Shirley Brosius
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My Hands Came Away RedJuly 28, 2010
If you’re looking for a summer read with a meaningful message, don’t miss My Hands Came Away Red, a novel by Lisa McKay. The plot line follows a group of young people who volunteer for a short-term mission trip to build a church for a village in Indonesia. Although training (more…)
Google BooksJuly 8, 2010
Have you discovered Google Books? It’s a partner program with publishers and authors that allows Google to make content available to readers, free of charge. You simply go to www.googlebooks.com, search for the name of the book you want to read, then turn the pages online. Every now and then pages (more…)
Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical EffecsJuly 2, 2010
At first I feared this book was just another grammar reference, and at $40 I expected more. I need not have worried. Rhetorical Grammar explains how the structure of sentences may affect readers. The authors explain how a writer's choices regarding word placement, phrasing, etc., may add impact and rhythm. I've not yet (more…)
BooklifeJune 30, 2010
Just finished reading Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by Jeff Vandemeer. The book offers great insights, especially relating to the social network sites. An opportunity to guest blog came my way right after I read Vandermeer’s material, so I jumped at the chance. But some of his (more…)
Making LemonadeJune 19, 2010
Just finished Make Lemonade. I had never read anything by Virginia Wolfe, and this was a very different kind of writing with lines broken into phrases in a quite conversational manner. It's the story of a 14-year-old who babysits 2-year-old Jeremy and baby Jilly for a 17-year-old single mother named Jolly. But (more…)
ScandalonJune 16, 2010
Today I finished reading Scandalon, a memoir by Susan Elaine Jenkins. This is a thought-provoking book that's hard to review without giving away the plot. The author suffered much but in the suffering found God's scandalous love, hence the title. Read my review on amazon.com. If you've ever suffered physical, mental (more…)
Spoken from the Heart ReviewJune 13, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the White House, here’s your chance to find out. Laura Bush truly speaks from her heart about the eight years she lived there as First Lady. You feel the weight of a pressing schedule as she represents her country around (more…)
Spoken from the HeartJune 11, 2010
I’m enjoying Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush because of the insight it gives me into world events. I better understand the history of the nation of Afghanistan and why Laura has chosen to support the women there. She refers to “the damage wrought by the vicious gender apartheid of (more…)
Current ReadingJune 7, 2010
I'm about halfway through Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush. For the most part I'm enjoying catching a glimpse of what life was like for a First Lady. Sometimes I would prefer a little less detail. I don't really need to know who sang at the Inaugural Prayer Service, who went along to (more…)
Current ReadingJune 3, 2010
The months have sped by, and I’ve fallen behind in posting to my blog. I hope to change and post at least weekly if not more frequently. Today I’ll bring you up to date on my reading.
Last week I finished Simply Speaking by Peggy Noonan, which I believe has (more…) |
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