American War by Omar El Akkad - This book broke me. Seriously. It was about a second American Civil War and a terrible plague. Published in...

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger - This was an extraordinary and beautiful book, heartbreaking and haunting. I honestly didn't ...

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall - Predictable and boring. I actually put it down a couple of times and then went back to it.  House on End...

In 2011, I wrote a prayer for the start of school. (It's odd, since the child who started Pre-K that year is starting 8th grade this one...

  Are we ever fully ready? Each year, I notice that we're all overwhelmed busy stressed and we can't quite wrap our heads around the...

It started with the fitted sheet (XL twin, to be exact). The whole room was tossed with bags and clothes and towels and miscellaneous pre-co...

Is blogging still a thing? I’m sure it is! #BlogElul is a project that I started in 2010 , although it wasn't until 2012 that I created...