I promise I will return tomorrow with a content rich post but today I needed to stop by and quickly share a few more exciting things with y’all. {Did you see the exciting things from yesterday?} First of all, I am excited to be contributing to a wonderful community called The Intentional Lifestyle. The site…
Category Archives: book review
Living Faith, Dead Faith
Last week, in James chapter 1 we discovered three things that define a religion {faith walk} that is acceptable to God. keeping a tight rein on our tongue {James 1:26} caring for widows and orphans {the needy} in their distress {James 1:27a} keeping ourselves from being polluted by the world {James 1:27b} Now for chapter…
My first eBook is finally here!
Yesterday was the launch day for my eBook, Cutting Through Money Clutter: A Guide to Managing your God-given Resources! What a blessing to put this Bible study in the hands of others. I consider it such a privilege to write the words God lays on my heart through His Word. Of course, I want to…
A few of my favorite things
Playing a little catch up here for Toni’s challenge: Favorite TV shows…hmmmm. Truth be told, before my knee injury in March and subsequent surgery in July, I don’t often get control of the remote in this house. With mostly testosterone flowing in casa de Smallwood, our TV is mostly on the History channel, Animal Planet…
Crazy Love, Crazy Grace
I love books that make me think. That make me ponder, chew on words and consider meaning. Most of all, I love books that make me run to The Book. And, I have found another. Crazy Love, by Francis Chan. How is it possible that we live as though it is about us? ~Crazy Love,…
Teens and Rebellion
The Relevant conference had great sponsors. One of those sponsors was Family Matters. I bought one of their books, Why Christian Kids Rebel by Tim Kimmel, while I was there and then won another copy by participating in an activity {junk in the trunk, no more explanation needed}. All that to say that a reader will…
Dr. Mommy’s Life Lessons
My great online friend {who I have had the distinct pleasure of meeting in person as well} has written a book for parents. She signed a copy for me at BlogHer and I read it with gusto {it is so fulfilling to read the prose of your friend, the published author…too cool!!} Daisy Sutherland, aka…
Holy Housewives- Book One Wrap-up
I apologize for the lack of posting the last few weeks {my site was hacked} but I am up and running again {except that you may still see a warning in Firefox, does not happen in IE} so I will try to sum up my final thoughts on the book today and briefly touch on…
Holy Housewives- Week Three
Have you ever been put in your place by God? That is what happened to me last week. It is a humbling experience and not a coincidence that I am reading this book right now! So, my thoughts on chapter three (with a fresh perspective from working through some trust issues with God): One of…
Sometimes you need a laugh…
So, you all are used to me writing book reviews on my site. Usually I review novels or Christian non-fiction. But, recently I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing a tongue in cheek look at parenting, Guide to Pirate Parenting, Why you should raise your kid’s as pirates and 101 tips on how to…
