Bitterness, stalking, and a neighbor to die for… What’s a girl to do? Trailed by a stalker in New York City, Willow Thomas, a young ad executive, scurries back to her small North Carolina hometown and the lake house where ten years earlier a scandal revealed her entire life had been a lie, and a …
Reader Beware
I’m going to admit it straight up—if you’re a fan of Sarah Young’s devotional Jesus Calling this post may not be well received. My sweet aunt gave me a copy of this book more than two years ago, and until recently, I read it daily. There were times when some of the wording Mrs. Young used made me slightly uneasy, …
Surviving Henry
It takes a lot for a book to make me cry. Movies, not so much. But a book? And it’s definitely an added bonus if said book can make me laugh out loud—several times! That was my response while reading Erin Taylor Young’s non-fiction book Surviving Henry: Adventures in Loving a Canine Catastrophe. Erin is a humor writer (which is …
The Hope Quotient
Last week, my husband and I were visiting family in Idaho. We like to wake early each morning and spend some time in the Word, and my family has a wonderful backyard in which to do that. As the sun was rising behind us, we sat at the table, our books and Bibles spread out around us. To be more …
God’s Not Dead!
Our first week home from vacation, we hit the ground running. It seems like there’s always a re-entry period after being gone for more than a week—routines to re-establish, laundry to catch up on, and this time of year, taxes to deal with. And don’t forget work. No more lazing around on the beach or unplanned days. Oh, but what …
Saving Mr. Banks
Last weekend, Chris and I went to see the movie Saving Mr. Banks. It was a toss-up between that and The Book Thief, but the Disney movie won out because we were in the mood to see a feel-good film and expected the story behind Mary Poppins to deliver. Besides, I recently finished the novel, The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult …
Great Read!
One of the downfalls of being a writer is that I find it difficult to read fiction. This is disheartening since I love to get lost in a good book. I’m so busy critiquing sentence structure, word usage and scene tension that I don’t enjoy the actual story. And it’s story that made me want to be a writer in …
Lee Daniel’s The Butler
It’s rare these days to find a movie worth its ticket price. The reviews alone are enough to make me shake my head in disgust. Maybe I’m pickier than some, but I’d rather spend my time (and money) on worthier causes than supporting the often sophomoric productions put out by the movie industry. So when one comes along that …
42’s a Hit!
After teaching 8th grade U.S. history for a number of years, my two greatest historic heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. I’ve always been fascinated with the Civil Rights movement, although I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the courage required of so many who put their lives on the line to fight for the equal rights promised …
