Category: Non-fiction
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Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living
Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living by Charles Swindoll 1981, 212 pages This book can be summed up in Matthew 20:28: Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. “Since Jesus Christ, the Son of God, took…
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I Have Published a Book!
I’m excited and nervous all at the same time! I have been writing a book on teaching school for a few years now, and I finally finished it and got it published! As you may know, teaching and school are two of my favorite topics. It covers all the aspects of teaching school – class…
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Timeless Summer Reads: Connecting Past and Present
The air wafting through my open window has a special feel today. It’s drowsy, dreamy and transportive. It is blowing from some far away childhood summer afternoon, and brings with it the feelings and thoughts of those days, taking me back to imaginary summers long before I was born. It brings timeless thoughts and feelings…
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Worth Special Mention
I have been a little short on reading lately due to two circumstances. We are the curriculum agent here, so I’ve been pouring over the Approved Textbook List and getting orders in for school. Also, I am one of the teachers for our Bible School this year. We have over 100 students, so it’s a…
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Two Books That Have Been Challenging Me Lately
From a blurb about the book: “What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple…
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12 Memoirs: Temporarily Live Someone Else’s Life
A memoir is an account from the author’s life. Usually a memoir focuses on a particular time or experience the author went through; it tells about a part of their life. It does not cover their entire life like an autobiography would. There is often a thick thread of reflection and emotion throughout , as…
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6 Life-Changing Books for Happiness
Some books you read once and forget. Others stay on my shelves and get referenced many times. Just seeing their titles reminds me of the mental perspective shifts I got while reading them and how much better my life is for following their advice. The Bible will always top this list but that feels like…
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Everyday Romance: Tips and Stories
The words above are the lyrics to my grandparent’s song. On their 70th wedding anniversary, they still wanted to hear a song that had been special to them in bygone years. How romantic! ‘Romantic’ can be used as an adjective or a noun and has several meanings. As an adjective, it relates to love or…
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19 Lines from My Notebook
I love a good sentence! Either specifically clear or beautifully poetic, I collect them in my notebook or underline them in books. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. “I worked so hard for so many years to make my life into something, that it was a surprise to see all the truly…
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Tips for Creating Memorable Christmas Letters (and why you should write one)
Which side are you on? There are those that love to write Christmas letters and those that don’t. There are those that love to read them and those that don’t. There are letters that are a delight and those that aren’t. I’ve written both kinds. And because I keep trying, I think I might have…
So She Reads 