Happy 2025! The beginning of a new year is always exciting to me. There are so many things to plan for and dream about. One of those things is reading! Shocker, right? Here are some books I’m …
December Reads
Yes, it’s a bit early but I’m at the beginning of several books and won’t get any of them finished until at least the 31st, so I thought I’d go ahead and post now. I assumed I’d had a slow reading month because I’ve been so …
Have you reached your 2024 reading goal?
Do you do the reading challenge on Goodreads? I confess I love picking the number of books I want to read for the coming year and then trying to reach that goal. Of course, I’ve been keeping spreadsheets for years …
One Day at a Time
Most of us live this fast-paced life of the 21st century with loads of information about our own lives and schedules running through our heads. And for many of us, this can keep us from sleeping. For my husband, it …
The Things We Do for Love
The old 1970s song “The Things We Do for Love” ran through my head often last week. And while it’s a song about romantic love, my context was the love of parents for children and grandparents for grandchildren. You …
November reads
It’s been a month of travel—including a long road trip that involved audiobooks! Therefore, we have many books to talk about, although, truth be told, half a dozen were shorter than a full-length book. Here we …
Rendezvous Surprises
When my sister Debra retired from teaching in May, we wanted to plan a trip for just the two of us simply because we could. I brought up the Just Reads Rendezvous. Debra is a reader, too, and I’ve long wanted to introduce her …
New Glasses, Clear Computer
You might remember that last year about this time I was devastated to learn that cataract surgery wouldn’t cure my eyesight woes as I had been told by doctors for more than thirty years. You might also remember that …
Our Gracious God
Earlier this year, I read about Dani Pettrey’s Writers at the Well retreat in Texas, and my spirit stirred. My prayer for 2024 has been to establish myself in the writing community again. To renew old relationships and make …
October reads
Hold on tight! We have a lot of books to talk about this month! Let’s start with those that are Christy Award finalists. (The winners will be announced on November 14th—and my sister and I will be there!) Indigo …