When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a veterinarian; or a writer. I grew up to be neither, although I do love to write (and pursue it as a hobby) and I have two dogs and two cats. My husband and I agree that we probably spoil our “babies” way too much. Perhaps it’s because we’re childfree. Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, might have some other theories.

There are so many posts swirling in my head. I thought I’d get the easy ones out of the way first. Here are brief reviews of everything I read. by the way, I loved my Nook for the trip to Uganda! Battery life was awesome (good thing) and it kept me entertained for hours and hours and hours. Here’s what I read:

A lot of people think I’m Mennonite, perhaps because I have had a study series on Simply in Season and Living More with Less on my blog (both published by the Mennonite Central Committee). While I love the Mennonites, I have to confess that I’m Christian Reformed (a branch of Presbyterianism). So I was glad [...]

Sometimes, a book comes along that makes so much sense, you can’t help but mark pages and underline quotes throughout. Ravenous: A Food Lover’s Journey from Obsession to Freedom by Dayna Macy is just such a book.

Once in awhile I’m contacted by publishers to see if I’ll review their books on my blog. Since I LOVE to read, I usually oblige. So when Tim Young contacted me to review his book The Accidental Farmers: An Urban Couple, A Rural Calling, and A Cream of Farming in Harmony with Nature, I didn’t think anything of it. Little did I know how thought-provoking the experience would be.