At the beginning of October, I wrote that my goal for the next month was to practice blessing--to be thankful for the goodness God has given me and to spread the happiness to others. Exhaustion and heartbreak ran thickly through the month, and I am still struggling to emerge from a season that has tried …
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Book Reviews, Second Blog Birthday, and Giveaway
This summer, due to mental and emotional weariness, I didn't read my normal volume of books. But among the ones I read were some excellent books that I would like to recommend to you. The first two on my list were part of my current journey of trying to understand racial issues better, trying to …
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What I Have Been Reading
It's about time for another overview of some of the books I have been reading. I'm not going to list nearly all of the books I have read in the past few months, but I will name a few I can recommend. I'm part of a local library book club, which I love, but I don't always love …
Book review: If the Foundations Be Destroyed…What Can the Righteous Do?
Sunday I was feeling sick, so I stayed in bed and read or slept most of the day. I finished reading a fascinating book titled If the Foundations Be Destroyed...What Can the Righteous Do? by Joy F. Hart. The book is written in story form, and describes a string of families with children with attachment disorders and delayed …
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A Time To Read
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, says Solomon in Ecclesiastes 3:1. I take that to mean that somewhere in there is a time to read! I honestly don't understand when people say that they enjoy reading, but don't read because they don't have time. For me, it's …
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