by Dorothy Greco | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog, Book review
I joined Redbud Writers Guild five years ago when I was in a profoundly lonely place. This group of women quickly became my community, speaking words of life and encouragement to my parched soul. They were also unrelentingly kind and patient as I made my way into the...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Book review
I tend to read a book a week. Not only am I a fast reader, but I no longer have small children in the house. Additionally, since Christopher is in his last year of grad school and Matthew (our 3rd son) is in his grueling junior year of high school, it can get pretty...
by Dorothy Greco | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Book review
This year’s Best Books list is a bit different. Because I wanted to better understand what life is like for men and women who are not white, I intentionally sought out authors who would teach and challenge me. I succeeded. Many of these books made me weep and...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog, Book review, Spirituality
Within the first twenty pages of Aubrey Sampson’s new book, Overcomer, the tears started flowing. I’ve done a lot of work over the past two decades to dismantle my own shame. For the first thirty years of my life, I felt ashamed for some of the foolish choices I had...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Book review
This week’s review: Unexpected, by Trina Pocket. Pocket received a cancer diagnosis when she was 23. And pregnant with her second child. The illness combined with the hellish effects from chemo caused her once vibrant spiritual life to shrivel. Yet in the midst...
by Dorothy Greco | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Book review
Last year, Dr. Natalie Eastman, asked me if I would be interested in reading her new book, Women, Leadership, and the Bible: How Do I Know What to Believe? Indeed, I did want to read it. It’s hard not to wonder if some of the current conflict swirling around...
