Happy September, readers, and a blessed Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary! School is back in session for my kids which means the house is too quiet during the day and we’re busier at night with PSR, the kids’ extracurriculars, and new sessions of Bible study. What’s in this Edition: One Month In AstonishedContinue reading “Encounters with Christ: Highlights from an Inspiring Event”
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books Read On this Day
*Update – I realized after I published this that I misread the calendar and this topic was supposed to be for August 11. Whoops. Enjoy this early edition of TTT! Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years.” I had to check myContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Books Read On this Day”
Inspired or Insane? Celebrating Astonished’s Release day.
Happy release day to Astonished! Today, July 24, is the feast day of little-known medieval saint, St. Christina the Astonishing, and the inspiration for Astonished‘s store. St. Christina had a wild life to say the least and is appropriately named the patron of mental health disorders and mental healthcare workers. I spent time sifting throughContinue reading “Inspired or Insane? Celebrating Astonished’s Release day.”
Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Heart in the Title
Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “Books with _____ in the Title.” When browsing the list of books I’ve read, I noticed that there are a lot with the word “heart” in the title. Row 1 is non-fiction, Row 2 is historical fiction, and Row 3 is contemporary fiction and dystopian. Have youContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Heart in the Title”
Paperbacks & Playlists: Listen to the Astonished soundtrack
Happy July, readers, and a blessed Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus ❤️! It’s 110 degrees in St. Louis with the heat index and some days, we have 90% humidity, but I’m trying to be thankful for the sunshine. A few weeks ago, our church parish had our ChristPower Mission Week which was bothContinue reading “Paperbacks & Playlists: Listen to the Astonished soundtrack”
