February 18, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Rattled
Rattled: Surviving Your Baby’s First Year Without Losing Your Cool by Trish Berg is a book that will appeal to any new mom, whether it’s your first time with a newborn baby or you are bringing home your second or third baby.
This book covers your changing emotions (including sadness and anger), relationships (with your husband [...]
February 11, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Lady of Milkweed Manor
A baby born to an unwed mother causes a break with her family. A former love resurfaces. Women suffer with postpartum depression and hysteria. Women from different circumstances find a common bond through motherhood.
The Lady of Milkweed Manor sounds like a novel that could take place in 2008, but it in fact [...] - 5 Minutes for Books — Art for Kids
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day, but February can be dreary, cold, snowy, rainy or all of the above. Long dark days of inclement weather, sometimes even school cancellations, can leave a parent wondering what to do to fill that time. Today I will offer some delightful suggestions of books that can help [...]
February 4, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Unlimiting God
When I picked up Unlimiting God, the subtitle made me a bit uneasy: increasing your capacity to experience the divine. It seemed a little mystical to me, and in the expression of my faith, I’m a bit practical–probably a bit too practical. But I noted that it was written by Richard Blackaby, [...]
January 28, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Just Tell Me What to Say
Thanks to Shannon for hosting the Bloggy Giveaway carnival. To find many other giveaways, click on over.
Betsy Brown Braun has written a wonderful book aimed at parents of 2 to 6 year olds (and beneficial to parents of older school children as well). Just Tell Me What to Say offers “sensible tips [...]
January 21, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Trail of Crumbs
Memoir is a fairly new genre for me. If you’ve never read it, but you enjoy character-driven novels, you might enjoy reading “creative nonfiction” as it’s called. This week I’m reviewing (and giving away five copies) of a memoir called Trail of Crumbs.
A place and its people are often linked to its food. [...]
January 14, 2008
- 5 Minutes for Books — Piece of Work
I made a new friend this week. Her name is Julia Einstein, or depending on how literal you want to get, author Laura Zigman who created her. Laura Zigman herself claims that she writes “thinly veiled autobiographical fiction,” so I think it’s a fairly safe bet that if I enjoyed the character, I [...]
January 7, 2008
- How Strong Women Pray
With each new beginning, be it the new school year when I have another chance to create a system that works for me, or the flip of the calendar, my spiritual life is always a key area of scrutiny. How can I improve? How can I get closer to God? How will [...]
December 24, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Your Favorites
Merry Christmas Eve! I wanted to take the opportunity to announce the winners from last week’s post.
There is no new review today, but I would love to hear from you faithful readers. Please leave a quick comment answering one or more of these questions. I will draw a winner next week and [...]
December 17, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — For Earth-Conscious Kids
This is My Planet: The Kids’ Guide to Global Warming is the kind of book that calls to a child to flip through it. The red cover (and red pages with text boxes and pictures inside) are lively and fun. The information presented in a factual way includes an overview of our [...]
December 10, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah?
Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? is one of the best parenting books I’ve read this year. As an evangelical Christian, I wouldn’t normally pick up “the essential scoop on raising modern Jewish kids,” but as a mom trying to navigate the ever-changing waters of my nine-year-old’s life in 2007, I [...]
December 3, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — For Parents Only
Shaunti Feldhahn has received rave reviews and informal recommendations for her book For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men for effectively explaining how men think and how to best interact with them in a way that is mutually beneficial. In her latest book, For Parents Only [...]
November 26, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — A Shadow of Treason
Sophie discovers that nothing is as she first imagined. When Walt, the reporter who helped her over the border, shows up again after Guernica is bombed, Sophie is given an [...]
November 19, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — The Daring Book for Girls
We interrupt this lavish Christmas Giveaway to tell you about a great book, but keeping with the theme, we do have three copies to give away, and this book would make a great gift for any girl in your life between the ages of eight and fifteen.
I like to give books for gifts (and I [...]
November 12, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Help for the Teen Years
This week I am highlighting three books to help you navigate the teen years. They each offer a unique approach and perspective to educating parents and helping them avoid some of the pitfalls of this time of life.
Mike Linderman has worked with teens as a licensed counselor for more than ten years. He [...]
November 5, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Switchcraft
Do you like chick lit? Maybe a little Latina chick lit? Stories that deal with women’s friendships, specifically the complications that arise when one is married with a new baby and the other is single? Perhaps a plot involving a meddling mother-in-law? or a friendship on the verge of romance? [...]
October 29, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — ScreamFree Parenting
This is review one of two. For the other one, click here.
ScreamFree Parenting by Hal Edward Runkel is a unique parenting book (or revolutionary, as he describes it in his subtitle). Lest you think that you don’t need this book, because yelling at your kids isn’t something that challenges you, the concept [...] - 5 Minutes for Books — Any Day with Hair is a Good Hair Day
Have you been thinking pink this month? In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I’ve gone pink in my purchasing from bagels to kitchen sponges to potholders. So many companies have created special products or packaging to show their support of breast cancer research in the month of October. But when [...]
October 22, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — The Dead Whisper On
One day Canada MacHugh begins hearing the voice of her dead father. He enlists her to be part of an agency of shadows. When she joins in, both she and they are surprised at the results. Things aren’t what they seem, but Canada helps unravel the truth while also saving the people [...]
October 15, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — The Choice
This is the first of two reviews and giveaways at 5 Minutes for Books. Scroll down or click here for the second one.
I had an exciting opportunity to participate in the first ever blogger conference call with bestselling author Nicholas Sparks to mark the release of his novel The Choice. I learned a [...]
