Dancing with my Daughter: Poems of Love, Wisdom & Dreams is a lovely gift book published by Loyola Press. In this book, Jayne Jaudon Ferrer, divides each chapter into a different dance and shares poems about the exhaustion, joy and fear of raising daughters. I’m not normally a person who enjoys these types of books, […] Read more…
Book Review – Dawn’s Prelude by Tracie Peterson
I was so excited to get an advance reading copy of Dawn’s Prelude by Tracie Peterson from Bethany House Publishers. This is the first book in Tracie’s new series Song of Alaska. Lydia is a young widow in a power struggle with her (significantly older) abusive husband’s children over her inheritance of all the marital […] Read more…
Book Review – Fearless by Max Lucado
Thomas Nelson sent me a pre-release copy of Fearless by Max Lucado. I’ve heard a lot about him but have never read one of his books (unless you count children’s books). In this book, Max addresses various commonly held fears such as not mattering, worst-case scenarios, the coming lean times, and global calamity among others. […] Read more…
Book Review – Read & Share Toddler Bible by Gwen Ellis
The Read and Share Toddler Bible is a beautiful book that would be a perfect gift for a little one for Baptism, Christmas or Easter. It’s small size (appox. 7 x 6) is great for little hands to hold and the pages are thick and sturdy. It’s probably not suitable for VERY small children, but […] Read more…
Blog Tour – Sunflower Serenade by Tricia Goyer
Sunflower Serenade, by Tricia Goyer, is the 12th in the Home to Heather Creek series published by Guideposts. The Home to Heather Creek series is about a woman, Charlotte, who takes guardianship of her teenage grandchildren after their mother (who ran away) died suddenly and their father abandons them. Even if you’ve never read this […] Read more…
Book Review: The Rosary — A Path Into Prayer
The Rosary: A Path Into Prayer by Liz Kelly is a lovely book that has taught me more about the Rosary than almost 30 years of being a cradle Catholic. More than a ‘how-to’, this book is also an excellent defense of the Rosary and “praying to Mary”. Kelly not only talks about the prayers […] Read more…
Book Review – June Bug by Chris Fabry
June Bug by Chris Fabry is a wonderful story of redemption and fatherly love between a girl and a troubled young man. It is told from the point of view of the girl, who is about 8 years of age, who has recently discovered that her father is not her father when she discovers her […] Read more…
Book Review – Dressing with Dignity
Dressing with Dignity by Colleen Hammond is a short and easy read filled with information on modesty from a myriad of sources. Well written, it contains many footnotes and quotes many church documents, popes and other church doctors, such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. At the end, she also has a small section […] Read more…
Book Review – My Monastary is My Minivan
My Monastary is a Minivan: Where the Daily is Divine and Routine Becomes Prayer is a collection of essays on the topic of mothering written written by Denise Roy, who is the mother of 5. The essays, covering a myriad of topics, are written in a conversational tone that many contemporary mothers could identify with. […] Read more…
Book Review – God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible by Sheila Walsh
God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible is a beautiful and enchanting little book written by Sheila Walsh (of Women of Grace fame) to make God accessible to little girls ages 4-7. Each devotional has a small reading from the International Children’s Bible and then pulls a virtue from the story and includes wonderful activities to bring […] Read more…