I’m notorious for last minute shopping. I’m also notorious for picking out great books. I’ll spare you the repetition of recommending my favorite novel, Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson. Except, if you need a good book and know someone who hasn’t ever read Gilead, I highly recommend it! Okay. Enough. Here are ten books that would…
“Resilience is not a fixed personality trait. It’s a lifelong project.” Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of Facebook along with Adam Grant, psychologist, have given the world a gift. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy is for all of us, but especially it’s for those of us who, through various kinds of circumstances, are…
When a story stays with me for years after I read it, I categorize it in my mind as a Literary Love. It’s usually a combination of the characters, the story, and stunning prose that causes it to land in this special category. Not always, but most of the time, when I find a favorite…
I long for God to show me where I belong, where my home is in the world, and my smallness in it. * * * The summer I finished the 7th grade, my family took a trip to my mom’s hometown in Louisiana. During those few weeks, Monroe, Louisiana became home base, as we travelled to…
There’s nothing like sinking your teeth into a new novel series, is there? I love when I get to stay up late into the night, devour a novel, and then drive to the bookstore the very next morning to get my hands on the sequel. It’s so fun. In honor of summer reading, and the…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bored person in possession of sound intellectual faculties must be in want of a book. Many people confess that reading is a wonderful way to spend one’s free time. It is also, in the best of times, and in the worst, a delightful way to entertain yourself….
