Book Review: The Exact Place: a memoir by Margie L Haack
The Exact Place: a memoir by Margie L. Haack My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. Magie Haack (of Ransom Fellowship) had quite the childhood. In this book, she reviews her life and relates God’s hand in it. She says that her childhood was in the ‘exact place’ she was to be —…
Book Review: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming by Rod Dreher
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life by Rod Dreher My rating: 5 of 5 stars Library. Rod Dreher has long been one of my favorite bloggers – I’ve followed him off and on since his days at National Review. I read his…
Book Club: The Hidden Art of Homemaking Chapter 4
Cindy is hosting a Book Club discussing The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer. Please join us! I’ve never considered myself artistic. The college prep track I took in school left no room for art class. College really, either excepting the Art History class I was required to take. I enjoy some art, but…
The Simple Woman’s Daybook for May 14, 2013
FOR TODAY Outside my window… is grey with a luminescence from the sun behind the trees and houses. Striking. I am thinking… about starting lessons for the day. I am thankful… for antibiotics and tetanus shots after R-girl stepped on something and got an infection.In the kitchen… I’m supposed to be making Sandwich for a…
Book Club: The Hidden Art of Homemaking Chapter 3
Cindy is hosting a Book Club discussing The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer. Please join us! Chapter 3 starts with a push. Music. The 3 months of piano lessons I took … my parents made me quit when I wouldn’t practice. Years of church and school choir … I still can’t carry a…
Book Review: The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins
The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins My rating: 3 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. A long time ago, maybe even before I owned a Kindle, Amazon was “selling for $0.00” Jane Austen books and some of the modern fan written sequels. I looked carefully at the reviews and chose a few including this…