Lincoln Creek Blog

  A Green Wood Swing To a green wood swing built for two, that perfectly fits just me and you. Built by daddy's hands, through the years it still stands, though a little rough and worn for it's seen many a morn.  We treat it with care as we pack it away from the winter air, but oh, come Spring we bring it back out first thing, ready to enjoy the green wood swing.  How I've come to love the feel of the rough wood and paint beginning to peel, and the creaking sound as we gently swing and listen to the birds joyfully sing.  On the green wood swing we watch the sun rise to our left and set to our right, and gaze at the stars shining bright in the night.  A haven to read and write, to laugh and have fun, set in the shade, away from the sun.  Many a morning and evening spent here with you, sitting on the green wood swing made just for two. Peaceful and content, we have not one lament, as we watch another day go by staring up at the evening sky. We thank God for s...

          After reading Sarah Sundin's excellent When Leaves Fall in Paris earlier this year, I immediately looked up the rest of Sundin's catalogue and found  When Twilight Breaks, which was released in February of 2021. The book takes place in 1938 pre-war Nazi Germany, and presents a full and detailed picture of what life was like for all in Germany as Hitler seems bent on a relentless march towards war. The two main characters are both American citizens living in Germany. Evelyn Brand is a foreign correspondent determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated profession, as well as expose the growing tyranny in Nazi Germany. She has to walk a very fine line so as not to offend the Nazi government, otherwise she could be expelled from the country... or worse. Peter Long is a graduate student working on his PhD in German, disillusioned with the chaos in the world and growing communism due to the Great Depression. Peter is impressed with the order a...

            While I'll write individual reviews for some of the books I read throughout the month, I will also do a round-up post discussing the other books that I've read that didn't get an individual review for each month. I'm still easing back into writing and reviewing, so I don't want to overload myself trying to do individual reviews for each book that I read, so this is a nice compromise where I can still talk about the books I've read but in a more condensed form. So, without further ado, here are my March Reads!         All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore:                          I've been a fan of Beth Moore for some time now. I've enjoyed her Bible studies, loved her book Chasing Vines , and she's a must-follow on Twitter, so of course I was very excited when I heard that Beth was releasing her long awaited memoir. I pre-orde...