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Sunday Slow Bake: Sourdough Pastry Braid with Cream Cheese and Cherries
Allowing your mind to wander gives you the time and space to deal with emotions you’d rather hide from. Sunday Slow Bake is one way I’m...

Mandy Crow
Jul 26, 20253 min read


Recipe: Marinated Cheese
A simple appetizer recipe to enjoy at your next book club gathering! Tomorrow we’re releasing the next episode of the The Bookery Podcast...

Mandy Crow
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Behind the Story: The Life Impossible
Learn more about the background of our July Bookery Book Club pick, Matt Haig’s The Life Impossible Matt Haig’s The Life Impossible is...

The Bookery
Jul 18, 20254 min read


Sunday Slow Bake: Everyday Chocolate Cake
Taking the time to slow down and bake a simple treat can be a powerful way to unplug, refocus and relax. After reading Hannah Brencher’s...

Mandy Crow
Jul 13, 20252 min read


Recipe: Breakfast Pizza
Filled with your breakfast favorites, this recipe is a comforting and relaxing way to start a long weekend! Looking for a simple and...

The Bookery
Jul 7, 20252 min read


He Restores My Soul: Finding Rest in Psalm 23
I’m tired. And I have a sneaking suspicion you are, too. From constant connection to a deeply divided country, our modern world can be...

Mandy Crow
Jul 7, 20254 min read


The Bookery Relax Reading List
Eight books that inspire hope, spark imagination and leave you feeling renewed and restored. Our Summer 2025 theme is “relax,” but we’re...

The Bookery
Jul 7, 20252 min read


Editor’s Note: On Living Life Abundantly
The Bookery’s Summer 2025 theme is “relax”— and that’s more than spending a weekend binge-watching your favorite show If you define...

Mandy Crow
Jul 2, 20252 min read


Recipe: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
The perfect snack for The Bookery Book Club’s June meeting The first episode of The Bookery Podcast dropped today, focused entirely on...

The Bookery
Jun 22, 20252 min read


Rediscovering Spiritual Disciplines: Service
Exploring the sometimes-overlooked spiritual discipline of service and what it looks like practically in our lives We all know a servant,...

Mandy Crow
Jun 22, 20254 min read


3 Literary Listens
Three audiobooks to add to your summer reading/listening list! Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, which means it’s prime...

The Bookery
May 30, 20252 min read


Behind the Story: The Life List
Based on a book by Lori Nelson Spielman, The Life List is now a Netflix movie! Not long ago, on a quiet, rainy weekend afternoon, I ran...

Mandy Crow
May 30, 20253 min read


Introducing The Bookery Book Club
Three months, three books, three podcast episodes It’s no secret that we love a good book around The Bookery—and we’re excited to...

The Bookery
May 27, 20252 min read


Old Recipes Made New
We’re taking on a familiar favorite and remaking it as a slightly healthier—and still tasty—version. When I moved into my first...

Mandy Crow
May 20, 20252 min read


Rediscovering Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer
Prayer isn’t just something you do; it’s a way of life. Prayer isn’t just something you do; it’s a way of life. If you’ve ever had...

The Bookery
May 20, 20254 min read


Book Review: Maine Characters
A fun summer read that’s been called a “Grown-Up Parent Trap” Isn't it a great cover design? I’ll be honest: the thing that caused me to...

Mandy Crow
May 19, 20253 min read


Recipe: Maple Pecan Granola
This is the granola recipe you've been looking for! I started making this granola for a simple reason: my dad has pecan trees and is...

Mandy Crow
May 15, 20252 min read


Songs from the Heart Day 49 Psalms 133 & 134
Meditate on the Psalms On this Easter Sunday, we close out our study of the Psalms of Ascent. The Jews sang these songs to prepare their...

Mandy Crow
Apr 19, 20252 min read


Songs from the Heart Day 48 Psalms 133 & 134
Pray the Psalms Psalms 133-134 Psalm 133 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. 1 How wonderful and pleasant it...

Mandy Crow
Apr 18, 20251 min read


Songs from the Heart Day 47 Psalms 133 & 134
Write the Psalms Psalms 133-134 Psalm 133 How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! It’s like costly...

Mandy Crow
Apr 17, 20251 min read
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