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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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REVIEW >> Moody Bible Atlas (with photos!)

Happy Friday, y'all!I have a treat for you today!  Opposite to that which I normally review, I have a whole BIBLE ATLAS today!!  And is it fascinating---to say the least.Read on to take a peak.(And please excuse the quality of the photos... It may or may not have been a bit of a rush-job, haha.…
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Book Review // God Speaks Your Love Language

God Speaks Your Love Language: How to Experience & Express God's Love  Gary Chapman
Northfield Publishing | September 4th, 2018 (first published 2009) Christian Living, Non-fiction
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Feel God’s love more personally.

Do you realize that the God of the universe speaks your love language, a…
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Book Review // Unexplainable Jesus

Unexplainable Jesus
Rediscovering the God You Thought You Knew
Erica Wiggenhorn

Moody Publishers | June 4, 2019
Christian nonfiction, Christian Living, Bible Studies

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When’s the last time you were captivated by Jesus?

Crowds clamored, women wept in awe, disciples dared to do the impossible—all…
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Book Review || Lies Girls Believe

Lies Girls Believe And the Truth That Sets Them Free
Dannah Gresh & Nancy Wolgemuth

Moody Publishers | February 5, 2019
Non-Fiction, Christian Faith

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You can’t change the world, but you can prepare her for it.

Today’s girls face a number of challenges we never dealt with at their age. From…
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Book Review | Lies Women Believe

Lies Women Believe
And the Truth That Sets Them Free
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Moody Publishers | February 6, 2018
Christian nonfiction

{GoodReads}
Counter the lies that keep you from abundant living.

Satan is the master deceiver and his lies are endless. And the lies Christian women believe are at the root…
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Book Review | The End Times Survival Guide

The End Times Survival Guide
Mark Hitchcock

Tyndale | November 6, 2018
Christian Nonfiction

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We live in a world that seems to be on the verge of coming apart. Shootings. Killer viruses. The threat of nuclear war. All of it is just too real.
Why does the apocalypse craze in movies and video gam…
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Book Review || Priceless

Happy Saturday, y'all!! Though by the time you read this, it'll most likely be Sunday. . . ;D
I'm still adjusting to my 2019 blog schedule, so I know I missed my Friday writerly post, but with diligence, I WILL have one up next Friday!  But anywho, enjoying your weekend thus far?  How'…
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Book Review || Mornings With Bonhoeffer

Mornings With Bonhoeffer:
100 Reflections on the Christian Life
Donald K. McKim

Abingdon Press | October 2, 2018
devotionals, non-fiction, Christian Life

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"No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in the miracle of mi…
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Book Review | Breaking Cover

Breaking Cover
My Secret Life in the CIA & What it Taught Me About What's Worth Fighting For
Michele Rigby Assad

Tyndale Momentum | February 6, 2018
Nonfiction

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The CIA is looking for walking contradictions. Recruiters seek people who can keep a secret, yet pull classified informatio…
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Book Review | The Book of Amazing Stories

The Book of Amazing Stories
90 Devotions on Seeing God's Hand in Unlikely Places
Robert Petterson

Tyndale | October 3rd, 2017
Devotionals, Historical People, Mini Biographies

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You may have thought you knew the lives of famous people--such as Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Hughes, Mother T…
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Book Review | Picturing Heaven

Picturing Heaven
40 Hope-Filled Devotions
(A coloring book!)
Randy Alcorn (illustrated by Lizzie Preston)

Tyndale | September 5th, 2017
Coloring Book, Non-Fiction, Christian/Biblical, Theology

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Imagine Heaven the way the Bible describes it--a place of exquisite beauty brimming with marvelous d…
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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…