A Pleasant View

A Pleasant View

Scripture is clear that true beauty flows out of a heart hidden in the beauty of Christ.  “Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from...
Pages: Alice I Have Been

Pages: Alice I Have Been

I wish I had read Melanie Benjamin’s first historical novel, Alice I Have Been, before I wandered aimlessly around Oxford ten years ago. Had I known the fascinating and disturbing story behind a shy, stuttering Oxford professor and his disquieting friendship with a...
Tips for New Parents

Tips for New Parents

All right, so I have a little document on my hard drive called “Baby Advice” that I put together a few years ago. I dig it up and fire it off to my preggo friends when they ask me what I recommend they add to their baby registries. Since I know so many people right...
The Caped Cute-Sader

The Caped Cute-Sader

I’ve always despised February. It’s so…pink. And the birthdays. Good gracious, the birthdays. And anniversaries. And proposals. I know like 20 wonderful people born or married or proposed to in February, many within days of each other. So let’s face it: before...