Every year around Thanksgiving, I share a post about an inspiring woman I'm grateful to have known. This year, as Thanksgiving approaches, I'm particularly grateful to have known "Nan." She was my husband's grandmother, and she died earlier this year at the age of 90, leaving behind her a remarkable and influential legacy. I first … Continue reading I’m Thankful for: My Husband’s Grandmother
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan HarperCollins, 1985 58 pages For most of my childhood, my family attended a church that had a lending library. Among the books were novels about pioneer-era mail-order marriages, which I completely devoured. They were trite and fluffy reads, but through them I caught a glimpse of something serious: … Continue reading Sarah, Plain and Tall
Grandma’s Purple Flowers
Grandma's Purple Flowers by Adjoa J. Burrowes Lee & Low Books, 2000 32 pages I've written before about the special relationship I had with my maternal grandmother, and about how devastated I was when she died, just a few months before I graduated from college. I know I was blessed to have her as long … Continue reading Grandma’s Purple Flowers
Read Like a Girl 