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Top 10 Books of 2020
{Find my 2019 list here!!} The end of the year bids us to spend some time in reflection, and for me, one of the ways I reflect is through...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 14, 2020


What We See With A Bird's Eye View
Traveling across the province camping this summer, we stumbled upon a new hobby of bird watching. With my daughter’s trusty bird guide in...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 9, 2020


What's On My Shelf (Dec 2020)
There are many words and pages that help stir our heart this season, toward celebration, delight, and adoration of a coming King. Maybe...

Amber Thiessen
Dec 7, 2020


7 Advent Book Ideas
The advent season is almost upon us. Whether it's baking, shopping or decorating, I'm sure many of us are already in the middle of...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 25, 2020


The Tension Between Gifts and Guilt
On the verge of Black Friday, in the throes of online Christmas gift shopping, hoping that delivery will be on time for our stuff to...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 24, 2020


What's On My Shelf (November 2020)
A reader's greatest trouble is the length of their "to-read" list. :) Well, at least it is mine anyway. Tony Reinke writes this, "For...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 19, 2020


On Trading Our Fears
What kind of fears have you experienced in your life? It's a really vulnerable question. I remember taking a daladala to the city by...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 10, 2020


Favourite Books About Missions
"“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.” ― Samuel Zwemer It can be easy for those of us "at home" to go on with our...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 5, 2020


Deep Discipleship | Book Review
When you consider your spiritual growth, which places, people or ministries come to mind as significant for you? Maybe it was the youth...

Amber Thiessen
Nov 3, 2020


What's On My Shelf (Sept 2020)
The beach reading season is over...back to normal life (and textbooks). I'm still trying to curl around the campfire with a book in the...

Amber Thiessen
Sep 16, 2020


Growing Together | Book Review
"Would you consider mentoring me?" Isn’t that one of the most nerve-wracking questions a Christian woman could ask another? Or maybe,...

Amber Thiessen
Sep 1, 2020


What’s On My Shelf (July 2020)
There’s something about summer that brings a new inspiration for reading. For me, it is probably the new reading locations; around the...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 29, 2020


The Complexities of Our Heart: Knowing, Desiring and Choosing
These summer months have built many new family memories, as we’ve explored some new campgrounds, and trails. With childrens’ propensity...

Amber Thiessen
Jul 13, 2020


A Story Told Through Objects
Objects tell a story. An old low German Bible, pieces of sea glass, and an arrow head; Tanzanian fabric that hang as curtains, a small...

Amber Thiessen
Jun 11, 2020


What's On My Shelf (May 2020)
Reading has been an enjoyable past time for me. I always enjoy learning new things, seeing how God worked in the lives of people through...

Amber Thiessen
May 4, 2020


How to Make That New Habit A Reality
My daughter is learning to play a new piece on the piano this week, after having her Zoom lesson. She told her teacher she thought it...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 30, 2020


How the Resurrection Changes Everything
Confusion descended upon those who followed Jesus. He was dead. Their own lives were in danger. The hope they felt as they were with him,...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 28, 2020


The Gentle Heart of God
Have you felt weary? Struggling with the weight of sin, the guilt of not measuring up, the pain of suffering circumstances. Do you wonder...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 24, 2020


The Truth We Can Touch
Water. Bread. Wine. These are the signs and symbols of our Christian faith. What impact do they have on us? ...if any at all. We find...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 6, 2020


Truths We Confess | Book Review
Among our possessions, we have a copy of my husband's grandfather's old catechism, its pages worn and yellowed with time. Written in...

Amber Thiessen
Apr 3, 2020
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