From the last weekend in September of last year to the end of 2022, we hardly stopped. Some was planned travel. Some was not. There were the usual holidays and the accompanying busyness, and there was the puppy—and all that …
Rewarding Myself
I really, really worried about making my Aug 1 deadline. The books for this publisher are a pretty quick turn around, and I knew going in that I had a busy summer to contend with. But the Lord is gracious and truly multiplied …
Spending Spree
I received a few Amazon cards for my birthday recently, and while I did spend part of those on a new lap desk for my office, the rest I dedicated to books! And not just any books. Recent releases I feared I wouldn’t get to …
February Reads
Finishing up revisions on Hidden Riches, due out in November, put a damper on my reading time this month. And the short month itself didn’t help matters. I’m currently in the middle of several books, but here are the few I …
My Goodreads Rating System
I ran across a social media post last week asking how you rate books on Goodreads. It’s a topic I’ve thought a lot about so I thought I would address my personal thoughts on this here. For me, ratings of books are …
November Reads
With a Dec 1 deadline for my own book, my reading time hasn’t been as available this month. But I did already dive into a couple of Christmas novellas, which made me happy! And please forgive my minuscule reviews this month! …
An Introvert’s Dream Vacation
We were able to get away for a few days recently. Not the trip we had originally planned for this summer, but it turned out to be one good for the soul. Come read all about it at Inspired by Life ... and Fiction! …
C.S. Lewis and The Reading Life
I'm over on Inspired by Life ... and Fiction sharing a few of my favorite C.S. Lewis quotes on reading. Come see if you can identify with any of them! …
July Reads
Wow! July was a banner month for finishing books at my house! 14 books in 4 weeks. How did I do it? I might have had something to do with great books—the kind that don’t let you put them down for any length of time and …
June Reads
Ah, June. You brought me some great reads! Everything from a classic to contemporaries to historicals. Howard’s End by E.M. Forester I do love this story. I think it is such an interesting character study. Lots …