How grateful I am to have a few days this week to decompress! I get to read, rest, reflect—three of my favorite R-word activities! It seems that 2011 was in short supply of all these, although some changes throughout the year just may be culminating into a fresh New Year….
Still here. Still reading. Only slightly sleepy. Here’s what I’ve been up to since my last update. Currently Reading: Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay Finished Reading: Creative Prayer, Chris Tiegreen Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, Neil Postman “Stories” chapter from Made to Stick:…
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am now reading with two of my lodge ladies who thought it would be fun to stay up all night to read. (I am blessed to have book-loving friends! These are the gals I have gone to Anna Maria Island with; we…
Whew! What a start to this fall’s read-a-thon! Here’s what I’ve been doing so far: Read-a-Thon Stats Currently Reading: Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, Neil Postman Finished Reading: Creative Prayer, Chris Tiegreen Total Pages Read: 128 Total Reading Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes…
It’s the end of the sixth hour of Dewey’s fall Read-a-Thon. I’ve just finished Creative Prayer by Chris Tiegreen. What a great read! Tiegreen proposes that our prayer lives, which should be the lifeline of deep and all-satisfying communion with God, are suffering from, well, boredom and formulas and stodginess….
It’s not yet Christmas, but I’m already thinking ahead to a new year. I always get reflective toward the end of December, and this year is no different. Dreaming goes hand-in-hand with reflection for me, so then I start to turn from the past 12 months to the next 12…
One happy discovery for me upon joining the blogosphere was the connection with fellow bibliophiles. There are countless book reviews and reading suggestions, as well as character references and theme dissections. Discussions are always enriching and inspiring, causing my books-to-read-someday list to grow ridiculously long. Reading challenges are another facet…
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