To understand my husband, I read the Bible and Louis L’Amour. I’m not sure I have a favorite genre, but I know my husband does, and western novels is it. He often quotes Louis at the strangest moments, usually the ones where I am in desperate need of a smile. And you know what? It …
Hey! You made it! This is the last installment in my book reviews for the year. Thanks for haingin’ with me. Here are the previous entries: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates is the true story of an African man who became a slave, …
I apologize to any reader who receives these posts in your email. My last installment of “My Book Bag: Year in Review” was labeled “Part 5”, and it was actually “Part 4”. We are now in part five…for real. In case you want to read previous parts, just click below: Part One Part Two Part …
My husband says I should include more reviews in each post, even if the posts are longer than normal. So, here you go. To read previous posts, go here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I purchased The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer at our homeschool group’s used …
I am continuing my series on the books I’ve read this year. I try to be very careful in my book selections. I often read a few pages of a book, only to see that it is not what I want to spend time reading. With homeschooling, homemaking, church work, and about seven-thousand other things …
Thank you for being here! I am currently writing about what I’ve read in 2015 in a series of posts. In case you missed it: Part One On my anniversary, my husband and I were iced in and couldn’t go to OKC as we had planned. Instead, we went to the library and visited a …
Each year I enter the Reading Challenge hosted by Goodreads.com. I try to set a reachable reading goal (hoping to exceed it, but not fall short of it) and I enter every book I read on the site to keep track. I fully intended to post a review of each book here as I completed …
A few weeks ago, a lady at our church who is fellow book-lover, loaned me a missionary story called To the Golden Shore. “I think you’ll like it,” she said, and she was right. I wanted to share it with you, and encourage you to read this wonderful book about Adoniram Judson. I must say …
Okay, as far as I know, Dave Ramsey never created a reading method. But, he is the inspiration for a method that I am using. You see, I have a problem. I begin reading a book, usually non-fiction, and another one on my shelf, or on my library’s shelf, catches my eye. I think, “Oh, …
I usually write a blog post sharing my new year’s resolutions. I’m learning that some goals reappear each year, and that is as it should be. There are some things we must do always; each day, each month, each year. Read. Read my Bible. Read good books. Think good thoughts. I finished using the Robert …
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