Love is patient, part one
Let us not become weary in doing good, for we believe that in God's timing we will receive a harvest from our endurance. Wait patiently...
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Shanley McConnell
- Feb 6
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty five
1. Brother of the More Famous Jack, Barbara Trapido This small, seemingly unassuming novel was recommended to me by a new friend in...
Shanley McConnell
- Jan 30
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty four
1. Dear Boy, Emily Berry I walked into old memories where I would visit the quiet, brightly-lit fourth floor of the Wellgate Library on...
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Love is patient, part one
Let us not become weary in doing good, for we believe that in God's timing we will receive a harvest from our endurance. Wait patiently...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty five
1. Brother of the More Famous Jack, Barbara Trapido This small, seemingly unassuming novel was recommended to me by a new friend in...
- Jan 30
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty four
1. Dear Boy, Emily Berry I walked into old memories where I would visit the quiet, brightly-lit fourth floor of the Wellgate Library on...
- Jan 29
- 2 min
Prayer for faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Holy and beloved God, You have been...
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Prayer for the new year
"Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession." Psalm 2: 7-8 Blessed God, your word is...
- Jan 9
- 5 min
The Monday Review, week thirty three
I read the five books reviewed below in early 2022. I thought I would upload them now, while working on a couple new posts for 2023. 1....
- Nov 13, 2022
- 5 min
Devotion: Deep & Gentle
The reason we know, and feel a great yearning, to open our hearts to others is because God opens his heart to us. In The Deeply Formed...
- May 23, 2022
- 6 min
The Monday Review, week thirty two
Would you pray with me? Blessed God, who brought our ancestors out of bondage in the Exodus, we ask that you continue to comfort and...
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Writerly Update & Published Works 2022
Hello, friends! 🌸 Here's a little writerly post to update on the wonderful publications that I'm blessed to have been part of this year....
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week thirty one
~ ~ 1. Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine, Klara Hveberg Review published by the Courier. ~ 2. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee Min Jin Lee's...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week thirty
The Old Testament, wisdom book of Job follows the life of a man so completely devoted to God that even in the midst of weariness,...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty nine
The biblical, historical book of Exodus documents the movement and flight of the Israelites on a journey from Egypt and into the...
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty eight
"And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing." Genesis 12:2 This...
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty seven
~ 1. Sharks in the Time of Saviours, Kawai Strong Washburn Kawai Strong Washburn was born and raised on the Hamakua coast of Hawai'i. His...
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week twenty six
1. Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Mizuki Tsujimura Lonely Castle in the Mirror is a sweet novel that delves into simple, complex natures of...
- Jan 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Monday Review, week twenty five
1. Malice, by Kiego Higashino I believe I've discussed this novel on my blog before, but it begins my 2022 reading list. A close friend...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty four
1. The Vegetarian, Han Kang Yeong-hye and her husband live an ordinary life. 'The course of their married life ran smoothly [...]...
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
New Years' Prayer
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or walk in the way of sinners, or find comfort in mockery. Blessed is...
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Devotion: Rest for the Soul
This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and...
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty three
~ ~ 1. The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo is a New York Times bestselling author, with a BA in Performing Arts from The...
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty two
1. Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Death Note, Vol. 1 - Black Edition is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and...
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty one
~ 1. The Little Virtues, Natalia Ginzburg A glowing light of modern Italian literature. Ginzburg’s magic is the utter simplicity of her...
- Jun 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Monday Review, week twenty
~ 1. The Island of Sea Women, Lisa See Haenyeo / Haenyo (해녀, literal translation: sea women) def. female divers in the Korean...
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
The Monday Review, week nineteen
(written in Dec 2020) ~ 1. Celtic Empire, Clive (and Dirk) Cussler My first Cussler book. Summary: During a routine investigation of...
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