I spent most of last week reading novels and snuggling my youngest on the couch… and doing not much else. This happens when I sound like a frog (or Batman, according to Miss E) and produce more mucus than a snot sea cucumber. Gross, but true. Miss J had been ill the week before and […]
Today’s my biggest girl’s birthday. That’s right, Miss E is eighteen—EIGHTEEN—and officially an adult in the eyes of the Australian government. And all I can think is, where did the time go? What happened to my teeny ten-month-old, who startled people at church when she walked like a pro? Or the nervous tween in her […]
I read several fabulous new releases over the past few weeks—two of which I scored advance copies!—and wanted to share my reviews with you. If you’re after a brand spanking new, just-off-the-press story, these novels might hit the spot! Betting on the Boy Next Door, a sweet romcom by Melanie Jacobson based in Austin, Texas, […]
I stepped back from social media and skipped a blog post to take care of Mr Wonderful after he required emergency surgery last month. No, this wasn’t an uncertain choice for me. 😉 I happily volunteered to tend to my beloved. Praise God he’s now two-and-a-half weeks post-surgery and recovering well, so I’m able to […]
I’m navigating the familiar mourning period I experience each January. A weekday alarm will soon replace sleep-ins. My fortnightly food planner will dictate our meals and allocated snacks. Routine will govern my hours, and I will stuff the need to declare a reading day into the recesses of my dreams (too bad I rarely recall […]
Back in November, NetGalley and Revell approved my request to read an advanced copy of Erin Bartels latest novel, Everything is Just Beginning, which releases on January 17th. It’s a story set in the 1990s following Michael Sullivan, a talented lyricist and adequate guitarist, after that ever-elusive recording deal. To say this opportunity excited me […]
