When I was a teen, I was into reading fiction about girls with anorexia, which at that time (mid-80's) was pretty new. I even thought that I might want to become a psychologist or psychiatrist due to the empathy that was borne in me from reading about the inexplicable struggle that these young girls go through. It's been a long time since I was a teen and it seems like eating disorders are much more commonplace (in fact they only affect about 1% of teen girls--see note below**), but I still wonder if anyone reading this hasn't had a friend or a relative who has struggled through anorexia or bulimia. And now with a tween daughter of my own, I feel certain that at some point one of her friends or she herself will struggle. Is ...
Category Archives: Women’s Interest
The Lost Girls
The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. is the story of 3 late-twentysomething women who left their jobs and personal lives behind in New York City to travel the world for an entire year. Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett, and Amanda Pressner each come to the trip for different reasons and with different points of views. The shift from person to person helps us to get a more complete perspective of the trip, but also cuts the depth, as we don't get to know the full affect that this trip had on any one person. I have a feeling that everyone will identify most with one of the girls, which makes the 3 alternating point of views interesting: Holly is a sweet optimistic girl with a thirst for adventure and ...
What God Really Thinks About Women
I saw a copy of What God Really Thinks About Women: Finding Your Significance Through the Women Jesus Encountered at the Book Expo and was curious to find out what it was about. So I was delighted to have it land in my mailbox where I could read it and peruse at length. I should start by saying that, as a lifelong Christian, I have never doubted my worth as a woman in God's eyes. I know that there are arguments out there that Christianity has a harsh view of women and I've never paid mind to the arguments because I feel that they are just wanting to find ways to "poke holes" in the Gospel. I understand the reason behind their arguments, but I do believe that ...
You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes
You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes: And Other Great Advice from an Unlikely Preacher's Wife addresses many of the challenges and questions faced by women married to the ministry, pastor’s wives wondering about their role—and the expectations thereof--in their husband’s calling. Written from the trenches by real life pastor’s wife Lisa McKay, You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes is an honest and perceptive look at the unique struggles pastor’s wives encounter. Lisa writes with humor and authenticity, addressing topics such as “Church Can Hurt,” “I Can Have BFFs in the Church Pews,” and “About the Joys of Hello.” I particularly liked her advice in the chapter titled “How to Embrace My Own Thing.” Rather than encourage pastors’ wives to find what they like to do ministry-wise and forgo all else, Lisa wisely encourages women to ask: “Will laying aside a ministry or choosing ...
Radical Homemakers
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! What didn't I love and enjoy about Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture!?! This book was penned from my heart and I didn't even know it! I was pulled into this book on reclaiming the art of homemaking from the get-go: "Ordinarily a calm public speaker, my hands shook when I stood in September of 2007 before an audeince of 600 professional registered dieticians, many of whom were women. I had a painful message to deliver, one that I considered leaving out every time I rehearsed my speech. Eating local, organic, sustainably raised, nutrient-dense food was possible for every American, not just for wealthy gourmets or self-reliant organic farmers. But to do it, we needed to bring back the homemaker." (Introduction, page 12-13) Author ...
Books on Screen: Molly Ringwald movies
In Molly Ringwald's new book Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick, she looks back on her teen years that she spent on the big screen. Molly Ringwald is about my age, and so I grew up watching her, and the John Hughes movies that she starred in are so typically 80's, that I just had to revisit them. Read my interview with Molly Ringwald over at 5 Minutes for Mom, and enter to win a copy of her new book Getting the Pretty Back. The book is fun. It's not a beauty book, or a fashion book, or a self-help book. It has elements of all of this, but reading this book is just like having a good candid chat with a girlfriend. Ringwald dishes on personal style ...
A Special Mother’s Day Giveaway from Hachette
Would you like to win this set of books graciously provided by Hachette? Just Let Me Lie Down By Kristin van Ogtrop God Never Blinks By Regina Brett The Cradle By Patrick Somerville Heart of My Heart By Kristin Armstrong Roses By Leila Meacham You don't have to be a mother, you don't have to be a woman, you don't have to give them to a mother -- just leave a comment and enter. You do however have to have a physical shipping address in the U.S. or Canada. The winner will be announced on May 19.
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