by Ann Marie Stewart | Nov 17, 2017 | Encouragement, Faith, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Teaching
As the cast of Oklahoma! danced “The Farmer and the Cowman,” blonde-haired Henry strutted his toddler self, wearing a cowboy hat and boots, just like his dad, the cowboy lead. His baby sister Gracie clapped in time to the boisterous music. Henry had adored Seussical...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 10, 2017 | Encouragement, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
The counselor loaded the first and second grade campers on the back of the hay truck. They were done with the games near the lake and were headed to yet another adventure on the 630 acres of camp. He was about to board when the tractor popped out of gear, heading...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Jul 11, 2017 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Encouragement, Marriage
IT TOOK ME 85 minutes to read Irish filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice’s 165-page memoir of living with ALS. His story was especially powerful because in 2012 the best man, Paul, in our wedding died of ALS. It’s Not Yet Dark reminds us all that a death sentence can teach a...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Mar 15, 2017 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
I liked my Life. Actually, it sure seemed like Maddy did. So why did she kill herself? That’s the question her husband Brady and seventeen-year old daughter Eve wrestle with in Abby Fabiaschi’s smashing newly released debut novel. On a snowday in March, I quickly...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Jan 8, 2017 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Relationships
Finish this sentence: I AM ___________. If you are white, you probably didn’t write that. “Why not? Because it’s a given. It’s identity that is taken for granted,” the defense attorney not only states that to the jury in Jodi Picoult’s latest novel Small Great...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Aug 25, 2016 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Relationships
If you enjoyed The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Olive Kitteridge, or All the Broken Places, you will love A Man Called Ove. It’s a humorous and tender story of a cranky Scrooge-like character who transforms as his life finds purpose through community. Ove is an...
