Fiction
One Wrong Move – Dani Pettrey
One wrong move. One wrong decision. One misjudgment. That is all it can take to shape a life, for good or for bad. My favorite Dani Pettrey quality is how she takes her time. I […]
Month: February 2024
Fiction
The Women – Kristin Hannah
When someone tells me they want to start reading historical fiction, I always direct them to two authors: Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah. For historical fiction, Kristin Hannah is easily one of the most talented […]
Academic
Leading Christian Communities – C. Kavin Rowe
As I read through Leading Christian Communities, the thought I kept coming back to was that the content seemed better placed in a magazine or blog. After finishing the book, I did some research and, […]
Children's Books
Harriet’s Reflections – Marion Kadi
Harriet’s Reflections is actually the story of a lion’s reflection. The lion was old and died, leaving his reflection behind. The reflection didn’t know where to go and wandered around until he saw Harriet. He […]
Children's Books
Brown Girls Rules – Ashok Banker and Brittney Bond
Whenever I get new picture books for my kids, after reading them to make sure they’re okay for my kids to read, I put them in a stack on top of their bookshelf in the […]
Children's Books
Be Your Own Bird – Russ Willms
The social message that young kids often receive is “Be yourself…so long as yourself isn’t too different.” In Be Your Own Bird, Russ Willms shows kids how being different can help everyone out. Pickles is […]
Children's Books
Peg Gets Crackin’ – Jo Renfro
The egg is warm. The egg is safe. The egg isn’t all that exciting, but it’s all that Peg’s ever known. But then…CRACK! And a whole new world opens up. Peg Gets Crackin’ is a […]
Non-Fiction
Practices for Embodied Living: Experiencing the Wisdom of Your Body – Hillary L. McBride, PhD
This workbook connects with The Wisdom of Your Body by the same author. As Hillary McBride explains in the introduction, although she designed this as a practical supplement to her previous book, it also works […]