Dressing with Dignity by Colleen Hammond is a short and easy read filled with information on modesty from a myriad of sources. Well written, it contains many footnotes and quotes many church documents, popes and other church doctors, such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. At the end, she also has a small section […] Read more…
Book Review – My Monastary is My Minivan
My Monastary is a Minivan: Where the Daily is Divine and Routine Becomes Prayer is a collection of essays on the topic of mothering written written by Denise Roy, who is the mother of 5. The essays, covering a myriad of topics, are written in a conversational tone that many contemporary mothers could identify with. […] Read more…
Book Review – God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible by Sheila Walsh
God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible is a beautiful and enchanting little book written by Sheila Walsh (of Women of Grace fame) to make God accessible to little girls ages 4-7. Each devotional has a small reading from the International Children’s Bible and then pulls a virtue from the story and includes wonderful activities to bring […] Read more…
Book Review – Green Beauty Guide
The cover of The Green Beauty Guide says it all. Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup and Fragrances. The effects synthetic products have on you. Organic makeup, moisturizers and hair care. Shortcuts to going green without going broke. How to spot organic frauds and gimmicks. She covers all that […] Read more…
What’s On Your Nightstand? – June 09
It’s time for another edition of What’s On Your Nightstand at 5 Minutes for Books. As you might have read last week, I’ve been requesting books like crazy from reviewers and I ordered some and I have a “request from library queue” in Shelfari as well. I read a ton of books this month, but […] Read more…
Book Review – What the Church Teaches about Sex: God’s Plan for Human Happiness
WARNING: Though not crude, this post DOES discuss sexual subjects. If you do not want to read about sexual topics, please skip this post. Thank you. As a part of The Catholic Company‘s product review program, they sent me a copy of What the Church Teaches about Sex: God’s Plan for Human Happiness. The purpose […] Read more…
Chronicles of Narnia
Reading to Know is hosting a Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge. I’ve been meaning to read them again after the new version of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came out a few years ago (which I still haven’t seen). I started them as a child (middle-school, maybe) and just couldn’t get into […] Read more…
Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 I had started writing this review on my computer right after finishing the book. I was so overwhelmed by the sheer amount of knowledge I gained after reading it that […] Read more…
Book Review – Practicing Hospitality
I read about this in another blog (don’t remember which one, but her name was Ashley, I think) and decided it was a book that I really needed to read. My lovely husband is much more hospitable and social than I am. I love to entertain small groups of friends, but I continually struggle with […] Read more…
I won!!!
This was originally posted at another blog of mine (www.motheringtc.com) that I have deleted. I have combined all my blogs into this one for the sake of simplicity in my already busy life. Jen – 6/13/09. A few weeks ago, I posted about the Mother’s Day Giveaways at 5 Minutes for Mom and 5 Minutes […] Read more…