Have you ever had a season where you find yourself face to face with the same theme everywhere you turn in life? I’m currently in a season like this. And I’ve learned that such things warrant my close attention! In …
February reads
It’s been a month! How I managed a couple of extra books in fewer days includes several factors: The most fun thing is that so many of them have been such good reads. And—hold on to your hat!—FIVE non-fiction in …
January Reads
A great start to a new reading year! My husband put all my Christmas stocking money into an Amazon gift card, so I bought several newer releases for my Kindle, as well as some on sale that have been on my wish list! It's so …
My Most Anticipated Reads in 2025
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A Dream Come True
Yes, my girlhood dream was to write fiction. And I do. But somewhere in the back of my mind, the dream was also to own a bookstore. Of course, then I worked in a bookstore during college. Not as glamorous as the idea …