After Every Wedding Comes a Marriage (Harvest House, 1997) By Florence & Fred Littauer I love this book! It’s one of the best books on marriage I’ve ever read–and I’ve collected a whole bookshelf in my 12 years of marriage. I’m definitely not the expert, but Florence Littauer is. She’s spent her life teaching passionately [...]
Archive for 2007
After Every Wedding Comes A Marriage
Saturday, December 29th, 200710 Tips for Holiday Hospitality
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007From the gifts to the décor to the food to the mood, the pressure of holiday hospitality can be nerve-wracking. The expectations and obstacles can be enough to make us want to lock our doors and shut the front porch light off for good. We worry about our furniture, our housekeeping, our holiday decorations, our [...]
Radio Interview: Allison Bottke
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Join me as I chat with fellow CWO columnist and renown author, Allison Bottke, about her newest novel, One Little Secret. Allison heads up God Allows U-Turns, an international outreach that includes books, tracts, logo merchandise, a line of greeting cards, a speaking ministry, and a foundation. The cornerstone of God Allows U-Turns is an [...]
Thoughts On Yoga
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Love what you’re doing and think you look amazingly beautiful! ‘Full House’ would still be considered as one of my favorite shows! They just don’t make them like that anymore–good clean fun! I checked out your website and was reading this question and answer column when I came across the answer to your secret for [...]
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007This year, I’m hoping that “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” will be just that…a dream. I hope to awaken on Christmas morning to sunshine, green grass and temperatures considerably above the freezing mark. I’m looking forward to my first Christmas in our new home deep in the heart of Texas. For the first year [...]
The Secret to Staying Slim and Healthy
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007I really enjoy reading your advice column at CWO. What a wonderful resource. Thank you for being the God-centered, Christ-loving woman that you are! I too, am a mother of 3 young children. Between Bible study, homeschooling and caring for my home and husband, I struggle to find the time to exercise and eat properly. I [...]
Learning How to Forgive
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007I have read some of your advice articles at CWO and was wondering if you could share some of your insights regarding my situation. I truly embraced my heart for the Lord around age 23. I started going to an evangelical church and was surrounded by some of the most genuine people I have ever [...]
At Home For The Holidays
Thursday, November 29th, 2007At Home for the Holidays By Meredith Efken (Steeple Hill Café 2006) If you’ve ever been in an email discussion loop, you’ll fit right in with cyber-girlfriends, Dulcie, Zelia, Jocelyn, Veronica, and Rosalyn. Fans of Efken’s first mom-lit novel, SAHM I Am, will find plenty to laugh about in her new yuletide tale, Home for [...]
The Stained Glass Pickup: Glimpses of God’s Uncommon Wisdom
Thursday, November 29th, 2007The Stained-Glass Pickup: Glimpses of God’s Uncommon Wisdom By Cathy Messecar (Leafwood Publishers 2006) Newspaper columnist Cathy Messecar shares a collection of stories that will deepen the faith of every woman. The title comes from the first devotional in the book, about a rancher who prays aloud for his high school age daughter while he [...]
Mozarts Sister
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Mozart’s Sister By Nancy Moser (Bethany House 2006) For all the music or historical fiction lovers on your gift list, Nancy Moser’s exquisite novel will whisk them away to 18th-century Vienna. Did you even know Mozart had a sister? Six years his senior, Nannerl was every bit as talented as her precocious and highly acclaimed [...]