by Raylene | Nov 9, 2015 | Books, Reviews
I recently finished reading a book written by a friend of mine. I’ve been hesitant to read it, actually, because I was afraid the subject matter would be too close to home, making the story difficult to finish. “Frock Off: Living Undisguised”, by Jo...
by Raylene | Apr 30, 2013 | Books, Reviews
If you know me in real life, you may or may not know that the last 2 years have not been the easiest for me. There has been a lot of uncertainty and lots of change. I’ve not felt far away from God through it all, but I’ve struggled with faith and hope in...
by Raylene | Mar 29, 2012 | Books, Reviews
My husband and I are familiar with the 5 Love Languages series put out by Gary Chapman. So we were excited to hear about “The 5 Love Languages of Children”. But to top it off, Northfield Publishing and Gary Chapman have come out with a kid’s book to...
by Raylene | Mar 12, 2012 | Books, Reviews
Thankfully, my teenager and my tweens are pretty darn good kiddos. I have a friend with older kids, and she’s been through just about everything with her teens. When the book “Have a New Teenager By Friday” came across my desk, my friend reviewed...
by Raylene | Feb 5, 2012 | Books, Reviews
Having grown up in the Southern United States, I’m well aware of the prejudices that still grip the people in that region even to this day. I was not aware of how recently slavery was still a part of life in the deep south, though. Robert Sadler was a product of...
by Raylene | Oct 18, 2011 | Books, Reviews
Sometimes a book starts a journey that you hadn’t quite expected. And sometimes those journeys take longer than you think they should. I’m STILL in the process of reading just such a book, A Confident Heart: How to Stop Doubting Yourself & Live in the...