I am a mom of four sons. Yes, four. Yes, sons. As such, I am well acquainted with the “loud and rowdy life” Jean Blackmer celebrates in her book Boy-sterous Living: Celebrating Your Loud and Rowdy Life with Sons. Loud and rowdy—I so live there. In Boy-sterous Living Jean shares her own experiences as the…
Category Archives: Women’s Interest
You’d Be So Pretty If. . . .
When I was growing up, my mom had a healthy body image. She was never rail thin, nor probably entirely pleased with her physical appearance, and yet she didn’t make excuses. I think she embraced herself — imperfections and all. She supported my sister and me as well by not disparaging our physical appearances either….
Pearl Girls
Oftentimes, I’m guilty of wrongfully judging someone else’s life. When I read books by such renown Christian authors as Shaunti Feldhahn, Melody Carlson, Kristin Billerbeck or Tricia Goyer, I think She must have it all. What a blessed life she’s lived. And then I read Pearl Girls: Encountering Grit, Experiencing Grace, compiled by Margaret McSweeney….
God’s High Calling for Women
Surely the role of women in the church is among the most explosive topics in Christendom today. Churches all over our nation are struggling with the issues of women in leadership, the validity of women pastors, and whether a woman is able to teach and whom. Does the Bible have anything to say about these…
Stay-at-Home Moms
As an introduction to this post, I should say upfront that my mom stayed at home with us so I just assumed that was What Was Done. Or perhaps I just assumed it was the best that could be done and so I didn’t have to think really hard about what I would do when…
Blue Like Play Dough
Check out our NEW (yes, new again) schedule for Bookclub. Because we saw The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society on so many lists, we are going to add it in as our September pick. So join us on September 1 to discuss it!! October 6: Rooftops of Tehran November 3: Any work by Louisa…
Tough Times, Tough People
If you like to read inspirational essays written by real people, then my guess is that you’re already familiar with the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. I’ve been known to cry over a few of these books myself, and they certainly make a good gift for those of us with sentimental family…
Marriage — In the Bedroom
The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting with Your Husband Mind, Body, Heart, Spirit by Shannon Ethridge Shannon Ethridge is known for her books written to exhort and encourage Christian women in many issues. The Sexually Confident Wife is not published by a Christian publisher (probably because they shied away from the frank nature of her discussions),…
What If Your Prince Falls Off His Horse?
I admit it—I don’t have much interest in my family’s finances. I am glad to know we are debt free, and I am very frugal, but as far as the details and planning are concerned, I am happy to leave them all to my husband. Because my husband majored in finance and enjoys paying attention…
Scatter Joy
As a bibliophile, I not only take in the content of the book, but the cover, the font, the title headings etc. I don’t expect these things to differ from the norm, but when I come across a book that is exceptional in this area, I do notice it. I suppose it only makes sense…
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