Mini Book Review #24: A Mom After God’s Own Heart: 10 Ways to Love Your Children, by Elizabeth George. A very short, very sweet review of this encouraging book for moms. A Mom After God’s Own Heart speaks to the soul of the mother who wants to do more than just take her kids to church and keep them fed….
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Mini Book Review #23: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond. A short-and-sweet summary. This gripping, Pulitzer-prize winning work follows the lives of several Milwaukee families in deep poverty as they experience evictions and homelessness. The author of Evicted treats these families with understanding, even when they turn to drugs for relief. He also follows an…
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Mini Book Review #22: The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, by Siegel and Bryson. Is parenting a matter of simply understanding the brain? The authors of Whole Brain Child wouldn’t make that claim, but they do believe that their findings on brain development and integration will help parents engage more effectively with their…
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Mini Book Review #21: Everything that Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists, by Joshua Fields Millburn. Joshua Fields Millburn’s memoir is spare, elegant prose on living with less and enjoying life more. From a Christian’s perspective, he seems to lack deeper purpose in his life. However, he is able to disconnect from our society’s rat race of materialism. I enjoyed…
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Mini Book Review #20: Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals, by Michael Hyatt. Your Best Year Ever gives great advice about changing your mentality to one of success rather than scarcity. I especially appreciated Hyatt’s emphasis on gratitude and a positive attitude. What is one thing I took away from this book to…
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