“But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. I lay down and slept; I woke again, for…
The Lazy Genius, Didn’t I Just Feed You, and Nut Butter That Will Knock Your Socks Off
Podcasts The Lazy Genius – Man, oh man, I love this one. Talk about keeping what matters in perspective? Kendra Adachi is fantastic at not shirking responsibilities that really do matter, but focusing on what really does matter…and then figuring…
Special Fave: Living Unbroken by Tracie Miles
I’ve had the privilege of being on the launch team for Tracie Miles latest book, “Living Unbroken: Reclaiming Your Life and Heart After Divorce” This is a book I wish I’d had when my own life fell apart. Tracie does…
Clockwise Cleaning, the Past and Its Impact on Today, and a Manhunt
Podcasts Life Kit from NPR – These are short and are on random topics related to day to day life. Sort of life hacks meets advice show. You can scan the list and find a topic where you’d like some…
Hurricane Katrina and the Apostles
Books They Turned the World Upside Down by Charles Martin – Well, my mom has been begging me to start reading Charles Martin for years. After he appeared on That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs, I am finally listening….
Spies, Wrongful Convictions, and Lysa and Annie on One Podcast
This week, I’m looking back on books from 2020 that I loved and a podcast from the end of 2020 with two of my favorites. Books The Guardians by John Grisham – I have been a Grisham fan for a…
I’m on the launch team for Living Unbroken by Tracie Miles
Friends, I am thrilled to share that I have been invited to be on the launch team for Tracie Miles’ soon -to-be-released book, Living Unbroken: Reclaiming Your Heart and Your Life After Divorce . I’m reading the book now and…
A Complicated Perspective
It was nothing like they’d expected. Nothing like what they’d waited for. Instead of a conquering king, they got a baby born to peasants. They’d longed for a savior the world would recognize as their leader, but they got an…
Neuroplasticity and Queen Victoria’s Daughter
This week was catching up on podcasts from the end of 2020, listening to a new book on Audible while I walk, and trying to keep my eyes open at bedtime to finish what has been a great historical fiction…
Better Decisions, Taking the Next Best Step, and Saying No to Toxic Positivity
Happy New Year! For 2021, I’m going to try weekly faves recommendations. Just a few discoveries I’ve made or am making each week. So, here goes week one. Book Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets by Andy Stanley – This is Andy…
2020 Deserves Favorites, too
It has been a while since I’ve shared First Friday Faves, because…well…2020. But at the nudging of a friend, I’m back trying to gather the good nuggets of this hardest of years. Because, yes. There has been some good in…
What Is It That You Want?
“What is it you really want here?” It had been a long day. Twelve hours in an attorney’s office sort of long day. It was a Friday night, and it was so late that even the traffic down below us…