Ever look around your life and feel overwhelmed with gratitude for everything you have? Sure, nothing is perfect, but if you have a safe place to live, food on the table, and clothes to wear, the reality is that life is pretty good. That's not true for many people in the world, and you may wonder, "How do we live in a way that honors God and shows gratitude for the good life we are living in the midst of a world full of pain and brokenness?"
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Review: More than Enough
More than Enough: Living Abundantly in a Culture of Excess by Lee Hull Moses
All our daily choices have an impact on the earth and the people around us: choices about where we shop, what we eat, what we give away.… But can we really do anything to help? Can we find joy in our own lives when there is so much pain in the world? Sorting out the answers gets overwhelming and complicated very quickly.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Review: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung
This illustrated gift book of short comics illuminates author Debbie Tung's experience as an introvert in an extrovert’s world. Presented in a loose narrative style that can be read front to back or dipped into at one’s leisure, the book spans three years of Debbie's life, from the end of college to the present day. In these early years of adulthood, Debbie slowly but finally discovers there is a name for her lifelong need to be alone: she’s an introvert.
Monday, January 1, 2018
2017 Reading Goals & Challenges
Books Read In 2017:
- Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead
- Shattered Glass (Glass, #3.5) by Maria V. Snyder
- Dawn Study (Soulfinders, #3) by Maria V. Snyder
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Midnight Jewel (The Glittering Court, #2) by Richelle Mead
- Every Lie I've Ever Told by Rosie Waterland
- The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
- Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story by Debbie Tung
Reading Challenges Completed:
So that's 8 books, 2908 pages, and one reading challenge completed in 2017
I'm aiming for 12 books in 2018 and will be signing up for Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge.
What reading challenges or goals have you signed up for in 2018?
Nicki
Sunday, January 1, 2017
2016 Reading Goals & Challenges
Books Read In 2016:
I'm aiming for 10 books in 2017 and will be signing up for Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge.
What reading challenges or goals have you signed up for in 2017?
- Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird, #2) by Claudia Gray
- First Impressions: A Firebird Ficlet (Firebird, #1.1) by Claudia Gray
- Jocelyn's Story by Cassandra Clare
- Hope Unfolding: Grace-Filled Truth for the Momma's Heart by Becky Thompson (Audio)
- Night Study (Study, #5) by Maria V. Snyder
- The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1) by Richelle Mead
- The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
- Orphan Black: Helsinki #1 (of 5) by Graeme Manson
- Orphan Black: Helsinki #2 (of 5) by Graeme Manson
- Orphan Black: Helsinki #3 (of 5) by Graeme Manson
- Welcome To Orphancorp by Marlee Jane Ward
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
- Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy (Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy #1) by Cassandra Clare
- Hope Unfolding: Grace-Filled Truth for the Momma's Heart by Becky Thompson (Paperback)
- Replica (Replica #1) by Lauren Oliver - Review
- The Mother God Made Me to Be by Karen Valentin
- A Million Worlds with You (Firebird, #3) by Claudia Gray
- Orphan Black: Helsinki by Graeme Manson
- Orphan Black: Helsinki #4 (of 5) by Graeme Manson
- Orphan Black: Helsinki #5 (of 5) by Graeme Manson
Reading Challenges Completed:
So that's 20 books, 3815 pages, and one reading challenge completed in 2016.
So that's 20 books, 3815 pages, and one reading challenge completed in 2016.
I'm aiming for 10 books in 2017 and will be signing up for Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge.
What reading challenges or goals have you signed up for in 2017?
Nicki
Friday, November 18, 2016
Review: The Mother God Made Me to Be
The Mother God Made Me to Be by Karen Valentin
Karen lived an adventurous single life but longed for a family of her own. After years of maintaining her vow of purity and waiting for a man who shared her Christian faith, she fell in love with her best friend and co-worker. They married. She bore two sons. They divorced.
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