Quiet Places: A Woman's Guide to Personal Retreat by Jane Rubietta - When busyness of life overtakes, it is imperative to set aside some time to get away and contemplate life's problems and purpose. Christian Living. 178 pages, 📃📃📃-1/2
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls - This novel, based on the lives of Jeannette Walls' mother and grandmother, was a romp of a read. All kinds of outlandish characters and events. Novel. 270 pages, 📃📃📃-1/2
💖The Deconstruction of Christianity: What it is, Why it's Destructive, and How to Respond by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett - I loved this clearly articulated, soundly supported, and desperately important book. So many are turning from Christianity to create a religious framework on their own terms, rejecting the authority of God's Word, and embracing a view of Christianity that aligns with societal perspectives. Like the Bereans, I want to scour scripture and use it as my guide for interpreting this world and Satan's agenda. Apologetics/Christian Living. 304 pages (I listened in audio form on Hoopla, 7 hours, then studied the ebook and study guide, also available on Hoopla), 📃📃📃📃📃
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst - When their yacht sinks, a British couple survive 118 days at sea on a life-raft and dinghy. Can they survive the attention swarming around them after they are rescued? Survival Biography. 256 pages, 📃📃📃📃-1/2
The Bookshop at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash - Dennis' opinionated instruction rubs Nancy wrong, but perhaps her feelings can change toward him as he helps her make her dream bookshop a success. Romantic Comedy. 290 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 6 hours), 📃📃📃
Still Waters: Finding the Place Where God Restores Your Soul by Jane Rubietta - Like in Jane's earlier book, Still Waters encourages women to get away from life's demands and focus on time with the Lord. I loved the chapter on hospitality, even though that is not my spiritual gift at all. Christian Living. 175 pages, 📃📃📃
💖Five Mere Christians: Binge-Worthy Biographies That Show You How to Glorify God in Your Work by Jordan Raynor and Kaleigh Cox - Five brief biographies of a television personality, civil rights activist, Lego founder, abolitionist poet, and famed apologist. These bite-size bios are interesting and inspirational. Raynor proves, once again, that God intends to use those who are not in dedicated Christian service positions. Biography/Christian Living. 224 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 6-3/4 hours), 📃📃📃📃📃
The Harmony Within: The Spiritual Vision of George MacDonald by Rolland Hein - I picked this book because it was written by my former professor at Wheaton College. C. S. Lewis was impacted by George MacDonald's writing. I'm not familiar enough with MacDonald's writing to grasp this book well. Christian Biography/Literary Criticism. 155 pages, 📃📃📃
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff - Two lawyers work together on a WWII war crimes case and fall tentatively in love with one another. Held interest, but not really my cup of tea. Historical Fiction. 304 pages (I listened in audio form, 7 CDs, 9 hours), 📃📃
Lenten Lands: My Childhood With Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis by Douglas H. Gresham - Although C. S. Lewis plays a role, this is Douglas' story of his life. It was especially fun to revisit this book because I spent time getting to know the author while he was doing research at the Wade Center. Memoir. 213 pages, 📃📃📃📃
Stories from the River of Mercy: The True Journey of Two Women Who Find Grace and Mercy in Deep Blue Waters by Sheila Walsh - A difficult relationship between a daughter and mother-in-law grows an deepens when cancer looms. Memoir/Christian Living. 144 pages, 📃📃📃
A Very Merry Matchup by Becca Kinzer - Travel nurse Ivy West is intent on matchmaking her current patient Beau Wall with her friend, Lucy. However, others hatch plans as well, leading to a hilarious comedy of errors. Christmas Rom-com. 184 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 4-1/2 hours), 📃📃📃📃-1/2
Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright - An accident throws insurance adjuster into the life of a bookstore worker named Abby. Everyone wants a miracle for Christmas. Christmas Romance. 240 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 5 hours), 📃📃📃
Some Like it Scot by Pepper Basham - Travel media sensation, Katie Campbell, is known for her "misadventures." During an Edwardian Experience in Scotland, her insecurities come to the forefront as she falls for a "Hot Scot." Christian Rom-Com. 345 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 12-1/2 hours), 📃📃📃📃
A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh - Can Lauren Richmond survive a lengthy ride home for Christmas with Will Sinclair, the man who broke her heart? Will holiday magic bring second chances for both? Christmas Romance. 254 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 6-1/2 hours), 📃📃📃📃-1/2
Christmas With a Crank by Courtney Walsh - Olive and Liam were next door neighbor sweethearts as pre-teens but distance has grown between them. Liam's mother enlists Olive's help to create a final extravaganza on their tree farm. Will Olive win over grumpy Liam? Christmas Romance. 364 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 10 hours), 📃📃📃📃
Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging by Brennan Manning - God loves you, period. Stop trying to present a perfect life. "To think that the natural and proper state is to
be without wounds is an illusion. Those who wear bulletproof vests protecting
themselves from failure, shipwreck, and heartbreak will never know what love
is. The unwounded life bears no resemblance to the Rabbi." Christian Living. 171 pages, 📃📃📃
💖Heaven and Nature Sing: 25 Advent Reflections to Bring Joy to the World by Hannah Anderson - A marvelous assortment of essays on the natural elements of Christ's birth. I wish I owned this book! I will return to this again next year, if possible. Christmas Essays. 176 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 3-3/4 hours), 📃📃📃📃📃
A Carol for Mrs. Dickens by Rebecca Connolly - Charles Dickens' wife, Catherine, struggles to find joy in the holidays after the death of her infant. Three memory visitations restore her joy in the season. Christmas Novella. 176 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 3-1/2 hours), 📃📃📃
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