On the Nightstand: Love and the Dream Come True

I started this one on the way home from South Dakota, and am really enjoying it so far. It’s a contemporary Christian romance, and the setup is that a down-on-his-luck musician (think someone like an American Idol winner four years later) goes home for his sister’s wedding and encounters her flighty but lovely single-mom best… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Love and the Dream Come True

On the Nightstand: A Two-Fer

I’m going to my home state of South Dakota this month to travel with my beloved aunt, visit with cousins and friends from college, and attend my 50th (gulp!) high school reunion. I’m figuring the plane travel will give me extra time for reading, so I have books from two friends on my nightstand this… Continue reading On the Nightstand: A Two-Fer

On the Nightstand: The Edge of Mercy

I ran across this title in my continuing effort to read more contemporary Christian fiction. The Edge of Mercy: who isn’t or hasn’t been there? I was thrown a little by the cover–it doesn’t look contemporary–but then I read that it’s the story of two women, three hundred years apart, one during the time of… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The Edge of Mercy

On the Nightstand: Miles From Where We Started

I’m really excited about the book I’m going to be ready for March, when Lent begins. But what to read this month? Then I had lunch with a dear friend I don’t see too often. We talked about what we were reading, and I was embarrassed and surprised to realize it’s been a long time… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Miles From Where We Started