I’m in the middle of a book called Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman. The subtitle is “letting go of the try-hard life.” Let me tell you: this book resonates with me. I grew up “good.” I had a happy family life, PG-rated at most. I fell in with a sheltered crowd [...]
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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is phenomenal. Perhaps it came at exactly the right moment in my faith and my appreciation for artistic writing style, but I loved it and would now rate it as one [...]
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Give Me the World by Leila Hadley My review rating: 5 of 5 starsSince I can’t give this book 4.5 stars, I rounded it up to five. This is the travelogue of Leila Hadley, a 25-year-old who embarks on a journey around the world via plane, train, and (mostly) sailing vessel, with her small son [...]
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Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal by Alexandra Johnson My review rating: 4 of 5 starsI found this book very inspiring. Those of us who love the idea of journal keeping but have a hard time with consistency will enjoy Johnson’s lavish descriptions of stationery shops and various types of journals, not to mention [...]
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