A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins shares the experiences of four families living in four different centuries as they prepare and later enjoy a treat (Blackberry Fool) together. We love how the book shares the details of how the treat would be prepared using the tools and techniques of … [Read more...] about Cooking the Books: A Fine Dessert and Blackberry Fool
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Habakkuk: Remembering God’s Faithfulness When He Seems Silent (Book Review)
Sometimes it can be challenging to read the Old Testament. It can be difficult to understand how words written so long ago are relevant to us today. This year, with all we’re facing as a nation and world, I think many of us find it easier to connect with portions of the Old Testament. Consider, for example, Habakkuk. I don’t generally hear … [Read more...] about Habakkuk: Remembering God’s Faithfulness When He Seems Silent (Book Review)
Book Review: The Marriage Knot
It had been a number of months since I read a book on marriage. I was looking for one for my husband and me to read as we relearn the roles of husband and wife after welcoming our third child. I didn’t have to look far because I received a timely email about reviewing a copy of Ron and Jody Zappia’s The Marriage Knot: 7 Choices That Keep … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Marriage Knot
Book Review: Your Marriage Today…And Tomorrow
I’m always excited when I receive an email about an opportunity to review a new book. Most of my excitement is because I get to read a new book (if you’re a bibliophile like me then you’ll understand this). However, some of my excitement is because I didn’t choose the book—it’s often a book that I would not have picked up on my own! This means … [Read more...] about Book Review: Your Marriage Today…And Tomorrow
Book Review: Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, is somewhat of a legend when it comes to marriage advice. Thus, I was thrilled when I received an email about an opportunity to review Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away, a revised and updated version of a book he originally published a decade ago. This isn’t the sort of book … [Read more...] about Book Review: Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
18 Children’s Books that Feature Multiracial Families
Last fall, as Thanksgiving neared, I was reading to my children numerous books on the topic of giving thanks. I was pleasantly surprised when we opened one of these books and saw that it featured a mixed-race family. Up until that point, I had seen very few children’s books that feature families like mine (a black parent and a white … [Read more...] about 18 Children’s Books that Feature Multiracial Families
Book Review: Unwrapping the Names of Jesus
There are many things that I love about Christmas. What I love the most actually precedes Christmas Day: Advent. This period of preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth occurs each year in the weeks before Christmas. Because I value Advent so much, I was thrilled when I received an email about an opportunity to review a new Advent … [Read more...] about Book Review: Unwrapping the Names of Jesus
Storybook Bible Comparison
There are so many storybook Bibles available that it is hard to choose which is best for your children. We own two, and we’ve read through one of them so many times that I practically have it memorized. I’ve been considering getting another, namely one that has additional stories. I checked out a few storybook Bibles from our local … [Read more...] about Storybook Bible Comparison
