When a 9.1 Earthquake Shakes Your World “Early in 2011 I started feeling a sense of impending change. It was a vague feeling that I couldn’t quite identify but it was persistent and unsettling … As the weeks passed, my sense of change only grew stronger. I couldn’t shake the feeling that our lives were… Continue reading In the Event – review
I’m sure you’ve heard of Emily Carr, one of Canada’s (and B.C.’s) most famous artists. Carr was born and lived for most of her life in Victoria, B.C. (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945). She painted in a loose Post-Impressionistic style, not unlike her contemporaries in the Group of Seven. Favourite subjects were B.C.… Continue reading Emily Carr As I Knew Her – review
God's Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance by Andrew BrunsonMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen Andrew Brunson and his wife answered a request to come to the police station in Izmir Turkey on October 7, 2016, Andrew didn’t realize that he wouldn’t see the inside of his home again for almost two… Continue reading God’s Hostage – review
If you’ve ever taken a Beth Moore Bible study you’ll know she comes across as confident, articulate, funny, beautiful, and passionate about the Bible. You might imagine she’s lived a charmed and trouble-free life, removed from the cares of us ordinary women. But you’d be wrong. In her 2023 memoir All My Knotted-up Life, Moore… Continue reading All My Knotted-up Life – review
One of the riveting stores of my youth was of the five missionaries killed by the Auca Indians of Ecuador. So when I found End of the Spear by Steve Saint in our church library, I eagerly plucked it off the shelf. Author Steve Saint is the son of pilot Nate Saint, who flew the… Continue reading End of the Spear – review
It was a thrill to hear, yesterday, that Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was found in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. If you’re interested in the story of the exploratory expedition to Antarctica, during which the Endurance was crushed by sea ice and sank, I recommend Shackleton’s riveting book South. I read and reviewed it in 2020.… Continue reading South: The story of Shackleton’s 1914-1917 Expedition – Review (repost)
It’s All About Love: Confessions of a Caregiver by John Murray My rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen John Murray’s wife Rita was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease just over 13 years ago, it wasn’t a big deal to them. However, in the years following, the disease has impacted the life of this senior couple in increasing… Continue reading It’s All About Love – review
The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness, and More by Karen StillerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I first discovered this book when I attended a webinar on writing spiritual memoir hosted by an Ottawa writing group, where the author, Karen Stiller, was the presenter. I was intrigued. Watching a later… Continue reading The Minister’s Wife – review
After reading the first few pages of Amee’s Story, I wasn’t sure I would ever finish the book. That’s not because it was poorly written. Rather, it was so well written I was pulled back into  a difficult time in my own life. However, I persisted with the reading and I’m so glad I did.… Continue reading Amee’s Story – review
In years past we have attended the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) and visited the barns on the fair grounds. However, I will never view them with the same casual attitude I have till now, after reading Sumi Kinoshita’s book Shikataganai—It Can’t Be Helped. That’s because those barns at Hastings Park became the home of Canadians… Continue reading Shikataganai–It Can’t Be Helped (review)
Violet Nesdoly 