by Joanne | Oct 17, 2019 | Book Reviews
Forgiveness. It is a struggle for us all at some point in life. It was certainly a struggle for Peter, who asked Jesus this question: “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” (Matthew 18:21, NLT) In her book, Forgiving...
by Joanne | Oct 16, 2019 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Recently two small books landed in my mailbox. They are small in size and large in encouragement. We all have days which do not go as we had planned or hoped. Every woman faces days which are disappointing, frustrating, fears rise up, or the challenges seem...
by Joanne | Sep 19, 2019 | Book Reviews
We were raised to be “nice” and we raise our children to be the same. But what if we are wrong in thinking we are to be nice? In her latest book, Nice: Why We Love To Be Liked And How God Calls Us To More, Sharon Hodde Miller, introduces this premise:...
by Joanne | Sep 4, 2019 | Book Reviews
We hear time and time again that God has a plan, a design, for our lives. But when we find ourselves living a life we did not design, discouragement can often overcome us. In her book, A Redesigned Life, Tracy Steel brings the assurance that God is the Designer of our...
by Joanne | Aug 28, 2019 | Book Reviews
I find the timing of books read to be most interesting – they always seem to align so perfectly with what my heart needs to hear. Case in point – Back Roads To Belonging by Kristen Strong. One sentence has had me reading, and re-reading, the same chapter...
