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August 24, 2023 all good things•reading

August Good Reads

Purely for pleasure, I have been reading through Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache murder mystery series. I just finished The Beautiful Mystery (#8 in the series). I love the way the characters in the books develop over the series. The focus of her books is not so much on the murder as the motivations and emotions of the characters involved. The Beautiful Mystery is set in an aging monastery hidden deep in the Québec woods, where a group of monks...
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January 15, 2021 all good things•books that shape me•my favorite things•reading•Uncategorized

All Good Things: January

Well friends, the new year feels . . . like more of the movie Groundhog Day (and there were way too many wonderful Groundhog Day GIFs to choose from). I know this past week has been heavy and anxiety-inducing for many of us in this country, so here are a few things from the last week (and month or so) that I have enjoyed and learned from: I thought this article by Esau McCaulley, “Truth over power: It is...

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June 14, 2017 books that shape me•featured•kids•motherhood•reading•summer•thankfulness

The recount + Psalm 9:1 Printable Bible Coloring Page in English and Spanish

  (The Amazon links in this post are affiliate links,* which means that if you purchase something using them, I get a small portion of the sale. It’s a small way you can support the blog, but only if you’d like!) Okay, I know it’s not technically summer yet (see previous post), but . . . HAPPY SUMMER!!! I am feeling so much better this week and settling into the groove of summer. I am reading Anne Brontë’s (of the Brontë...

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In my Friday newsletter today: 🌷 Wineskins and In my Friday newsletter today:
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Part 2 of the study of the Samaritan woman is up o Part 2 of the study of the Samaritan woman is up on Substack. I spent a lot of time thinking about the course and content of this conversation that has always been a little mystifying to me. I break down how I read it and why I find it so encouraging. 

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My Friday newsletter is up on Substack! I'm talki My Friday newsletter is up on Substack! 
I'm talking about paintings plans, new artwork processes, and bad marriage advice (a podcast suggestion).

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I've been trying to figure out a process for paint I've been trying to figure out a process for painting mixed media on a thrifted wood panel coated with cold press ground. I've been adding layers of ground to the flowers with a palette knife. Still not exactly where I want to go, but I learn something new each time. 😊🎨🖌

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