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Thankful for my Fall/Winter Book Stack (2022)

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail I have a delicious fall/winter book stack, I must say, and I’m glad I have the opportunity to share it with you! Many of these books also serve as wonderful holiday gifts, so consider this my... Read More

On the Struggle of Holy Week in a World that Won’t Stop For It

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail My family and I have rearranged our lives in such a way to make it possible for us to participate in every Holy Week service. We did so in part because we knew how exhausting it... Read More

Your Holiday Self-Care Gift List

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail My gift list this year is focused on something we all need this difficult year of 2020: self-care. Each of the books, products and shops below are ones that I have used that brightened my mood,... Read More

Taking Our Thoughts Captive

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail A little bit over a year ago, my first book, Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church came out. And ever since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, the question... Read More

A Quarantine Litany

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail For those who are sick with any sicknesses, physical, emotional, spiritual, let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy. For all those who care for the sick, whether they are in homes, hospitals or other... Read More

How I read 230 books in 2019

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail In the words of Austin Kleon, “I’m monogamous in my love life, but promiscuous in my reading life.” In 2019 I set a very lofty goal of 220 books on my Goodreads challenge, and while things looked iffy... Read More

What we did together in 2019

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Collaboration was my word of the year for 2019, and collaborate is what we did. Being in Community has grown and accomplished so much last year, it took me a month into 2020 to put this... Read More

Books to Keep Up Your New Year’s Goals and Resolutions (with a giveaway!)

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail With a new year comes fresh starts, setting goals, and resolutions. To make these happen we need tools – and what better tool than a good book! My book list below includes a new book about... Read More

Facing new parenting challenges – two essential parenting books

By Phoebe Farag Mikhail Subscribe to my email newsletter and then comment below indicating which book you are interested in to win a copy of either The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in an Age of Distraction... Read More

Please do not spend hours praying… and other wise words for the college bound, twenty-three years later

by Phoebe Farag Mikhail Today I’m sharing a story of someone in my life that I have gone to for wisdom. I would like to hear your stories too! Tell me about the wise people in your life, the ones... Read More