While fiction shines on this blog, front and center, nonfiction titles naturally dominate this list for self-improvement in 2020. No diet or exercise books here, just some books that are both easy to read and helpful in growing in one way or another without becoming another task to tick off of your list or adding a radical change to employ overnight.
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This month’s selections are the inspiring stories of saints! Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times is a rhyming book for children whose inclusion here as fiction is a stretch, but I love this book so much, I couldn’t resist! (And Saint Clare and Her Cat is more of a picture book.) Susan Peek is over-represented below, and yet I’ve not even included all of her books. So, if you’re looking for more saint stories for children and teens, visit Susan’s website.
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I’m linking up with Seven Quick Takes at This Ain’t the Lyceum for some thoughts about Christmas caroling.
The darkness descends early this time of year, and I confess to dreading leaving the house at any time after 5:00 p.m. But, caroling is traditionally a nighttime thing, so I braved the darkness twice in three days for two caroling events, one hosted by my daughters’ 4H Club and another by my son’s Cub Scout Pack. We visised an assisted living center and a nursing home.
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I’ve reached the point in the run-up to Christmas (otherwise known as Advent) in which my mind turns to baking. Memories of baking with my mother while sharing a couple of glasses of wine. Lists of teacher, bus drivers, and friends to whom we’ll give cookies. Parties for which we’re expected to bring treats.
I’ve got a bazillion recipes and a handful of favorites, but I’m looking for a well-loved Christmas treat that will stand the test of time.
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A blinding flash … then darkness.
Bria Ford and her three closest friends are stranded on a country highway in the middle of a November night.
No phones. No cars. No lights.
Helpless and hundreds of miles from home, Bria and her friends put their lives in the hands of the handsome Jonah Page and his flinty sister, East, strangers who somehow know the secrets of Bria’s past. Secrets that not even she knows, but that offer them all the hope of survival.
The Light is Book One in this fast-paced, character-driven, Christian series that will leave you wondering who would I become if the world fell away?
Leave a CommentWelcome to the December 2019 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! My husband and I are going to…
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