by Kristen Lunceford | Feb 1, 2013 | Book Recommendations, Church Planting
I was sitting on the edge of our bed staring at our bookshelf in July when it hit me: Year two of church planting is so much harder than year one. “Am I crazy,” I thought, “or am I onto something? Can anyone confirm this for me, or am I losing it?” After I finished...
by Kristen Lunceford | Jun 2, 2012 | Book Recommendations, Parenting
“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.” ~Anna Quindlen “Camp Mom” commences in our corner of the world at 12:31 PM on Thursday, and I...
by Kristen Lunceford | May 22, 2012 | Book Recommendations, Parenting
Ms. Svoboda’s impact on me in 8th grade was colossal. There is just no other word for it. She made me believe that I could be a writer, that I had gifts to contribute to the world, and that my life could be extraordinary. Her influence on me was so tremendous that I...
by Kristen Lunceford | May 20, 2012 | Book Recommendations, Marriage
“This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It’s mostly pink. If you’re reading this book every night for months, something is not right.” ~Mindy Kaling I didn’t take two days to read this book. I “took” this book to help me fall asleep...
by Kristen Lunceford | Feb 6, 2012 | Book Recommendations
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...
by Kristen Lunceford | Sep 6, 2011 | Book Recommendations
We’re all about routines in our home, the newest of which rolls out each school day morning between 7AM and 8:35AM. It goes like this: Breakfast, brush teeth, make beds, get dressed, wait for Mom to pour her second cup of coffee, devotions, free play (in...
