Elisabeth Adams 2 Minute Read Annie Downs loves Scotland, ice cream, and unexpected shades of nail polish. Even more, she loves Jesus — and talking about Jesus to girls like you…and me. I’m older than Annie’s intended audience. In fact, I’m even a little older than Annie herself. But she had me from the very beginning: from the snow day…
Danielle Carey 3 Minute Read Carolyn McCulley was a successful professional in her early thirties when she first met Jesus. She was a staunch feminist, a position founded on roots reaching much deeper than the more recent challenges of being a professional woman in the corporate world. Her defense of woman was one that began in the schoolyard, goaded by…
Natalie G. 3 Minute Read What would life be like if a mink could eat you in one bite, a large raindrop could knock you flat, and climbing a coneflower stalk was like climbing a tree? And what if your society was threatened by bandits without and traitors within? Meet Larkin, the teenage hero of Larkin’s Journal.
Jessica Elisabeth 2 Minute Read Mystery books have always held a special place in my heart. I spent many enjoyable hours with the Hardy Boys, Boxcar Children, and Happy Hollisters during the first years of my reading life. But my book list has lacked titles from the mystery genre in my teen years, stemming from a desire to read more classic literature.
Chantel 3 Minute Read There once was a little, tiny girl who loved books and words. She loved her Bible story books, and memorized several of them word for word. She even memorized when to turn the pages, and recited the entire book to an unsuspecting grandparent who was then convinced that this barely three-year-old could actually read already….
Gretchen Louise 3 Minute Read I love children’s books. Especially antique children’s books. And so does my husband. We know better than to venture to the children’s section of a vintage bookstore, unless we have lots of time and money! The lone bookshelf in our children’s bedroom doesn’t even contain all their books any more. The ones meant for older…
Kindred Grace Team 1 minute because you always knew books came to life when the bookstore closed each evening…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read A degree course that requires a lot of reading is an ideal choice for a girl who has been reading for every spare moment for longer than I can remember. Putting life on hold while I study isn’t an option, however, so I’m having to perfect my reading for study skills! The lessons I’ve learned…
Gretchen Louise 2 Minute Read Reading Holley Gerth‘s book You’re Already Amazing was like getting a great big hug. In a conversational, across-the-table-at-the-coffee-shop style, Holley’s words wrapped around my heart, encouraging me to embrace who I am. You don’t have to be because you already are. It doesn’t matter if you’re the “it” girl, because “God looks at you and…
Theresa 3 Minute Read I’ve always seen myself as something of a health nut, but this book certainly challenged even my standards. As I read it, I started to look with opened eyes at my cupboard. Started to wonder just what that ingredient would do to my body. Started to applaud myself when I made a salad with veggies from my own garden.
Jessica Elisabeth 2 Minute Read To Have and To Hold is a thrilling tale set in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1621. A boatload of women arrives on the Virginia shore, many of whom are destined to become settlers’ brides. Captain Percy reluctantly agrees to join the welcoming party, although he has no intention of taking a wife.
Trina Holden 3 Minute Read When I first heard of Emily’s book , I thought, Grace? Check. Good? Check. Girl? Check. All those words were familiar to me, so I thought I didn’t need this book.
But then I saw the sub-title. Letting go of the try-hard life.
The End.
The End.