Those who know me best will tell you I am good–very good, in fact–at identifying my shortcomings: bluntness. Impatience. A tendency to put myself and my needs last in favor of people pleasing. In fact, dwelling on my shortcomings becomes a shortcoming in and of itself. That’s why I’m looking forward this month to reading Elizabeth… Continue reading On the Nightstand: December 2016
Tag: Sisters and Friends
On the Nightstand: November 2016
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I’ve never read Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place, the story of how this Dutchwoman, not much younger than me at the time, and her family hid Jewish friends during World War II and of Corrie’s own time in prison for having provided the assistance. Well, that will… Continue reading On the Nightstand: November 2016
Friends in Faith: Lisa Mladinich
My Bible study group recently spent time with Proverbs 31:10-31, the woman of worth passage. As I heard my friend Lisa Mladinich speak at the Future with Hope women’s conference in October, I was struck by how she lives those verses. Lisa, author of True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life, positively… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Lisa Mladinich
On the Nightstand: October 2016
I recently reconnected with Ginger Kolbaba, an editor and writer I knew and respected a great deal when our paths crossed about fifteen years ago. In one of those God-is-so-fun situations, Ginger edited my dear friend Letitia Suk’s new book about do-it-yourself women’s retreats. Well, one thing led to another and Ginger is now critiquing a… Continue reading On the Nightstand: October 2016