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Monday, December 15, 2014

Down Under

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Feeling like some light relief on holidays recently, we took along Bill Bryson’s Down Under . We read it years ago and both enjoyed it, ...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Far from the Tree

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Far from the Tree , Andrew Solomon It has taken me a few months to get through this massive book, but boy was it worth it. This is a l...
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Friday, December 5, 2014

Facing up to the Candy Crush Addiction

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I would have loved to title this post “Beating the Candy Crush Addiction”, but that would be a lie. Facing up to it is much more realistic...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Lit!

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Lit! Tony Reinke This book came across my shelf because of Jean’s high recommendation a few years ago. I read it and loved it. I cho...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Advent

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If you are interested in using my advent calendars this year, just hop over to the “ Resources ” tab to download them.   As usual, there...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Ordinary Hero

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I have enjoyed a number of books written or co-written by Tim Chester over the years, especially The Busy Christian’s Guide to Busyness wh...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Christmas Books

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 Do you find that Christmas sneaks up on you from year to year and so you never have the resources or books on hand that you had planned ...
Friday, November 7, 2014

The Jesus Hokey Pokey

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This new Colin Buchanan CD has been played regularly in our car in the last few months. It rose quickly to the top of the list and has ste...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Making Couples Happy

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I should have written this review months ago when it was fresher in my mind.  Oh well!  We watched this ABC Production over a few days in J...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

Knuffle Bunny

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I have almost left the world of children’s picture books, but every so often one comes across your path that you have to share. Mo Wille...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Call the Midwife

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Recently I finished watching the third season of Call the Midwife . I think it’s one of the best TV series I have ever seen. Based on the...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

Shyness, introversion and ministry

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During the year I have listened to some wonderful interviews on the ABC Conversations program with Richard Fidler (lovely to fill in time o...
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Friday, October 3, 2014

ANZAC Girls

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I stumbled across this ABC series as it was going to air.  Set in World War I, it chronicles the lives of Australian and New Zealand nurse...
Monday, September 29, 2014

What did you expect? (Now: Marriage)

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What did you expect?  Paul David Tripp (Crossway, 2010) (See note below regarding the republished version, Marriage) I have worked my w...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Crash Test Mummies & Daddies

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There are a few DVD/TV show reviews coming up in coming weeks.  I seem to have found a few of note recently.  This week's one is Cr...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

Two movie reviews

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Taking a break from book reviews for the next few weeks, today I’ll bring you 2 movie reviews. These are just fun, enjoyable films, for...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Serving Without Sinking

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Serving without Sinking , John Hindley Here is another offering by The Good Book Company, in the same series as Compared to Her . J...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Running on Empty

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Running on Empty , Barbara Bancroft I was sent this book by New Growth Press, and very much enjoyed this one of their latest offerings....
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Monday, May 19, 2014

Out of my mind

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Out of my mind, Sharon M. Draper We have discovered another excellent book for upper primary students, as good as Wonder (high praise in...
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Monday, May 5, 2014

How and When to Tell Your Kids About Sex

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Can you tell the age my kids are getting to? I am reading cyber parenting books and lots of pre-teen children’s fiction. When I did ...