*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”
Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl
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”
Top Ten Tuesday – Summer 2026 TBR
Happy Tuesday, readers! Wow, I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve shared a Top Ten Tuesday – over 7 months. I probably still won’t post every week, but I’ll try to be better about doing at least once per month. Today’s Top Ten topic is “Books on My Sumer 2026 To-Read List.” IContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Summer 2026 TBR”
