Mission Accomplished! 2022 Reading Challenge Complete!
I did it! (Sort of.) This year I had two reading goals: 1. Read 75 books. 2. Read books that fit into the categories below. I almost didn't make it and I was okay with that, and I might have stretched things a bit (see my Facebook post), but I [...]
December Book Reviews
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick First things first -- Libby listed this audiobook as "humor." But just because a book has a few humorous parts does NOT make it humorous (anymore than putting a kiss in a novel makes it a romance). Sure, there are some [...]
Writers are Readers … Alyssa Schwarz
Writers don't always read what they write, and contemporary inspirational author Alyssa Schwarz is a perfect example. She not only reads a different genre, but check out her bio--her unique education and experiences can't help but influence her writing, and I can't wait to read more and find out [...]
The Nativity by Dianne Marie Andre (Christmas Blog Tour!)
Mary, mother of Jesus. My heart can barely grasp what an extraordinary woman she must have been to be chosen the mother of the world’s Savior. I imagine her perfect, without sin. Though this is unlikely, God blessed her above all women. Yet His path for Mary wasn’t easy. To [...]
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Diana Leagh Matthews (Christmas Blog Tour!)
After more than seven years of giving of myself and going above and beyond in serving my residents at the nursing home, I found myself experiencing extreme burnout and fatigue. Rev. Edward Hamilton Sears struggled with his own breakdown and melancholy in the 1840s. He struggled with the dark world, [...]