Happy Reading!I read 14 books in April, with 4,691 pages, bringing my year’s total to 54 books so far (I also started 3 other books but they’re not done yet).I read 8 non-fiction books, including 2 books of poetry, 1 audiobook, and 1 daily devotional, and 6 fiction books. I re-read 1 book (Written inContinue reading “april 2021 in books”
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The Making of Biblical Womanhood
I read The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr I think one of the things I’m called to is to examine and explore where I’ve been silent or still in the past. I am grateful for my Christian education (homeschool through 12th grade + 8 years of higher education), and I know IContinue reading “The Making of Biblical Womanhood”
Losing Myself Brought Me Here
I read a really fantastic, new to me, poet this month. She’s got a few collections I want to check out. “I was not lost or found. I was a bit in the middle. I was afraid to find out too much about myself but I did not want to be misplaced either.” “I rememberContinue reading “Losing Myself Brought Me Here”
Prayer in the Night
Tish’s first book, The Liturgy of the Ordinary, is one of my all time favorites, and this is one now, too. such a good and thorough and thoughtful look at grief, heaviness, sorrow, fear, pain, anguish — and hope, joy, peace, not despite those other things, but because of and in the midst of them.Continue reading “Prayer in the Night”
What Kind of Woman
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Kate Baer’s collection What Kind of Woman during this year’s national poetry month. “This is not a dress rehearsal before a better kind of life. Pick up your heavy burdens and leave them at the gate. I will hold the door for you.” “For now just remember how you felt theContinue reading “What Kind of Woman”
Isaac’s Storm + Thunderstruck
I read two books by Erik Larson recently, and I read Thunderstruck on audiobook. Isaac’s Storm covers the devesation wreaked by the great hurricane that struck Galveston TX in Sept 1900. it is set against the hubris of man at the turn of the century, and like all of Larson’s books, a true page-turner. Isaac’sContinue reading “Isaac’s Storm + Thunderstruck”
The Supper of the Lamb
fitting to read this for Holy Week ✝️ I opened this on a whim and I’m glad I was able to digest (heh) slowly over Holy Week. “To be sure, food keeps us alive, but that is only its smallest and most temporary work. Its eternal purpose is to furnish our sensibilities against the dayContinue reading “The Supper of the Lamb”
march 2021 in books
March round up! I read more than I thought I would this month 📖I listened to two audiobooks, and re-read two books. I read 14 books for 5,835 pages, bringing my year’s total to 40. I read 8 fiction books, including one on audiobook. I read 2 non-fiction books, including one on audiobook. I readContinue reading “march 2021 in books”
The Peacemaker: growing as an Enneagram 9
I really enjoyed this 60 day journey to explore more about my Enneagram number! it’s an ongoing process, much like life itselfEnneagram is not the be all, end all, bit it has been very helpful for me. this book explores a great deal about being a 9, including gut feelings, merging, moving towards anxiety inContinue reading “The Peacemaker: growing as an Enneagram 9”
Eager
The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers & Why They Matter my favorite podcast is Omnibus, by Ken Jennings & John Roderick. the topics covered on their show are broad and wide, and I’ve read several books inspired by an episode. this latest in my ever-expanding list of “books I read because they covered or referencedContinue reading “Eager”
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