Living in Faith, Scripture verses, What I've Learned Lately

Embrace the fact that you’re an encourager

I have always been a predominantly optimistic, glass-half-full kind of person. That’s not to say I don’t get discouraged or say negative things or sometimes play the “what if something terrible happens” game — because I do. Two important realizations related to this struck me a few weeks ago: I’m not just a person with… Continue reading Embrace the fact that you’re an encourager

Book Love, Christian non-fiction, Writing life

Happy book birthday to Work from Home Moms’ Devotions to Go

During one of my many clean-out sessions of the past year, I stopped for a few minutes to flip through a little book I haven’t paid much attention to in a long time: Work from Home Moms’ Devotions to Go. It’s my first devotional book, the one that allowed me the privilege of saying I’m… Continue reading Happy book birthday to Work from Home Moms’ Devotions to Go

Living in Faith, Scripture Saturday, Scripture verses

Scripture Saturday: Romans 15:13

  Hope. It's something that ties us all together, no matter who we are or what we do or where we've been. It's that little spark inside us that refuses to die, that helps us press on when it seems like all is lost. It's a gift from God that grows in us as we… Continue reading Scripture Saturday: Romans 15:13

Book Love

Book Review: The Discovery

Last week I posted a photo of some books from my to-read stack. Today I’m going to share my review of one of those books, The Discovery by Dan Walsh. I’ve read two of Walsh’s previous novels, The Unfinished Gift and The Homecoming. They were both set in the World War II era, so The… Continue reading Book Review: The Discovery