For those, like me, who are terrified of what hospitality has become in the age of Pinterest and 24/7 home and garden television, Jen Schmidt's Open-Door Living is a breath of fresh air, showing how to make things comfortable and cozy for guests without losing your mind or spending a lot of money. The book… Continue reading The Book Shelf: Open-Door Living by Jen Schmidt
Author: Tammie
As a journalist at a weekly newspapers for many years, Tammie learned to tell the stories of her community. She's fascinated with history and faith, and holds a Master of Practical Theology degree from Winebrenner Theological Seminary.
Christmas can wait (a #TBT post)
I had one of the coolest temp jobs ever in college. It was temp in every possible sense of the word, lasting only one night and paying pretty decently for the late 80s/early 90s. The local mall contracted with the theater department at my college to put up the rather extravagant Christmas decorations. We would… Continue reading Christmas can wait (a #TBT post)
The Bookshelf: Mi Casa Uptown by Rich Perez
I have to be honest. This book has been in a partially-read state for quite some time, which may say something about the book itself in that there were parts that simply didn't compel me forward. I can't argue with the premise. The tag line on the back cover reads, "What if, instead of contempt,… Continue reading The Bookshelf: Mi Casa Uptown by Rich Perez
The Bookshelf: The Dream of You
Who were you before you started to listen to everyone else? What dreams did you have before the world talked you out of them? Who did you become to negotiate your way through the world? These are the piercing questions trainer, speaker and author Jo Saxton explores in The Dream of You: Let Go of… Continue reading The Bookshelf: The Dream of You
The Bookshelf: Christ Chronological
I've always wanted to read the gospels in chronological order. There are reading plans available all over the Internet and in apps that guide you in doing just that, but these never clicked for me. Christ Chronological changes that. Where the reading guides and apps have the reader scrolling from screen to screen or flipping… Continue reading The Bookshelf: Christ Chronological
Revisiting the land of Prydain …
Back in fifth grade, Mrs. Campbell introduced our class to a series of books that I quickly came to love as a kid in that in-between age. I must have read them through twice in middle school, and I remember a soundtrack of my own making that went with the books. “Wayfaring Stranger” from… Continue reading Revisiting the land of Prydain …
The Bookshelf: I Want to Live These Days with You
I Want to Live These Days with You: A Year of Daily Devotions by Dietrich Bonhoeffer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Good Introduction The daily readings in this year-long devotional form a good introduction to the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The writings are classic and well-suited to the different seasons of the year, but… Continue reading The Bookshelf: I Want to Live These Days with You
The Bookshelf: CSB Notetaking Bible
With Bible art journaling being all the rage, this may be an unpopular opinion. I don’t like it. It might be more accurate to say that I don’t like much of what I see posted online. It’s not the art itself. Much of what I have seen online is beautiful. I just don’t like that… Continue reading The Bookshelf: CSB Notetaking Bible
God is not dead nor doth he sleep (a #TBT post)
No one remembers - or is alive who remembers - if it was cold in New England on Christmas Day in 1863, but the country itself was in the cold grip of the Civil War. Long years of war had taken its toll on homes both Union and Confederate. This Christmas, sons were at war… Continue reading God is not dead nor doth he sleep (a #TBT post)
The Bookshelf: The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon
Unlike perhaps many of the people who will flock to this book, I am a relative novice in the world of famed 19th century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon. I know of his revered Morning and Evening devotion book, but little of the prolific writer and speaker behind it. Yet, even to a such a novice,… Continue reading The Bookshelf: The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon
