Y’all know I love to read, and I jump genres quite a bit. I guess I’m not your typical reader! But I’m not a hardcore fantasy reader. I’ve read some here and there that I enjoyed. Artemis Fowl comes to mind, George MacDonald’s The Wise Woman (he’s the guy that inspired C.S. Lewis), and of course The Chronicles of Narnia. I’ll admit,…
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I’ve spent a lot of hours reading in the last few days. I’ve noticed that, which is strange for me. Usually, when I’m reading, I completely lose track of time, stay up way too late, and eagerly await my next lunch break to get back into the book. This week, that wasn’t the case. I wasn’t devouring pages to find out what would…
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My mom was an MK (missionary kid), and I grew up on missionary stories. The miracle stories you find in books, yes, but also the down-to-earth, “this is what it was like growing up under a microscope” stories. And some really good karaoke impressions too. I love a good missionary story. Fiction or non-fiction. Janette Oke’s The Calling of Emily…
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I have to admit – I was disappointed by the book I read this week. Don’t freak out, Allison. At first, when I picked up this book, I thought it was part of the same series as Finding Amor. It isn’t – it was actually released before. Guess I’ll have to wait for that one. The only thing wrong with…
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You could say I’ve been on a personal finance kick lately. You would be wrong. It’s not a kick. The changes I’ve made in my life over the last year are sticking. Not perfectly: I’m learning things every day and every month, and sometimes I get a little sloppy. But last October (2017), I made the choice to be obedient…
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