This post contains affiliate links. #11. THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE by Carla Buckley ★★★☆☆ If a Hallmark movie/women’s fiction novel and an apocalyptic novel had a baby, it would be this book. It follows a mother of two, who allows her soon-to-be ex-husband back into the house after an H5N1 outbreak wreaks havoc on […]
A QUOTE There was this phrase they kept repeating: “Many hands make work light.” The statement was true, though hard to explain. Gradually, as you applied yourself to your task, the threads of friends and conversation would grow and connect you to laborers around you. Then everything suddenly became inverted. You’d forget you were working […]
This post contains affiliate links. One of my bookish goals for February was to try the 24in48 Reading Challenge! The challenge goes from 12:01AM on Day 1 to 11:59PM on Day 2 and I worked this into my schedule on Friday and Saturday. The goal is to read 24 of the 48 hours and obviously, […]
This post contains affiliate links. If you’ve read here for any length of time, you know that I am a passionate supporter of keeping snail mail alive! This is a monthly series that I hope will inspire you to start putting thoughts on paper. There’s nothing like finding a handwritten note among the piles of […]
My last task on this year’s 100 Little Things list is “Use Amazon as little as possible.” This wasn’t necessarily a “holier than thou” statement about big business, but more of a shorthand way to remind me to look toward other retail places first. Today I wanted to share six places I look for books […]
This post contains affiliate links. #1. ONE BY ONE by Ruth Ware★★★★☆ This was my fourth Ruth Ware novel and while it took me a few chapters to get into it, I really enjoyed it. The story takes place in a chalet in the French Alps where a group of tech company employees come for […]
1 // INVISIBLE PEOPLE I recently discovered a Youtube channel where a man interviews different people facing homelessness. Their stories are heartbreaking and fascinating and my heart quickly broke in pieces for them. After watching a few episodes, I was inspired to search for solutions in my own town and found a short-term family shelter […]
ASSIGNMENT #1: Read The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, pages 1-26. When I was in high school, my Honors Government teacher was rumored to be an alcoholic and often came to class hung over, if he showed up at all. (We had a lot of substitute teachers that year.) Needless to say, I didn’t exactly […]
This post contains affiliate links. Our fifth annual Epiphany dinner! We changed things up this year and ordered from our favorite local pizza place instead of having the usual pot roast or chili. Needless to say, it was a BIG hit. (And so delicious, even though I could only eat the smallest piece due to […]
We recently had a guest homilist at church and one of the things he said really stood out to me: “Isn’t it funny that Christmas has become a time of extreme consumption to celebrate a Savior born in extreme poverty?” Whew. Gut punch. This year, I’m looking forward to a super simple Advent. For the […]
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