A lot can happen in a few years, and it has, since I abandoned Hope Is the Word for a new blog, which I later abandoned after not much time. I’ve been missing blogging lately, though, and it feels like I might finally be back in a place where I can put down a few … [Read more…]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Check out some of these poetry books as your celebrate! Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (illustrations by Steve Jenkins) Castles: Old Stone Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Kai Dotlich A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko and … [Read more…]
I noticed The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri as a Prime freebie on my Kindle and just started reading it on a whim. I like to have a book going on my phone for times when I don’t have an actual print book with me to read, and there are times when it’s just easier to … [Read more…]
Psalm 122 The Message (MSG)A Pilgrim Song of David122 1-2 When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy.And now we’re here, O Jerusalem, inside Jerusalem’s walls!3-5 Jerusalem, well-built city, built as a place for worship!The city to which the tribes ascend, all God’s tribes go up to worship,To give thanks to the name of God— this is what it means to … [Read more…]
Wouldn’t you know it? What is surely destined to be on of my Best Books of 2019, and I can’t share a single quote from it because I listened to the audio version! From the beginning of News of the World by Paulette Jiles, I was completely mesmerized. I used to be a great reader … [Read more…]
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