Reading, Writing & Pondering

  This Wasn't the Plan by Mac Bridges and Kenz Durham recently released from Thomas Nelson Publishing.  This wasn’t The Plan by Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham was written for women who felt their life hasn’t gone according to their plan. This book first helps you understand why you may be stuck. The second part of the book talks about different ways that you may be stuck in life. Maybe you can’t forgive someone? Maybe you don’t feel like you are living out your true calling? Or maybe it is something else. This book invites you to think and reflect so you can learn and grow.   From The Publisher:   Have you ever looked at your life and thought,  I thought my life would look better than this by now .  This book is for the woman who feels stuck—in her career, relationships, emotions, or calling. It’s a guidebook for the one who feels like she’s just enduring rather than embracing life to start moving toward the life you really want. If you’ve ever felt lo...

  I like to support authors from my home state so I wanted to read This Side of the Sky as the author is from Iowa and lives near me. This Side of the Sky by Laura Wifler is a book of poetry mainly aimed at women.This book released on September 15 and is now available every where books are sold. This Side of the Sky includes 101 poems and Scriptures for women. The book is divided into 5 acts with an introduction, an intermission and a benediction. The book is printed on thick ivory paper and the poems are arranged in a lovely format. The author explains the book in the introduction and what each section represents. The poems are beautiful and many are relatable. She also explains that she didn't start out to write poetry and how her poems came to be. This book is aimed at Christian women and Scriptures are woven throughout so many women can likely relate no matter what stage of life they are in. This Side of the Sky includes  poems on motherhood, friendship, marriage, woman...

    Book Review: Let the Biscuits Burn by Abby Kuykendall is a book that could be especially helpful for younger Christian women--both single and newly married women.   Abby Kuykendall shares how she made hospitality a priority while a single woman, newly married woman and as a new mother with a baby. She starts off the book by explaining why community matters. She then shares how to begin showing hospitality, how to invite others into your place, and how to continue to serve others without burning out in life. At the back of the book she offers a liturgy for your heart to think about when being hospitable. She also gives table tips and offers ideas for food to serve. The part I especially liked about Let the Biscuits Burn was in the beginning when she explains the difference between entertaining and being hospitable, which is something I hadn't thought about before. I was raised to entertain by someone who valued perfection so learning to serve in an imperfect way...