I jumped onto the digital reading bandwagon pretty early. I had the second kindle when it came out but drooled over the first one. I have the kindle app on my computer, iPad and phone and three other people in this house own kindle fires, I still have my original kindle and I just bought the kindle paperwhite. Let’s see, …
Éirinn go Brách!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I adore St. Patrick. He’s one of my heroes. And was so long before I found out I’m part Irish. The Irish in our family comes from my Grandma Grace Brown. I’m very excited to be part of the Irish excitement this year. This is the first year I’ve been able to confirm my Irish ancestry. …
Strong Girls Saturday: Helping trafficked women and teens
No matter how strong a girl is, bad things happen. One of those bad things is human trafficking. Here are some statistics found on the Covering House website: Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations) Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice) The average age …
Erica’s Edition: I didn’t see that coming!
Today’s post is brought to you by my college intern, Erica Graphman! Take it away, Erica! It’s been one of those “Well I didn’t see that one coming” weeks. Not in a horrible way, but an interesting one. It all started with the weather. I didn’t expect the two warm days, and after those two days I didn’t expect the …
God’s Unexpected Blessings
A week ago today I was feeling rather low. I even blogged about it I was feeling so bad. Then, one blessing after another flowed into my life in unexpected ways. I got good news. A check came in the mail. And by sheer Providence, I got to meet Temple Grandin and interview her face to face for a full …
Erica’s Edition: Vikings!
Today’s blog post is brought to you by my hard-working intern, Erica Graphman! Take it away, Erica! I’ve always been a huge fan of history—I actually considered majoring in it until my dad pointed out that I wouldn’t be able to make a good career out of it unless I became a teacher (not really my cup of tea). I …
Write riveting historical fiction
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Why kicking and screaming is not the best idea
On Sunday I was feeling like I wasn’t very good at much of anything I do. Ever feel that way? On this particular day, I felt I wasn’t a very good pastor’s wife. It’s been a difficult year and a half or so of transitions at our church. And we’ve been through a lot of battles and broken hearts. And …
Book Review: Daughters in Danger Helping Our Girls Thrive in Today’s Culture by By Elayne Bennett
Today for our Strong Girl post, I am going to share a book with you that I think mothers of girls everywhere in the United States should read. Daughters in Danger by Elayne Bennett is an extremely well-written book that reveals valuable information about a world that devalues girls and places pressure on them to desire the very things that …
Woof! Jake the Boston Terrier, Interviews Donna Winters
As you know, I love dogs and have three of my own. The most outspoken of the three is Jake, a rescue dog. Jake is a Boston Terrier that a fellow blogger willed to me upon his death all the way from Pennsylvania. And since this boisterous canine is more than able to speak for himself, I’ll let him take …