Highly Recommended: A Spectacle of Glory by Joni Eareckson Tada
You know when you find something new, and you enjoy it so much that you want everybody else to know about it? Well, that’s happened to me. I recently... Read More ›
You know when you find something new, and you enjoy it so much that you want everybody else to know about it? Well, that’s happened to me. I recently... Read More ›
For your dad (or for your own reading pleasure) here are a few of CJ’s recent favorites: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder... Read More ›
When my mom graduated from high school, she had a plan. She was going to Bible college. She resigned her job as a secretary for a Christian ministry, enrolled... Read More ›
My grandma likes to tell about the time my dad, a little boy of five at the time, wandered away from the house and out onto a busy street.... Read More ›
Summer was always my favorite season as a little girl, and I ran headlong into those glorious months free from school with all the energy I possessed. So now,... Read More ›
When my youngest daughter Sophie first came into our home at the age of three, she, like every toddler, wanted my constant attention. If I wasn’t looking at her,... Read More ›
We all have limitations. A condition of limited ability; a defect or failing. Our particular limitations could be a lack of time, money, energy, ability, or experience; or the... Read More ›
Whenever I attempt to decorate a room, create a centerpiece, or fill the planters on my front porch, I try to find a picture that I can replicate. I’m... Read More ›
The greeting sections of New Testament epistles fire my curiosity. We are given tantalizing morsels of information, hardly the full back-story. But if we look at these verses like... Read More ›
When I prepare a message to speak (which I did this past month), I always create two documents. The one document is the message itself, and the other is... Read More ›
Update: Congratulations to Diane, Kimberly, and Kelly who recommended Swallows and Amazons, The Lightlings and (among others) Ox Cart Man, The Little House, and The Story About Ping. You... Read More ›
It happens when we walk into a room. We compare. We mentally measure our beauty, status, talents, or situation against the other women present. If the numbers come out... Read More ›
The other night my husband and I sat with our children and watched home videos until long past bedtime. We laughed at how our youngest daughter used to be... Read More ›
I was reading along with my “Read the Bible in a Year” plan the other day and found myself in Genesis 16. (Please don’t do the math on this,... Read More ›
We’re a little late to the party, but we’d like to nominate a book for “2016 Best Book of the Year”: Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity... Read More ›
I had just set the speed (not very fast) and the incline (not very high) on the treadmill at the Y and put my earbuds in to watch TV... Read More ›
My third child and only son is six years old, and this mom is tired. While his intense and vivacious personality makes me laugh almost every day, those same... Read More ›
It’s February in Louisville, and we haven’t seen the sun for more than ten minutes all winter. The air is wet and cold, the kids are sniffly, and it’s... Read More ›
To all of you who sent encouraging messages about us restarting girltalk, thank you! We have been so blessed to hear from you, and we’re excited to get started... Read More ›
After almost a year hiatus—which sounds a whole lot more restful than it was—we’re excited to re-start the conversation here at girltalk. We never meant to stop, actually. What... Read More ›