Before I moved this newsletter to Substack, I always added a few links at the end of the Sunday emails. The links might have taken you to podcast episodes or books or recipes or a favorite shirt, but whatever it was, it was a great way to send you to things that I was loving. Sharing these delights is a small thing I have especially missed since quitting Instagram.
My family has spent the last week at the beach (I worked diligently to get posts prepped and scheduled to send out and left my computer at home) and this seems like the perfect time to share some of the great things that I’ve been hoarding. Maybe we’ll add this post into the regular rotation.
*Just a brief reminder that I do not agree with everything in any of these posts. There might be cuss words in something. You might object to something. We’re adults. I expect you to screen what you’re interested in and use discernment as you need to. Please leave me some of your favorite links in the comments!*
Books
This will be brief because we talk about books every month.
Project Hail Mary has been my favorite novel of the year so far.
How God Sees Women is the one I’d like everyone to read.
Articles Around the Internet
Scot McKnight shared some rules for writing prose on Substack.
Sarah Bessey reflects on the life of A.W. Tozer.
Pricelis Dominguez started a new Substack called “Healing from the Body.”
Marshall Ganz writes about why stories matter.
Andy Crouch made me think that I’m lacking spiritual disciplines.
Alan Jacobs talks about why we are exhausted. And what we can do about it.
Cup of Jo is one of my favorite blogs. Here’s a roundup from July. And an outfit post.1 Their motherhood around the world series is fascinating.
Every Monday, Jasmine Holmes will send you a short biography of an unknown Black Christian. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for the signup.)
Podcast Episodes
Nick Offerman discusses his newest book. (Which I haven’t read but want to now.)
I love conversations about people’s work but especially about process. Truth’s Table gives us a peek into the creation of Get in the Word.
This whole Courageous Conversations series from Jude 3 Project is on my list.
The Next Right Thing is still a favorite short listen.
Food
Justin and I loved these Korean beef noodles.
A friend bought me this treat from Aldi once and now I regularly grab them.
Other
Here’s a long list of commentaries by female scholars.
Justin and I have been watching Only Murders in the Building. It’s quirky and we’ve enjoyed it.
The Rings of Power is out now. I’m curious to see how I like it.
I really like this sweater. I might swing for it just because I know it will be well made and I’ll wear it for years.
I started using a digital planner over the summer and so far it’s been very helpful.2 Here’s how I’m using my paper planner.
The end of this post discusses the recent Roe v. Wade decision in a way you might not agree with. Remember, reading people we do not agree with can be excellent practice for living in community with people we do not agree with.
Google calendar. Nothing fancy.
Vacation Hangovers
I absolutely love this list of links! I have used an Erin Condren LifePlanner for years, but may not buy one for 2023. Over the past year, I've gravitated to Google Calendar for pretty much everything and the paper planner is more where I record what we've done in retrospect. Which makes it difficult to justify the expense of the planner!
I use a Google Calendar process similar to the one in Jules Acree's video "How I Organize My Calendar | Task Batching, Productivity, Stressing Less" and completely geek out on colors for the various calendars. I just switched mine to Fall colors this weekend and I still smile every time I open it. Like you, I love sharing with my husband, and I've gotten my 17 year-old daughter hooked on the method, so we share calendars too. This is her senior year of high school, so I've given her quite a bit more freedom in planning her schedule and activities, but the rule is that everything goes on the calendar so that I always know where she is and what she is doing. The company I work for is on GSuite so I can share between my work and personal calendars with is super convenient.