Have you ever looked at pictures from the Great Depression era? You know that feeling, that sense of melancholy you get? Almost a stillness, a solemn view of life, and a sense of resignation with just a tinge of hope. Sarah Loudin Thomas takes these same emotions and turns them […]
Poppy took the New York Four Hundred by storm when her grandmother blackmailed her into coming for a Season. Unconventional, to say the least, she was constantly shocking the staid Upper Crust with her constant faux pas. I loved that she didn’t set out to brook convention. In fact, she […]
In fifth grade, we were given the choice of several books to read. My friend Paul and I both selected Incident at Hawk’s Hill. Not that I’m competitive or anything like that, but I do recall that each day we would check with each other to find out who was […]
It seems there aren’t as many books about the time surrounding World War I as there are for World War II. And of those, fewer that take place here in the United States. I enjoyed seeing this coastal town in Oregon at the beginning of our involvement in the Great […]
Author Julia David tackles difficult topics in her Leaving Lennhurst series. In Love Protects, after being abused and cheated on, Anna has been thrown out of her home. Will has endured prejudice because of his Native American heritage and is burdened with the care of his younger siblings, including a sister, […]
Oh my! I loved this beautiful story so much. It touched me deeply. “So, what was it about the story that made for the quick connection?” you may ask. Well, let me tell you. It opened with the plight of the younger McAllister children. They were scared because their […]
As the wind picked up and the waves rocked the boat, I discovered something about myself of which I had previously been unaware. I get seasick. The Honor Society students from my school were on our way over to Catalina Island on the ferry and though the distance wasn’t that […]
“No, Auntie Phyllis. It’s a sheep.” At the fair with my three-year-old nephew, I could not convince him that the Angora goat we were looking at was really a goat. He saw curly fur and that meant “sheep” to him. And as we all know that three-year-olds know more than […]
Two women. Four children under the age of eight. Three thousand miles. The middle of summer. . . When my sister asked me to help her on their cross-country move, I jumped at the chance. Not having had many opportunities to spend with her family, I wanted to be able […]
This year as I’ve been reading Exodus through Deuteronomy, a recurring theme that stood out to me is God’s deep compassion towards the oppressed and downtrodden. In the New Testament, it is reiterated that when we see someone in need and don’t do anything to help, we dishonor the Lord […]