Jenni Marie 4 Minute Read My year ended softly, gently. A welcome respite from the past several months of turmoil and emotion and change and adjustments, I spent the first day of the new year with one of my dearest friends reflecting on the past year and preparing (bracing, really) for a new one. During the season of refreshment, she…
Natalie G. 10 Minute Read My dad, Alan W. Harris, has an alter ego. By day, he is a mild-mannered small-animal veterinarian and homeschool father, ridding the world of parvovirus and ignorance, one puppy and child at a time. But by night, usually after the rest of the family is in bed, Dad writes fantasy fiction, crafting near-death experiences, laughter-inducing…
Jeannie Pederson 3 Minute Read I love books. And I love having them in places I can see them and access them easily. If you aren’t blessed with a library with built-in bookshelves (that was a gift from God when we bought our 1880’s house!), you may find yourself in need of more storage space. Here are some ideas for…
Emily C. Gardner 3 Minute Read Just like there are a few conversation topics I generally avoid talking about at a party, there are certainly a list of topics I generally avoid (probably subconsciously) when picking a new book to read. My pleasure reading doesn’t usually involve death, dying, or illness. Sometimes those things play a small supporting role in the plot,…
Jeannie Pederson 2 Minute Read Emily Freeman has a heart for the good girls. She understands the pressure to not mess up, to smile, to be okay, to have it all together. The guilt when you know you’ve messed up and can’t tell anyone for fear of spoiling your perfect image. The exhaustion of maintaining that image, and yes, the…
Jessica Telian 3 Minute Read When I first read Rachel Jankovic’s debut book, Loving the Little Years, my feeling of relief and encouragement was profound. Finally! Here was the author of a parenting book who understood where I was coming from. At that point, I had two little ones under the age of two, and it seemed like all the parenting books…
Chantel 4 Minute Read I was probably nine when I had my first major face-off with one of my greatest troubles. I was sent up to teach the kindergartners their church school lesson one week. I’d practiced and practiced and written down every single little word that I was going to say. But when I got up there, I felt the…
Natasha Metzler 3 Minute Read In the book Sacred Marriage Gary Thomas asks, Thomas challenges readers to look at marriage in a different light. To view it not as a romantic or self-fulfilling industry, but rather, as a practical way to live out the Christian faith. Romantic love is often what draws couples together, and that is fine, but there needs…
Katie 3 Minute Read But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matt 6:33, ESV) What if we based our search for a spouse on seeking first the kingdom of God? What if our criteria for entering into a dating or courting relationship was not based on how we felt, but…
Elisabeth Adams 2 Minute Read Angie Smith didn’t set out to become a writer. Her blog, Bring the Rain, was begun as a way to keep family and friends up-to-date with the arrival of her fourth daughter, who was diagnosed as “incompatible with life.” Audrey Caroline lived a lifetime of just a few hours, but her mama kept right on…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 2 Minute Read I started reading The Quiet Place to help ring in the New Year. I’ve never read any of Nancy Leigh DeMoss’ other works, but I’m enjoying the tone of this one. Sweet, yet convicting. Truth delivered in a loving way. I pull this book from my nightstand’s shelf just before I turn off the light each…
Guest Author 5 Minute Read by Kris Camealy It was a strange thing, the way the urge to write swelled up within me. I’ve always written, in journals and online (privately), so it didn’t quite make sense the way this urge to write words out loud suddenly started to push and gnaw at my insides. Ignoring the feeling, I carried…
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