I have read some really good books lately. This one, All the Light We Cannot See , was one of the most beautifully written I’ve ever read: The subject matter was a little too close to home in some parts…it is about a little girl, Marie-Laure, who is blind. “What is blindness? Where there should…
Last night as we were settling in for bed Dave smiled at me and told me all my dreams were coming true: our kids are becoming enveloped snuggly into a love for reading. And I smiled back. Because he is right. I like to dream big. When we came to China I figured we would…
I’d love to hear more Christmas book suggestions if you have time to share. We try to read a Christmas book under the Christmas tree every night once we have our Christmas tree up. It’s trickier and trickier as kids get older but I usually at least have Claire and Lu with me, and I love how it…
I have come back to the present. After taking a two-day hiatus from being present in the lives of my family, I finished listening to the last five minutes of my book club book “Unbroken” on “audible” as I pulled into the driveway of my friend’s house for book club last night. And now I’m…
I just finished such a good book:…and I have to recommend it. The writing in this thing is out of this world. The words are almost poetic. It’s a pretty beautiful way to write about such an ugly thing: Nazi Germany. Plus I’m almost done with this one:Oh man, everyone needs to read this book….
I have some gift ideas for the mothers in your life. Because mothers deserve to be celebrated. And with that celebration there should probably be a little pampering, right? I mean, I was just with Abby and Murphy and was reminded the of the motherhood wrestle that happens with babies and small kids. And all…
Oh my goodness, so much to say today. I’ve been thinking about women in our church, and also women in our world lately due to some things in the news, and also some books I’ve been reading, and thoughts I’ve had close to my heart. Trying to articulate them into a blog post for next…
For years I have worked to gather all the goodness I can for Holy Week. It is, after all, such a sacred opportunity to turn our hearts to Jesus and honor all the incredible events that happened all those years ago. And if we can infuse some of that goodness into not only our own…