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Product Review: Circle with Disney
Do you have screen time struggles in your house? We do. I admit that I sort of always sat apart from the folks complaining about their kids and screen time and I was probably a tiny little bit judgmental. Okay, I always thought we had a good handle on our kids with electronics, etc. But then I got to the point where I had three teenagers. And three phones. And multiple computers and tablets. The computers and the tablets are used for school, by the way. But still, I realized we had a problem. It seemed like I was constantly finding one or the other of my kids with their…
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Movie Review: BELIEVE
I have had the honor of working on the new theatrical release, BELIEVE. Because it’s a conflict of interest for me to work on the film and then write a review (at least in my own mind it is!) I have a guest reviewer on this one. 🙂 -Lori Title: BELIEVE Directed by: Billy Dickson Release Date: December 2 2016 Rating: PG Reviewed by: Kim Hinnant *In a small town going through tough economic times, business owner Matthew Peyton (Ryan O’Quinn) struggles between his desire for financial success and the responsibility of funding the annual Christmas pageant. Desperate business decisions ruin his popularity and angry employees seek their revenge. When Matthew…
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Review: Life After Coffee by Virginia Franken
Title: Life After Coffee Author: Virginia Franken Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Date: September 13, 2016 Okay, now I’m gonna admit this flat out. I only snagged this book for review because of the title. I didn’t read the full description and I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but I have had many mornings that I have felt that nothing existed prior to my coffee kicking in. It doesn’t happen often because I’m pretty caffeine sensitive, but when I do get that buzz, I get a lot of work done. That makes me happy. So coffee makes me happy. I figured this book was something along those…
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Are we raising up the next generation of leaders? Or have we left them to wander the desert?
Recently I started working on some of our holiday offerings for Radiant Lit. (I know, I know. Quit groaning! If we’re going to gather up products to review or write articles about that will post then, we really should have started at least a month ago! Anyway, one of our more popular series at Radiant Lit was a couple of years ago when we highlighted a lot of Bibles. It seems Bibles are a hot Christmas gift for a lot of people. So we got a ton of Bibles for everyone from toddlers to scholars and everyone in between and we reviewed them. We’re looking at doing this again and I’m…
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Review: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Title: The Masked City Author: Genevieve Cogman Genre: fantasy Publisher: Roc Date: September 6, 2016 When you work for a massive library that transcends space and time, the word librarian doesn’t really mean what the image usually evokes. This is heavy duty spy work rather than simply checking books in and out. Irene and Kai are both fully aware of the dangers inherent in working for the library. They have seen death up close more often than anyone really should. And though Irene and Kai may have succeeded in their previous library adventures, that doesn’t mean life will settle back down into peaceful librarian status. In fact, they are firmly in…
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Book Review: A Lesson in Love and Murder
Title: A Lesson in Love and Murder Author: Rachel MacMillan Genre: historical, mystery Publisher: Harvest House Date: 8/30/16 Merinda Herringford and her best friend, Jem Watts, tend to find danger. Or rather, it finds them. That’s how these two women, living in Toronto Canada circa 1912, start their own detective agency. They take pride in their work and they love what they do. So when someone puts their beloved Toronto on the frontlines of a dangerous political movement, it takes little to nothing to get them involved. Benny Citrone is a member of the Northwest Mounted Police. He’s a Mountie. And he suspects that his best friend in the world…
