What I’m Reading Now: Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider

My intention is to start sharing more with you about what I’m reading, especially the books I find enjoyable, growth-inducing, or life-changing. This book is all three. I should probably begin with a disclaimer of some kind, because Notes from a Blue Bike is being published by my company’s sister division, Thomas Nelson. But the truth is that no one at […]

2013 in Review: I Can’t Do It All

It’s nearing the end of December, and I can’t seem to stop thinking about how fast 2013 has gone by. The fastest year in my memory, actually. People say that time speeds up as you get older, even more so when you have children, and I’ve found that to be true. In the spirit of the annual fresh start, I’m […]

Living Gratefully, Living Joyfully and a Giveaway

Three years ago, a colleague of mine walked over to my office and handed me an advance copy of a book, smiling and saying she knew I had been waiting for it. It was written by a blogger who had a sizable following, but was not yet so prominent that you might recognize her from a conference or a Christian […]

What I’m Reading: Sam Sifton’s Thanksgiving, One Year Old

Halloween is this week, which means it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. Christmas is my favorite holiday, and I imagine it always will be, for many very good reasons. Christmas is magical in that it centers around the miraculous birth of Christ, the tiny baby who came to save the world. Christmas has incredible ambience: twinkling lights and lovely smells, […]

Six Months of Books in 2013

At the beginning of the year, I set a goal to read 26 books in 2013. The year is a little more than halfway over, and amazingly, I’ve kept pace with that goal. As of June 30, I’ve read 14 books. I’ve started another four, but I won’t get into my issues with reading multiple books at the same time […]