Hi! I’m Grace, Mom’s 10-year-old daughter! It’s Mom’s birthday today, and I’m giving her a break by telling you all about 4 books I’ve read that were really great and I think you should read too! Dragon’s Green (Scarlett Thomas; Worldquake series book 1) – Worldquake is about a girl named Effie, and the adventure…
Month: September 2022
15 Books I Won’t Be Reading (Probably)
One of the books I’ve read recently took a trip through history and gave an overview of 15 books that have had a pervasive negative influence on the world. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s titled 10 Books that Screwed Up the World and 5 Others that Didn’t Help, by Benjamin Wiker.) They’re generally what you might expect…
Wagon Tracks of Abundance
Psalm 65:9-13:You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it;the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges,softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.The…
Firstfruits
Proverbs 3:9: “Honor the Lord with thy possessions, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.” This verse has been stuck in my head for a few days, since I last read it in my daily reading pattern. “Firstfruits” isn’t something that comes up frequently in 21st century America; it’s one of those words that’s…