The Bookery Podcast is back for Season 2, launching March 5! Ready for even more of The Bookery? The Bookery Podcast will kick off on March 5 with episodes and conversations centered around the Bible, books and baking. From short Scripture meditation episodes that encourage us to ponder God's Word to sharing our favorite recipes and books, there's plenty of fun planned for the podcast this season. Season 2 will include four episodes a month, mixing in shorter Scripture Medit

The Bookery founder invites us to embrace 2026 with a sense of adventure with our Winter 2026 theme, Explore. During the week after Christmas each year, I usually start thinking about goals for the next year. Not really resolutions, per se, but a few thoughts about who I want to be, things I’d like to do and ideas for how to make those things a reality.  Some of them are practical, like getting some financial things in order. Others are personal, such as reading through the B

The Bookery’s final seasonal theme of 2025 is “Remember,” a call to active remembrance that shapes our daily lives. My brother and one of my good friends from high school seem to have photographic memories of our shared past — but mine are a little more hazy.  Truth be told, I sometimes worry a little about my memory. I don’t remember stats (obscure or otherwise) for my favorite baseball team. Last year, I reread an entire book and was three-fourths of the way through before

Simple ideas to create a cozy reading space in a small space with a limited budget It may not feel like it, but cooler weather is on the way. And there’s nothing I like more than curling up with a good book, a hot cup of coffee and a long, slow afternoon.  One of the best things about reading is that you can do it anywhere, but sometimes it’s nice to have a reading nook or a special place you set aside for diving into a good book. While Pinterest and Instagram are full of bea

A Few Things We’re Loving as We Head into Fall We end most episodes of The Bookery Podcast with a few Bookery Bests, so today, we’re sharing a few things we’re loving as summer fades into fall.  Frittatas For some reason, frittatas are really in season right now, at least for us. Frittatas are kind of like crustless quiches and can be adapted to fit your favorite flavors—or, if you’re like us—whatever happens to be in your fridge. Most recipes start on the stovetop and finish

The Bookery’s Summer 2025 theme is “relax”— and that’s more than spending a weekend binge-watching your favorite show If you define relaxing as doing nothing—I’m not good at it.  I’m not a huge binge TV watcher, and, truth be told, sitting on the couch and doing nothing but watching TV makes me feel guilty. I find myself thinking, “There has to be something I need to be doing that is more important than watching a rerun of ‘ER’ from 2002.”  While “doing nothing” might be our

Introducing The Bookery’s Spring 2025 theme, a focus on remembering, reconnecting and nurturing meaningful things from the past About a year ago, I rediscovered crocheting.  As a child, my mom had taught me how to chain along with single and double crochet stitches, but, to be honest, I never really got past chaining. Somewhere in my parents’ basement there may still be the world’s longest crochet chain hidden away in an unsuspecting pile of yarn.  But I’m someone who loves t

Recipes, crochet patterns, books and more we’re loving right now! Spring is (almost) here, and, in this transitional season, we’re focusing on a few things we’re loving right now. From recipes to meaningful gifts, here are a few things we couldn’t do without right now.  Real Food Whole Life Eating healthfully without spending hours in the kitchen or forfeiting flavor is important to us. Plus, there are those days, like it or not, when you’re running from work to something els

3 Quick Tips to Refresh Your Pantry This Winter Refreshing your home doesn’t have to be a total remodel. Sometimes, simply freshening up one small area that causes you stress can be enough to leave you feeling renewed and ready for a new season.  And, if you’re anything like me, one of those places that could use a little refreshing this time of year is your pantry. After a few weeks of manic baking before the holidays and a year of basically ignoring the organization system

Don’t add a million projects to your list this winter! Instead, focus on small, simple steps you can take to refresh your home and your heart. New year, fresh start. The idea of a new beginning is synonymous with a new year, but The Bookery’s Winter 2025 theme, refresh, is less about improving ourselves and more about remembering what’s most important. Every time a new year rolls around, I get the urge to straighten and freshen my house and find new systems that help me keep