Reading, Writing & Pondering

    As You Ice It by Emma St. Clair is part of the Appies hockey series but reads as a stand-alone. I listened to the audiobook version of this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is my first book in the series and I want to go back and read more of the series. Naomi is a single mom to 10-year-old Liam. For that reason, when she meets Camden Cole at Oakley Island she doesn't want to get too involved as she believes he is just a tourist passing through. She tries to be a good mom to Liam and wants a stable home life for him. For that reason, they cut ties at the end of the summer.  Then Naomi's job relocates her--to the town of Harvest Hallow--where Camden plays hockey. As the book starts out, Liam also signs himself up to play hockey behind Naomi's back. As Liam learns the hockey sport, he also works with Camden. Soon Naomi and Camden meet again. Camden hasn't been able to get Naomi out of his mind. Naomi had similar struggles. Are they both ready to quit running? I e...

Maybe you had a wonderful father. Perhaps your dad was cold and distant and not really engaged with you. Or maybe you didn't know your father at all. Irregardless of the type of father you had, Louie Giglio shares in his new book, Not Forsaken , that God is not a reflection of your earthly dad. Not Forsaken is the first audio book that I have listened to on my device. I truly enjoyed listening to this book. The narrator did a good job of reading and keeping my interest in the content. I felt myself want to keep going in the book and to know more about how to re-frame my view of God and to take this information to better live out the Christian life.  Not Forsaken was an interesting book to me. Without going in to details, I had a dad that has left me with an empty hole in my heart. I like how Giglio invites us to see God differently though this book . I especially liked how it started out with the Watch Me chapter. . .Boy did it bring back memories of being younger and wanti...