You can’t guarantee a life without disability
A few months ago I got an email from a new grandmother. “What’s your opinion about vaccines causing autism?” I replied in my usual way—I’m not a doctor. I don’t give medical advice. If you think your child/grandchild has a weak immune system, talk to your pediatrician about your concerns … She emailed back. … Read more
Use Your Outrage at Iceland’s Down Syndrome Abortion Rate to Make a Difference for Families Like Mine
I’ve seen the CBS News report shared all over social media the last couple of days. Many Christians are outraged at not only the point of the story (that Iceland has an almost 100% abortion rate, as I mentioned in my piece earlier in the month), but also how CBS worded the title: “Why … Read more
2017 Reading List
Books Read in 2017 Red Rising by Pierce Brown Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham MWF Seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche Dark Matter by Blake Crouch My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes Golden Son by Pierce Brown Tools of … Read more
2016 Reading List
Books Read in 2016 (affiliate Amazon links included in post) Dear Sugar (selected chapters) Cheryl Strayed Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine Become an Idea Machine by Claudia Azula Altucher Winter by Marissa Meyer The Magicians by Lev Grossman Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap by Wendy Welch (didn’t finish) A Man Called Ove by … Read more
Books Read in 2015
Books Read in 2015 (affiliate Amazon links included in post) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Start with Why by Simon Sinek The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo The Mysterious Benedict Society by Threnton Lee Stewart Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein Scary Close by Donald Miller From … Read more
2014 Reading List
2014 was apparently the year for fiction reading. My #1 book was easy to decide on and was one of the few non-fiction books I read this year. The rest of the list was harder. I liked so many books for different reasons. Here are my ten favorites, in no particular order after #1. A … Read more
2013 Reading List
Read in 2013 (affiliate Amazon links included in post) God Is My Refuge by Kathy Howard Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me by Karen Swallow Prior The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg Divergent by Veronica Roth Insurgent by Veronica Roth The Way I … Read more
2012 Reading List
Books I’ve Read: 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker The Writer’s Manifesto by Jeff Goins The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller On Writing by Stephen King The Next Story: Life and Faith after the Digital Explosion by Tim Challies Wordsmithy by … Read more
2011 Reading List
Read in 2011: Louder Than Words by Jenny McCarthy Wrestling with an Angel by Greg Lucas One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Sue Patrick’s Workbox System: A User’s Guide Sacred Influence by Gary Thomas A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by … Read more
2010 Reading List
Treasuring God in Our Traditions by Noel Piper The Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer (selected chapters) Smooth and Easy Days e-book from Simply Charlotte Mason (link to book) From Clutter to Clarity: Simplifying Life from the Inside Out by Nancy Twigg A Praying Life by Paul A. Miller Disciplines of a … Read more
2009 Reading List
Here’s a list of books I have read this year: Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley Spectacular Sins by John Piper The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule Twilight by Stephenie Meyer New Moon by Stephenie Meyer Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer The Host by Stephenie Meyer The Maker’s Diet by Rubin Faithful … Read more
2008 Reading List
Family/Home Books: Home-Making by Miller Building Strong Families ed. by Rainey The Most Important Place on Earth by Wolgemuth Family Driven Faith by Baucham Family Worship by Whitney Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World by Rigby Biblical Womanhood: Disciplines of a Godly Woman by Hughes Women’s Ministry in the Local Church by Duncan and Hunt Does Christianity Squash Women? by Jones A Different … Read more
