Have you heard about Lessons in Chemistry yet? This book, released in 2022, was at the top of all the lists. It was talked about everywhere. It was so popular that I put it on my Christmas list without actually knowing much about it. So, if you haven’t gotten your hands on it yet, you…
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A Book to Talk About: The Other Black Girl
In the month of May 2023, in my book club, we read and discussed The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. I like to use my reading to force me into other people’s perspectives and experiences, using books as a doorway to empathy and compassion where I would otherwise not know. From the back…
How to choose a Book for Book Club
At the Beginning… One of the more challenging aspects of building a book club is deciding what to read. There are just so many books in the world. There are so many excellent books! So many recommendations. Amazon recommends, your local bookseller recommends, Instagram recommends….But how can you make a choice? Instead of telling you…
FF#7: Jillian vs. the Tiger
(Note: I am visiting my family for a bit of a vacation. Today, my niece, June, and I wrote a new flash fiction. The ideas were a combination of both of us. I told her that I would put it up here. So enjoy the work of me and my favorite 8 year old.) Prompt:…
What I want you to know about Autism
(Reprinted from TayloredIntent.com. Originally published on 4.14.22. The words are all mine.) What do I want you to know about autism? Since I am neuro-typical, I can only give you a mother’s perspective. So, last night, I asked my 15-year-old with autism what they want people to understand about autism. After a moment’s thought, they…
What does it mean to “find yourself”?
I am in the middle of my mid-life crisis, so at least my 16 year old says. How does she know? Because I have ceased caring about how much my people will tease me about it and have started to purchase little things I love for our house. In my case, this comes in my…
Plant Based Eating Month Reflection#1: How we got here
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my own personal journeys–in relationships, in parenting, in my faith and calling, and around food and health. I rather enjoy thinking about food and health. In fact, throughout my entire adult life, I have believed that food has the power to heal and to harm and the…
When all else overwhelms, books to the rescue..
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted on this little blog of mine. Not because of any real boycott or anything, but simply because life is full and (as I regularly remind myself) we are still in the middle (hopefully near the end) of a pandemic. My brain is simply clogged. It’s full of…
Do you remember dating?
Friends, I’m a bit stuck in my writing and I am begging for your help… For those of you who have had a significant dating/marriage relationship in your life, could you help me out? (Or those of you with really creative imaginations or who are well read or have lots of friends or whatever…) In…
Below you will read 20 (somewhat sheepish) confessions about books that I am making today: I rarely finish a non-fiction book. Sorry Michelle, as much as I loved Becoming, I just didn’t finish it. I am an aspirational book buyer, usually of non-fiction titles. (see above) I am drawn to reading to help me travel…
