Friday Book Pick: Blind Hope by Kim Meeder and Laurie Sacher

December 31, 2010By Karen Barnett 1 Comment

When Laurie Sacher decided to adopt an unwanted dog, she thought that she was going to be the hero. She soon discovered that this ugly, sick, blind, bad-breath dog was really God’s way of rescuing her. Blind Hope: An Unwanted Dog and the Woman She Rescued (Multnomah Books, July 20, 2010) is a wonderful, inspirational story written by Kim … Read More

Great Reads of 2010

December 29, 2010By Karen Barnett 3 Comments

In the spirit of those end-of-the-year top ten lists, I thought I’d organize a list of my favorite Christian novels that I read during 2010. Not all of them were published in 2010, I just happened to read them this year. If you click on the link, it will take you the “Book Pick Friday” where … Read More

Christmas Confusion

December 22, 2010By Karen Barnett No Comments

My alarm clock went off early on Sunday morning, reminding me that it was my week to play on the worship team. I shut it off and rolled out of bed, groaning. But by the time I made it to the shower, a song was already dancing through my head. At first, I couldn’t identify … Read More

Favorite Christian Authors: Lauraine Snelling

December 9, 2010By Karen Barnett No Comments

It’s one of the best feelings a book lover can experience: reading the last page of a great novel. You know what’s even better? Discovering that your new favorite author isn’t new at all. Her novels take up multiple shelves at your local library.  I met Lauraine Snelling briefly at a writer’s retreat in October and made a note to … Read More

Welcome to Nut-Week!

December 1, 2010By Karen Barnett No Comments

I still remember my daughter’s huge eyes looking straight at me a few months ago when her dance teacher announced the Nutcracker auditions. My heart sank. We try very hard to keep our kids activities to a minimum and we were already over-committed for the fall. She was already taking three hours of dance a week and my … Read More