Posts by Lisa-Jo

HomePartner With Us 138. The Big House Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt Key Conversation Points: How does dripping sweat get us to dripping beauty? When is it right to say goodbye and to let something go? If…

HomePartner With Us 137. Too Small to Ignore Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Too Small to Ignore, Wes Stafford Key Conversation Points: How did Lisa-Jo and Christie’s recent trip to Lancaster, PA remind Christie of Narnia? A Virtual Event is coming! Listen for details about this incredible unique celebration to see into Christie and…

HomePartner With Us 136. On Prayer & Praying Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: The Book of Common Prayer Bonus books mentioned today: The 1662 Book of Common Prayer A Child’s First Book of Prayer Key Conversation Points: A secret bookstore How to borrow someone else’s prayers What Christie DIDN’T steal from her church pew…

HomePartner With Us 135. On Father Figures in Books and Life Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl Key Conversation Points: Christie shocks Lisa-Jo with a 20-year old revelation What Lisa-Jo’s dad has in common with Fantastic Mr. Fox The one thing Christie’s dad most wanted to do while at Maplehurst…

HomePartner With Us 134. Behind the Books: A Big Reveal! This week is the first in a special series we’ll be dipping into every now and again that we’re calling “Behind the Books”– a chance for us to hear from authors and learn more about the story behind their books. This week Christie is in…

HomePartner With Us 133. The One with The Creepy Twins Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Amelia Peabody’s Egypt: A Compendium, Elizabeth Peters & Kristen Whitbread Key Conversation Points: What makes the American Girl dolls so appealing? Why Christie is not a fan of the Tolkien or Rowling extended books and worlds The spoonful of…

HomePartner With Us 132. Why Detective Novels Are Comforting Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Cover Her Face: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery, P.D. James Key Conversation Points: The psychological benefits of rereading Why we think that the antihero is a lazy trope The role of religious figures in detective novels How detectives teach us to…

HomePartner With Us 131. The One with All the Laughter Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan Key Conversation Points: How Lisa-Jo first met Jim Gaffigan What it’s like to have a fourth child What we all do when we can’t imagine an experience someone else is having What humility…

HomePartner With Us 130. Dealing with the Weeds and Emails of Life Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Tasha Tudor’s Garden by Tovah Martin Key Conversation Points: Lisa-Jo and Christie have mini panic attacks related to the admin of life What’s lurking beneath Christie’s garden (and you’d never know from her Instagram photos) What if…

HomePartner With Us 129. Narnia for Grownups Today’s Out of the Ordinary Book: Perelandra (Voyage to Venus), CS Lewis This is the second book in Lewis’s Space Trilogy Key Conversation Points: Why this is the Narnia series, but for grownups Why CS Lewis called earth, “the silent planet” and what it means for us What…