Review: Toolkit for Spiritual Growth

Toolkit for Spiritual Growth, written by Father Evan Armatas, carries the subtitle A Practical Guide to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving, and it serves in this capacity quite well. It's a short book, with a little over a hundred pages, but it does not lack in content. This book is an informative, concise guide on three …

In Common – September 2022

I struggle with General Anxiety Disorder, and this year has been particularly stressful for many reasons. Unfortunately one of the ways my anxiety manifests is an inability to focus - not just on things like tasks or important information I need to remember, but also on reading. For months, starting as far back as the …

Review: nature’s best hope

I've just finished reading Douglas W. Tallamy's Nature's Best Hope, and I closed the book feeling inspired and motivated to walk my property and make a plan for adding a large variety of natives to support our local ecosystem. My general feeling is that, if a book leaves you wanting to do something, do more, …

Review: Rain Reign

We get a lot of mileage out of our Audible membership. The kids listen to books daily, my husband has his favorites, and I've got my audible TBR stack that's only a little more under control than my printed book pile. I love all the member features offered by Audible - they now offer a …

In Common – September 26, 2020

I keep telling myself I'm going to take a book-buying fast, but there are just so many good books out there! I do think I should declare some sort of moratorium on book buying, and take some time to work through my TBR stack. I'm sure my husband would appreciate that! I did manage to …