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 17, 2008
- Baby Steps from Motherhood to Career
Earlier this week I posted a review of a novel about a woman who went back to work after taking a few years off to stay home with her son. I know that is a situation that many of us face, whether we go back to work because of financial necessity, a desire to [...]
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 [...]
January 4, 2008
- Growing Friendships
Having reaped the benefits of strong friendships with whom I had shared good times and who I had helped get me through bad times, I always knew that I would make the effort to make new friendships when I moved, as I have several times in my adult life. But even without a physical [...]
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 13, 2007
- My Mommy’s Tote Giveaway
Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandmother’s house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.
Many of us will be taking some sort of journey in these next few weeks. It may just be a quick trip across town to grandma’s house or a trip to [...]
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 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 [...] - 5 Minutes for Books - “Amy Grant’s Mosaic”
This is the second of two reviews and giveaways at 5 Minutes for Books. Click here for the first one.
I haven’t had any time to read these last couple of months. But when the offer to review Amy Grant’s first autobiographical book, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, popped up in my inbox, I [...]
October 8, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Dangerous Admissions
This is the first of two reviews and giveaways in 5 Minutes for Books. Scroll down or click here for the second one.
I love novels with a strong sense of place. Dangerous Admissions has one. Set in Manhattan, I could see the side streets and apartment buildings and coffee shops and bars [...] - 5 Minutes for Books — Queen of the Castle
Queen of the Castle by Lynn Bowen Walker is a fantastic and fun resource for homemakers everywhere. The subtitle says it all: 52 weeks of encouragement for the uninspired, domestically challenged or just plain tired homemaker. The author comes across as the slightly-more-together friend and mentor that we all wish we had. [...]
September 24, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Mom–Just Jane
Just Jane by Nancy Moser drew me in right away. Although this is not what the typical reader would describe as suspenseful, for me it was a page turner as the human drama unfolded: What will she do? Will she speak her mind? Will he be okay? Also, since it [...]
September 17, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books — Beyond the Mommy Years
Most of us are right in the midst of the Mommy Years–changing diapers, shuttling to school and sports, hosting sleepovers, helping with homework, or encouraging independence. However, some of you have entered that empty nest stage of life, and for others it may be on the horizon for you. Guess what? It’s [...]
September 10, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books–Informed Consent
This is the first of two reviews today. Scroll down or click here to learn how you can win a wonderful personalized children’s book.
Medical thrillers are one of the most popular types of stories these days–just look at the number of programs in the TV listings. Informed Consent by Sandra Glahn is a [...]
September 3, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books–Intimate Marriage and Confident Parenting
I have been a fan of Jim Burns’ Homeword broadcasts for almost a year now, listening to his interviews and book coverage via my ipod. Many of the books that I have featured in this column are as a result of hearing about them on his show. One of his oft-repeated pieces of [...]
August 31, 2007
- Are You A Fashionista?
If you are - or you want to be - than Skye Hoppus has written a book for you! And we are thrilled that www.5MinutesForMom.com was mentioned in Skye’s book, Rock Star Momma.
Skye is the wife of Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 and founder and owner of Childish Clothing. She’s hip and gorgeous and is [...]
August 23, 2007
- Sleeping Like A Baby? Oh No…
As Janice and my babies grow bigger in our bellies and prepare to permanently alter our lives, so grows my dread of the impending sleepless nights.
The sleepless nights of newborn life (and baby and toddler life) seriously panic me. I need sleep — and the thought of trying to manage a toddler and a newborn [...]
August 20, 2007
- 5 Minutes for Books–Two Books to Help You Take Care of Yourself
If we are going to take care of our families, we need to be sure we are taking care of ourselves. These two books can help insure that you are feeling your best. You can enter to win a copy of either of these books at the bottom of the post.
In Lean [...]
August 17, 2007
- It’s Potty Time…
It’s Potty Training Time around here and Julia is thrilled with her new ‘potty skills’.
But we’re just getting started… I have to admit that I’ve been very relaxed about the whole potty training thing and so we haven’t worked too seriously at it yet.
So we have yet to reach the stage where Julia is [...]
