I believe that gratitude can change our lives. I'm not talking about saying grace before a meal, or the grateful prayers we say in church. I'm talking about the gratitude that seeps into all the corners of our lives. I'm talking about the quiet kind of gratitude that becomes a way of life instead of ... Read More about Making Gratitude Practical
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Looking Ahead to Fall ( Plus a book review)
The air always makes a subtle change just before the season changes. I noticed it the other day when I stepped outside in the morning, and I knew that summer was quietly wrapping up. A few days later, a summer storm came and with it a swirl of early falling leaves. It was a gorgeous hint of things ... Read More about Looking Ahead to Fall ( Plus a book review)
Coloring Turned Patriotic Passtime
Reading stories isn't the only thing that I've picked up again this year. Partly because I've always loved coloring, and partly because I now have a child who colors through a coloring book almost every single week, I decided to take a second glance at the trendy adult coloring book world. And I ... Read More about Coloring Turned Patriotic Passtime
falling for audio books
This year, I got hooked on audio books. Except it wasn't really my first time. When I was 5 years old, my grandparents gifted my brother and I a dramatized audio version of the first half of Pilgrim's Progress, done by Jim Pappas. Since my mom had started reading the book to us already, we were ... Read More about falling for audio books
Night, Night Farm {a book review}
It's been less than 24 hours since Night, Night Farm showed up on my doorstep, and it has already moved up to the top of Charlotte's favorite stack. With the winning combination of being written by the author of one of her other top favorite books (Night, Night Prayer) and being about farm ... Read More about Night, Night Farm {a book review}