Although I don’t personally enjoy cooking as an art form (although I’m prone to complicated cookery – the more exotic the better) I do love food memoirs. I enjoy memoir in general for the insight it affords into other lives … Continue reading
As it turns out, I read and reviewed 29 books in the first quarter of 2012, which is more than my usual because I’ve worked less this quarter and because I read as a coping mechanism and have been grappling … Continue reading
If you’re like me, you may be a little skeptical about one more parenting book claiming the superiority of one nationality over another. But, if you’re like me, you will be pleasantly surprised by Pamela Druckerman’s book Bringing Up Bebe. … Continue reading
Although the book is set at Christmas, you won’t regret reading I Am Half-Sick of Shadows at other points in the year because the story is so fun. The book is the fourth in the Flavia de Luce mystery series, and … Continue reading
In their surprising book NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, Po Bronson and Ashley Marryman examine the latest studies and findings about child development, and summarize in a highly readable fashion how many of our assumptions about how children grow and learn … Continue reading
“Often Ruth is viewed as a simple love story, a shining moment at a dark time in Israelite history. While Ruth teaches us a lot about love, the book is also packed with deep insights about God and his relationship … Continue reading
The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money is a personal finance book geared toward people with investments. At the moment, our only investments are our 401Ks and IRAs and we aren’t skittish about it, so … Continue reading
“After all, money is just a tool, like fire. Some people misuse fire, and some people assign too much meaning to money – whether they love it or hate it. But like most tools, it’s really just a more efficient … Continue reading
How involved are you in pursuing justice in your community, your country, and around the world? In his compelling and thought-provoking book Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just Tim Keller unpacks the substantial amount of Scripture dedicated to God’s … Continue reading
Did you know that “tension headaches,” “sinus headaches,” dizziness, fatigue, foggy thinking, and blurry vision that comes and goes are all related to migraines? And that you can control migraines, even really bad ones, without a lot of expensive treatments? … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
