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Tag: book review

  • Don’t Think About Monkeys

         Don’t think about monkeys.  Having someone tell you that is as powerful as saying, “You are now blinking manually.”  The more you try to NOT think about it, the more your thoughts are filled, dare I say obsessed, with your own blinking.  Now imagine, if you can, having that thought with you every single…

  • Who Is John Galt?

              I finished reading my 17th book of the year one evening last week.  Honestly?  I’m glad to have this lengthy book behind me.       When I first started reading  Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, I was rather intimidated.  The book runs an incredible 1,069 pages and this version is printed in a small…

  • Just What I Needed

         When I first spotted this little book, the title grabbed me immediately:  Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter.  The list of contributing authors was also appealing.  I had been longing for something that would point me to Calvary and remind me of the incredible, sacrificial death of…

  • Timeless and Timely

         Our lovely, sunny days in the upper 70’s have been replaced by rainy days in the low 60’s.  It’s actually quite nice to have a fire in the the wood stove again in the evening and to not feel guilty for ignoring the weeds growing outside.  There will be time enough for weed pulling…

  • The Good Earth

         I started reading The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, a week or so ago, wanting to pre-read it before giving it to my fifteen year old son to read for school.  I loved the book, but Aaron will not be reading it for awhile.  The story of a Chinese farmer, beginning with the…

  • The Explosive Child

               I’ve hesitated to post any sort of review or commentary about this book.  I’ve hesitated for several reasons.  Not everyone lives with a child who has been diagnosed with neurological disorders, and it has never been my intention to expose all of Will’s problems here.  He is a blessing in my life, and…

  • Home, God’s Design

           I’ve recently updated a few things in my side bar – books I’m currently reading from my book basket, books I’ve finished reading and some of my boys’ homeschool stuff.  I hope you’ll take the time to check in there, from time to time, and let me know what sorts of books we might…

  • Book Review: Keeping House – The Litany of Everyday Life

        I’d had Margaret Kim Peterson’s Keeping House – The Litany of Everyday Life on my Amazon wish list for several months.  As my husband and I were preparing for our sweet, 30th anniversary getaway, I decided to order a few new books to take along.  Keeping House was one of the books I ordered.  I was,…

  • Book Review: Creating a SenseSational Home

    I’ve read this book, I think, about six times now, and it always inspires me.  In her book, Creating a SenseSational Home, Terry Willits encourages homemakers to decorate and care for their homes remembering that God has given us five senses.  Too many times we tend to think of decorating our homes to be visually…

  • Snow! – Library Builders

    My family does not live in a snowy climate.  In fact, though I’ve lived within about 20 miles of where I currently live my entire life (of half a century or so), I can remember having snow that “stuck” only twice.  My children, therefore, are really not acquainted with snow, or what living in a…