Sanctified shopping
I was planning to go out and finish my christmas shopping today, but it's 34 and raining, and supposed to get colder. which means the rain will be turning to ice or sleet. So, I'll [...]
We have a winner!
Thank you to everyone who left a comment on the post about The One Year Women's Friendship Devotional by Cheri Fuller and Sandra Aldrich. We've selected one reader to receive a free copy of this [...]
Review guidelines
Reader Laurie from Indiana is reading Rest, and wrote to ask if I have guidelines for the on-line reviews. Of course, the main thing is that you rave about how wonderful the book is! :) [...]
Book winners!
During the next three months, Deep Breathing for the Soul is going to be giving away books every week, both here and through our Connecting e-newsletter. So invite your friends to visit the blog, and to subscribe [...]
Bloggers: join the REST blog tour
Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity will release in just about eight weeks, and we're gearing up to get the word out about this book. If you are a reader who received a pre-publication copy, hopefully [...]
Rest reviews
A number of you are now reading my forth-coming book, REST: LIVING IN SABBATH SIMPLICITY. Don't forget, if you're someone who got a copy of the galleys, that you agreed to read and review the book [...]
Rest resonates with readers
Although it won't be in bookstores until January 1, 2009, people are already talking about "Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity," my new book with Zondervan. Just today I had a pastor call me and [...]
the family that reads together…
Tuesday is the best night, because neither of my kids has practice. No driving, no working in dinner around sports and carpools. So after dinner, Aaron and I lay on the two couches in the [...]
A Hope & A Future
My daughter tends to use her bedroom windows as whiteboards, writing quotes and ideas in Sharpie marker, so she can look out at the world through inspiring words. One verse on her window recently was Jeremiah [...]
Sabbath questions
Last week we gave away free copies of my new book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. Those of you who responded will be getting something from Zondervan in the next month or so. Speaking of Sabbath, [...]