adult readers (she’s the author of three books for teens) and she’s built a good bridge for herself between these two readerships. She writes like a friend, vacillating from the tone of big […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, Super-G & I had front row seats as our friend re-married her husband. They’d been divorced for enough years that this qualified as a miracle. It was a break-out-the-tissues moment, and I spent the entire ceremony trying to pick my jaw up out of my lap. Because even though I knew they were […]
Read MoreI ADORED this book! Accidents of Marriage is the story of Maddy and Ben. They’re a relatable middle-class couple with a home, three kids, two careers and a good looking life. Except that each night the family waits in fear each night as Ben comes home, wondering what sort of mood he’ll be in. He has […]
Read MoreI’d already planned to review these books today, but they seem especially helpful and poignant after yesterday’s loss. I’m grateful for writers who share their faith struggles and challenges–questions asked and answers found–so the rest of us might be less alone with ours. Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, […]
Read MoreI read the news of Robin Williams’ death last night about five minutes after Steve went to the hospital to see our friend George, who’d just been told he has only a brief time left to live. News like this reaches my head long before my heart and so I’ve been thinking a lot about […]
Read MoreLast night I test drove Kitchen Confidence! I picked two recipes to make for dinner: Pan Seared Spanish Steaks & Summer Bean, Pea & Radish Salad. I’ll say right up front that the sauce for the steaks was so swoon-worthy, Steve grabbed a leftover hotdog bun (the only bread we had nearby) to sop it […]
Read MoreI took my 11 year old niece shopping last week to buy an outfit for her birthday. Holy Sparklepalooza, are the 80s back! I’ll admit I was a bit overwhelmed when we first walked into her favorite store. Let’s just say it was not a collection of gentle pastels. After looking around a bit, we […]
Read MoreIn a surge of optimism the other day, I signed up to review a cookbook. This will be so much fun! I thought. I mean, look at the author on the cover – doesn’t she look fun? I think at some level I imagined her bringing the cookbook to me – you know, in person […]
Read MoreYesterday I took my 11 year old niece shopping for clothes (more on that in a future post :) ) It got me thinking about these three books read last month, and how the illuminate different aspects of how clothing has/does/continues to influence our lives. They’re entirely different from each other, and I loved different […]
Read MoreI found this gem of an article in the March 2014 issue of Inc. Magazine. I wish it were an entire book – there’s much to consider here. But narrowing it down to three basic distinctions isn’t a bad place to start. I’m taking some of this verbatim from columnist Shelley Prevost – these are […]
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Trish Ryan 