Monthly Archives: April 2021
Book Review: Learning to Be
Learning to Be: Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out by Juanita Campbell Rasmus is the true story of the journey from depression to a life-giving way of living. Part memoir and part devotional guide, Rasmus shares hard-learned truths from what she calls the “homeschool of God” about how to care for oneself and know the unconditional and limitless love of God. She brings her readers along on her journey from doing to being through reflections inspired by daily events and Bible stories. She offers guided instruction for spiritual practices that help support a reshaping of the framework for a lifestyle that allows for more presence and grace.
If you’re someone steeped in the Christian tradition and interested in spiritual practices, then you’ll find this book to be a wonderful window into a new way of living that, in Rasmus’ words, is “grounded in the ground of all being.”
Link-Love:
Juanita Campbell Rasmus’ Website
#LearningToBe
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Book Review: White Knuckle Love
White Knuckle Love: A Memoir of Holding by April Stace is achingly beautiful. Among the shattering moments Stace shares, both in her own life and those she witnesses while companioning others, I found space to touch my own moments of grief, doubt, and pain––and hope. What I love most about memoir is this ability to connect our lives with others however seemingly different from our own.
If you have ever asked the big questions, found your belief system shifting underneath you, been hurt or hurt someone, had your life turn out differently than you planned, suffered a loss, or a million other things––this book is for you. This book is for all of us.
I will be returning to this one again, and soon.
Link-Love:
April Stace’s Website
#WhiteKnuckleLove
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Book Review: Life Compass Living
Life Compass Living: A guide for growing up and growing old together by George H. Fuller, Jr. is a step-by-step guide to approaching both everyday life and life’s challenges and transitions with intentionality as well grace and preparedness. The book moves with energy and despite its thickness is a quick read.
I found the overall intention of the book to be inspiring and likely to be especially valuable for those preparing for or experiencing transitioning to caregiving roles for aging parents. Although the content is intended to have a broader application, caring for aging parents or dealing with the unexpected serious illness of a family member is probably the most useful setting for these steps.
I suspect that a book is not the best vehicle for this content and that it would be more useful redesigned as a workbook to accompany a multi-day workshop or class to guide people through the practical application of each phase in their real-life situations. Despite that, I expect this book will be a valuable resource to return to in the future and will be adding it to my bookshelf.
Link-Love:
George Fuller’s Website
#LifeCompassLiving
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Holistic Body Theology 