This post contains affiliate links You Are Still A Mother is the debut title by author Jackie Gibson. The book’s title is derived from the eponymous article Jackie wrote for Desiring God and expands on her experience of infertility and miscarriage. After experiencing a miscarriage in 2021, I was apprehensive about reading this book but…
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Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer Board Book Review
This post contains affiliate links The Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer board book is a simplified version of the children’s book by Laura Wifler. This book helps young readers learn that they can talk with God at any time in any setting. It is a simple primer on prayer that is helpful for teaching…
5 Quirky Christian Quips to Abandon
If you’ve been a Christian for some time, you’re likely familiar with the term “Christianese.” This is a made up term referencing words and statements that are common Christian vernacular. They sound good upon first hearing but are often untrue. In recent years, I’ve come across a few that seem solid but when closely examined,…
What Are Hands For? Book Review
This post contains affiliate links What Are Hands For? is one of the new releases in the Training Young Hearts board book series by Abbey Wedgeworth. This board book is a helpful resource for training little ones to use their hands for God’s glory. What Are Hands For? helps children understand that while they may…
Prescott Trip 2023
This post contains affiliate links Prescott, Arizona is a small town rich with history and it happens to be my husband Derek’s hometown. We recently visited to surprise his grandma for her 95th birthday and we had a great time! Although there is a small airport in Prescott, there aren’t many airlines with direct flights…
Midnight Mercies Book Review
This post contains affiliate links In December of 2016, we moved from Texas back to California where I was originally from. After the birth of our first daughter, I experienced a yearlong bout of postpartum depression and felt that being near to family and familiarity would offer some relief. That same year I attended the…
Galveston Trip September 2023
This post contains affiliate links Over Labor Day Weekend, my family cashed in on our hotel points from my IHG Traveler Credit Card. Friday afternoon, we headed to Pasadena, TX, a suburb of Houston. While we didn’t find any old ladies there, we did enjoy staying at an IHG hotel free of charge. We had…
A Royal Christmas Book Review
This post contains affiliate links A Royal Christmas is one of the latest Christmas novels by Melody Carlson. This short story is about a young lady named Adelaide who lives a pretty ordinary life. Things change, however, when she learns that she is royalty. When she comes in contact with a grandfather she didn’t know…
Political Gospel Book Review
This post contains affiliate links Political Gospel is one of the latest books by author, pastor, and professor, Patrick Schreiner. The book begins by considering what Schreiner refers to as political discipleship. In the Introduction, Schreiner helpfully explained, “Politics is simply how we partner together for the flourishing of humanity and the world. We must…
What Are Mouths For? Book Review
This post contains affiliate links What Are Mouths For? is one of the first additions to the Training Young Hearts series of books by mother and author, Abbey Wedgeworth. Abbey’s miscarriages resources, including her podcast Held and book by the same name, really helped me through my miscarriage. I’ve enjoyed following her on Instagram and…