Mom in the Mirror
Mom in the Mirror is not just for women who struggle with eating disorders. Mom in the Mirror is for every mom who has ever looked in the mirror and made a face at the image reflected there.
Books
Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story
Cancer—a gift? Ken and Joni (Eareckson) Tada firmly believe so. And as they let you look in on their story, you’ll find yourself realizing why. Because God used Joni’s cancer to bring them closer together as a couple than anything else. And when you’re talking about a couple who has now been married more than…
Embracing Beauty
“What we wear is a song we sing to those around us.” If you read my interview with Trina Holden last week, you know how excited I am that she is sharing her passion for beauty in book form. Embracing Beauty has armed me with all sorts of ideas for adapting my shopping habits and my closet to fit…
An Easter Prayer
My children love Amy Parker’s illustrations. The squeals of delight are only slightly less than if they were real live chicks and bunnies in their hands. And they exclaim about the purple polka dotted rubber boots every single time. But we love An Easter Prayer for more than just it’s adorable illustrations. Amy Parker’s “Time…
Les Miserables
When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes! (lyrics to “Do You Hear the People Sing”) It was over ten years ago that I was first introduced to Les Miserables. I knew it was a classic book, of course, but that…
The Story of Easter
There is something about a book with a handle. It gives a little person instant ownership. And makes them feel all grown up to be carrying around a book that is all their very own. To our little man, every book is a “Bible.” But this particular Bible of his really does have a Bible…
Children’s Favorite Bible Stories
My girls are privileged to have lots of Bible storybooks at their disposal. But the illustrations by Natalie Carabetta in Children’s Favorite Bible Stories made it an immediate favorite. Mary was captivated with the page picturing Isaiah’s vision. On our way through the pages to find it again to read it, we had to read…
I Love You to God and Back
“I love you to church and back.” “I love you to the bedroom and back.” I Love You to God and Back was an instant favorite in our house, as evidenced by the variations on its title used as statements of affection (with much hilarious laughter) by our girls. And the squeals at the cute…
I Love You No Matter What
“Far away, in Skinny Tree Kingdom, Prince Chirpio had always liked being royalty…” So begins the tale of Prince Chirpio, a parable of the parable of the prodigal son. Little Blue was having a bad day. He was sure Daddy Blue must not love him anymore, so he decided to leave the big oak tree…
Holey, Wholly, Holy
I grew up Baptist. We celebrated the Palm Sunday journey that led our Savior to Good Friday and finally Resurrection Sunday, but we didn’t recognize the journey of Lent that paved the way in our own hearts. My friends in the blogosphere spoke often of Lent in the days leading up to Easter, but even…
hope for the mom who needs to breathe
“It will kill your heart for motherhood if you compare yourself to everyone else’s ideals.” (Sally Clarkson in Desperate) There are times when I begin reading a book and realize that if I could only keep one book on the topic, this would be it. The author isn’t just speaking my language—they are speaking God’s…
One Wintry Night
Everyone piles on the couch, the kiddoes still in their pajamas. It’s one wintry morning, and everyone is slow in waking up. The bright pictures captivate their imagination. The boy was caught in the storm. But the story draws them in. He stumbled toward the house his grandpa had built. “If the boy could make…
The End.
The End.