Books – Taking a Sad Song, Making it Better

All Because of a Pandemic

On writing and what emerged – all because of the pandemic.

How to Give Without Giving Yourself Away

“Learning to let go and how to prioritize me over my to-do lists and everyone else’s wants has been liberating. Although I still struggle with obligation to others and feeling self-indulgent, nothing terrible has ever happened because I chose to do something meaningful for myself once in awhile.”

Be Yourself! A Journal for Catholic Girls {Book Review & Giveaway!}

***BLOG POST UPDATE *** The winner of the giveaway is reader Gian! Thank you to those of you who participated and for your readership! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means the blog author may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that the blog author has recommended.Continue reading “Be Yourself! A Journal for Catholic Girls {Book Review & Giveaway!}”

In Thanksgiving for Literature and Literary Spots

I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else. ~Neil Gaiman Truth: When I was a young girl, I had recurring nightmares about being caught inside a burning house and not escaping until I could figure out how to save my books. This revelation quite possibly tells you enough about me that IContinue reading “In Thanksgiving for Literature and Literary Spots”

In Gratitude for Books: Giving Thanks Day Seven (30 Days of Thanks)

Lord! When you sell a man a book you don’t sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships as sea by night—there’s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book. ~ Christopher Morley Medicine for the soul ~Continue reading “In Gratitude for Books: Giving Thanks Day Seven (30 Days of Thanks)”