Two women named Lisa, both unmarried and unexpectantly pregnant, faced a choice. These two brave women, who later became my friends, chose life for their unborn daughters. One of them had the full support of her family, no matter what choice she made. She was the lucky one. The other Lisa had no support whatsoever, […]
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Review: Henry Hudson by Ronald Syme
What a moving biography Syme has written of the tragic explorer Henry Hudson! This story for middle school children, the best I have read about Hudson, is unusual for this age range. Very few children’s biographies attempt to present a person’s complex character in the way Syme did in this book. For that reason, Henry […]
Review: Pure Love by George van Popta
One of the world’s greatest love poems, Solomon’s Song of Songs, celebrates the love between a man and a woman in moving, intimate terms. It pictures longing, love, and absolute fascination with each other. In Pure Love: Solomon’s Song of Songs, George van Popta has captured both the story and its emotions in sonnet form. […]