I like to sing. I can’t sing parts, but I can usually keep to the melody (if not on key)….
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Little People and The Tales of Larkin
What’s not to love about tales of little people? John Peterson’s The Littles. Mary Norton’s The Borrowers. And of course, E.B. White’s famous…
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The Brontë Plot
I like old things. Old furniture, old books, old authors. Austen, Bronte, Alcott, Montgomery, Stratton-Porter, Wodehouse. We’re well on our…
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Wodehouse & Psmith
If you’ve never met any of P.G. Wodehouse’s characters, then let me start by introducing you to Psmith. He used…
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The Green Ember
I suppose stories about rabbits are as old as they are beloved. There is Pat the Bunny, The Velveteen Rabbit, Peter Rabbit, Peter…
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The Curate’s Awakening by George MacDonald
It has been too long since I dusted off my shelf of MacDonald books, and far longer still that I took one down to read it. One title stands out as having made a big impact on me several decades ago.
The Curate’s Awakening did as the title suggests—awakened in me a desire to not just know facts, but to know and believe the Truth.
Price of Privilege Trilogy
I tend to approach modern fiction with caution, even when it’s from a Christian publisher. As delightful as it can…
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Lizzy & Jane: a review
Some books make you want to start reading them all over again the moment you’re finished. Like the perfect dinner, you…
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stories that point to Christ
Too often I make the mistake of avoiding books just because I don’t usually read that genre. I knew James…
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A Promise in Pieces
I grew up on the stories of the Depression as told in Reminisce Magazine (back when there was a Reminisce Extra)….
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