Bookworm Wednesday: The Christmas Jars

I love a sweet Christmas story. During December I am able to suspend a traditionally critical eye, and just enjoy a book that brings warmth to the season. The Christmas Jars is one of my favorites, with an engaging plot and an unforgettable message that pushes you to...

Bookworm Wednesday: Family Read Aloud: Skinnybones

I love to read to my kids. As they’ve gotten older, it has been pure joy to read books together that we all love. Over the Thanksgiving break we finished Skinnybones by Barbara Park. Saying we loved it would be an understatement. There were times during the book...

Bookworm Wednesday: The Middle Place

The Middle Place is a quick, witty book about motherhood with a priceless perspective. I loved watching Corrigan relate with her children and husband, but mostly with her father as she battles her own illness and garners strength from herself and those around her. I...

Bookworm Wednesday: These Is My Words

I decided to share one of my all time favorites, These Is My Words, by Nancy E. Turner. I almost never read a book more than once (too many good ones out there!), but when I read this one again for book club, I fell in love with it all over again. It is exciting, sad,...