Book Reviews 2020: The Alice Network

The Alice Network was the best book I have read in a really long time. World War I and World War II, female spies and their roles. I loved every minute of it. It is a well woven story and is was full of unexpected turns. Enjoy it! I certainly did.

Book Reviews 2020: 7 days of Christmas: A Season of Generosity by Jen Hatmaker

In her 2017 book “7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess”, Jen Hatmaker focused on the seven areas that have gotten crazy excessive in most  American lives: Food; Clothes; Spending; Media; Possessions; Waste; and Stress- the “modern-day diseases of greed, materialism, and overindulgence. She and her family did a month long journey on each category and I was impressed.

I really wanted to try to do it myself but I could not get past the 7 foods for 30 whole days. Even picking February, it was 7 foods for 28 days. And my questions were many: Does tea with milk count as one food or two… do all potato products count as one item… coffee vs tea… Which cereal… No room for cereal?!? Could sandwich meat be all sandwich meat? Did I have to pick only one cheese?

I might have overthought the whole thing. I promised myself that one of these days I would try again. Still waiting...

Then came Jen’s new book and the focus is restoring the Season of Christmas. Published just before Christmas 2019, I devoured it. It was LOVE! Do yourself and your family a favor this Christmas season and check it out. 

You will be happier and saner and it will remind you all what Christmas is all about.