It's finally December! Christmas music is everywhere! Do you love it or are you counting down the days until the regular programming is back? Do you have your tree up yet? How do you like to decorate it? Do you do a theme that's the same every year or different every year? My mom and…
This is one of my favorite times of year. Not because I get all kinds of presents. That's fun. I get to give presents. I get to make presents. And people seem to be in a good mood for the season. The music is fun. The decorations are awesome. Hallmark movies are cheesy and happy…
New Living Translation 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4 Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever. 5 Give…
I blame it on Homer's Odyssey. You see, a new translation was recently published (November 2017). The first by a female scholar, Emily Wilson. So I absolutely HAD to read it even though I didn't really want to read about all that crazy stuff that Odysseus did and had done to him. But it was…
I randomly stumbled on this series because they were all available right away on my library's app. I was hooked. I couldn't listen to any other books in between. I got through them as fast as I could. If you like science fiction, this series is for you. If you like reading about impossible odds,…
I was listening to a great book last week. I listened to it first last year. It's just one of those books that deserve another listen and several more read-throughs, which is why I purchased a used copy. It's called Super You: Release Your Inner Superhero. Now, before you turn up your nose at it…
(Trigger warning. I'm going to be talking about a story from the Bible that involves rape and abuse.) Later, there's pounding on the front door and shouting. A gang of men from the town were there and they wanted to have some "fun" with the man. The old man tried to talk them out of…
(Trigger warning. I'm going to be talking about a story from the Bible that involves rape and abuse.) There are some stories in the Bible that just make me mad--mostly when people make bad decisions. Of course, I have the perspective of time and distance and knowing the story. What really makes me mad is…
I'm far from the most talkative person on the planet so it isn't really a surprise that I have to explain a lot about myself. I know that people read for so many reasons. I think that perhaps I should share mine. One of the stories I always hear about myself as a baby (and…
These books have made me think and have somehow spoken to my innermost person. They are emotionally difficult and challenging to read. But so incredibly worth it. This woman has a Ph.D. and has done her research, but she doesn't fall into the trap that many academics/researchers fall into. She writes in normal language. None…