” ‘Ordinary’ has to be one of the loneliest word in our vocabulary today…. We have to live up to our Facebook profile. It’s one of the newer version of salvation by works.” – Michael Horton, Ordinary, page 11. This quote appears in the third full paragraph of Michael Horton’s incredible book Ordinary: Sustainable faith… Continue reading Book Review: Ordinary (Michael Horton)
I love this book. I have waited a long time to read this book. I first heard about it last year, I think soon after it had been published. However, being on a strict “no buying books” diet, I tried over and over to get it through inter library loan (since our library didn’t have… Continue reading Book Review: Growing Up Black In White
You know when you have to play an ice breaker game or a get to know you game? You know that question, “If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?” I hate that game. I hate that particular question. For years I stuck with the answer Pilate,… Continue reading Book Review: Choosing to SEE
Last year, our small group read “Sacred Marriage: What if Marriage is Designed to Make You Holy Instead of Happy” by Gary Thomas. It was good. It wasn’t as good as some marriage books I’ve read, but it was good. So then we decided to follow it up with “Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes our Souls.”… Continue reading Book Review: Sacred Parenting
Incredible. Moving. Life-changing. Difficult. Eye-opening. Tear-jearking. Beautiful. Ugly. Hopeful. These are just a few of the words that describe how I felt reading Jaiya John’s “Black Baby White Hands.” This is the true account (autobiographical, really) of the first Black child adopted by a White family in New Mexico in 1968. I’m not sure I… Continue reading Book Review: Black Baby White Hands
This is a really hard book to read, especially with an infant lying in your lap or in the next room. It’s not hard because I disagree (or even want to disagree) with Mrs. Eldridge. It’s because Little Man is my son and I hate to think that he will experience any pain ever in… Continue reading Book Review: 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
If you are raising a son, run and get this book. I checked it out from the library, but will be purchasing it as soon as I can afford it! Now, truth be told, many of you may not agree with James Dobson on anything. He is a very polarizing religious leader, and I get… Continue reading Book Review: Bringing up Boys
I hesitate to post this, because I know people will judge me. But I want to help people, so I hope someone out there find this helpful. I’m normal!! At least, that’s what this book showed me. As you know from reading, I have really been struggling. Not so much with being a mommy (I… Continue reading Book Review: The Post-Adoption Blues
WOW! Post 100! Who thought in June when I started this as a way to alleviate some adoption-journey loneliness so much good would have come from it 🙂 Winner: Melba gifted me with this “Beautiful Blogger” award a week ago and in the frenzy of my week, I forgot to create my own nominations. Better late… Continue reading Book Review: 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed (plus post 100, tidbits, and more!)
Because we have been matched, my desire to research has kicked into overdrive. Two weeks ago I ordered four books; two are children’s books and two are for adoptive parents. I realize that not everyone may care for my opinions, but I have found such reviews on other blogs helpful, so I thought I’d pitch… Continue reading Book Review: Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother
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