by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 17, 2017 | Good Books
One of my favorite things about reading good books is sharing them with others. A Cup of Dust and A Trail of Crumbs by Susie Finkbeiner are works of fiction I can wholeheartedly recommend. Susie, an author from West Michigan, has a way with words, to say the least....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 27, 2017 | Faith, Good Books, Wisdom
Recently, a handful of women from my church joined me in reading and discussing Lysa TerKeurst’s book “The Best Yes”. Though our numbers dwindled over the six weeks we met, those of us who remained at the end agreed that our time together had been...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 24, 2016 | Faith, Good Books
Cindee Snider Re embodies these words from the author J.R.R. Tolkein: Courage is found in unlikely places I met Cindee in an unlikely place — at a writers’ workshop on the western coast of Lake Michigan. We were among a dozen writers, many of whom were...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 19, 2016 | Good Books
” ‘Look at you! So happy! You like fishing, no?’ I laugh and nod. Yes, this makes me happy, but I am here for more than this, of course. I have not tried to explain to him the fuller reason I am here, my own search. I do not tell him that I cannot...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 9, 2016 | Family, Good Books, Writing
kindred : having the same belief, attitude, or feeling, associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc. Stumbling upon a “kindred spirit” is a special kind of surprise. It was that way for me recently when I discovered the British author Emma Smith....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 6, 2015 | Good Books
Great friendships are a two-way street. Both of you gain and both have something to offer the other. My friend Brenda Yoder is young enough to be my daughter (okay, let’s say my younger sister), but she has taught me so many things about Godly womanhood and...
