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Book Review: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Heartspoken Book Review: Where the crawdads sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is the perfect pick for a delicious summer reading experience. Here’s my Heartspoken book review. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 5 stars out of 5 This amazing book checked all the boxes of top-quality fiction for me: exquisite writing  vivid, well-drawn […]

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Introducing Heartspoken’s Reading Room – A Quick Video Guide

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Reading can be such a powerful portal to the #HeartspokenLife that I’ve just created a brand new page on my website called Heartspoken’s Reading Room. I hope you’ll check it out. The short video below is a quick guide to what you’ll find on that page, including links to my personal reading list/spreadsheet and to […]

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Book Review: On The Brink Of Everything by Parker J. Palmer

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Book review: On the Brink of Everything by Parker J. Palmer

On the Brink of Everything:  Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old by Parker J. Palmer Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell Published 2018 240 pages (Hardcover edition) 5 stars out of 5 Parker J. Palmer is among my favorite authors because he writes beautifully and honestly about the questions, challenges, and paradoxes of life. His writing explores, […]

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Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Book review: Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming by Michelle Obama Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 5 stars out of 5 This absorbing and compelling memoir not only told a remarkable story, but it also offered practical but inspiring examples of perseverance, resilience, courage, and vulnerability, all juxtaposed with human frailty and the challenges of dealing with those whose lives are so […]

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Book Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

By Elizabeth Cottrell

book review, title, and author: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 5 stars out of 5 What a strangely beautiful, wildly imaginative, and profoundly moving book. The narrator is Death, who—unexpectedly—has both a sense of humor and the capacity to be touched by poignant acts of love, generosity, and courage. The story itself—told from Death’s […]

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Book Review: Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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If you’ve ever struggled with wondering where to take your life next, Let Your Life Speak, by Parker J. Palmer, will be your guide and teach you to listen for your calling instead of struggling to attain goals that you were never meant to attain. This review has been pulled from Heartspoken’s archives and updated […]

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Book Review: Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

By Elizabeth Cottrell

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Cottrell 5 stars out of 5 I sometimes quip that I read nonfiction because it makes me think and fiction because it makes me feel. This book made me think and feel, with several factors contributing to its excellence: an unusual and interesting premise, well-developed and complex characters, a […]

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Learn To Set Healthy Boundaries

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Giving is good…until it’s too much. Let’s talk about setting boundaries.  This is updated from an earlier post, but the message is even more important than ever for those striving to live the Heartspoken life. It’s important to remember that while generosity and giving of ourselves is essential, if we don’t set healthy boundaries, we […]

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Elizabeth H. Cottrell

I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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