Landyn, married less than six months, runs back to her parents’ place with a U-Haul in tow, crashing the opening celebrations of her parents’ new bed and breakfast, Chicory Inn. Her parents, Audrey and Grant, are stretched to the limit financially and emotionally by Audrey’s dream of an inn. Her husband Chase, a fairly new […]
older teens and adults
For our college age young people, and also for ourselves as homeschooling moms. (I used to tag this as ‘adult’ but my hubby told me that had the wrong connotation.)
Review: The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Rejected by society because of his hunchback and crippled arm, artist and bird lover Philip Rhayader buys an abandoned lighthouse and a large portion of the desolate marshes of Essex surrounding it. Here he cares for birds, paints, and sails, all through the 1930’s. One day a little girl, Fritha, braves her fear of this […]
Review: Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung
I’ve been puzzling how to meet my increasing commitments without losing balance and getting my priorities all mixed up. In fact, this very week I had to make some major time-related decisions, and I just did not know how. Then God sent Crazy Busy my way. Subtitled A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big […]
Review: Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey
Few books have been recommended to me as highly as Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey. This book about Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity more than lives up to its reputation. I suppose the whole premise of Total Truth is summed up in this thought: “Redemption is not just about being saved from sin, […]