Book Review: Outlive Your Life, by Max Lucado

The title of Christian author and minister Max Lucado‘s new book – Outlive Your Life – refers to the power each of us has to leave a legacy of service, of caring, and of...

CLOSED: Book Review & Giveaway: Raven Stole the Moon, by Garth Stein

The Book: Synopsis: When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it’s a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American...

Audiobook Review: 100 Ways to Simplify Your Life, by Joyce Meyer

What worked for me: I was ready to hear some good advice, and many of the topics covered in this audiobook were spot on for helping me to manage my busy life. I really enjoyed the quotes...

Review: I Choose to Be Happy, by Missy Jenkins with William Croyle

In October of 1997, Missy Jenkins, a student at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, heard about the school shootings in Pearl, Mississippi and her first thoughts were of compassion...

Review: Silver, by Edward Chupack

Edward Chupack’s Silver takes place long after the adventure on Treasure Island. Long John Silver has been captured, and is confined to his cabin, bound on his own Linda Maria to...

Book Review: Holding Fast, by Karen James

In December 2006, my home state of Oregon was getting all sorts of national media coverage, and none of it was good. In early December, the Kim family – wife, husband, and two daughters...

Book Review: Out of the Wild, by Sarah Beth Durst

In Sarah Beth Durst’s version of “once upon a time,” all fabled beings live in a storyland prison of sorts known as The Wild. There they are forced to live their story...

Book Review: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards

I have made it a goal with most of my reviews to keep from rehashing the plot of the books I read.  It’s easy enough to get a summary from a hundred different sources online –...