...you will find:
Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
What are YOU reading this week?
{Re: Last weeks selections}
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story by Donald Miller
I'm about 3/4 of the way through this book at the moment, and though we had a rocky start, it has gotten better and I've been challenged by what I've read. The idea of creating a story, taking the skills and abilities that God has given you and doing something with them, rather than waiting for something to happen to you, has struck a chord. As a caveat, that there are Rob Bell-esque tones in here, but I have read this book much as I would any secular story - testing everything against the Truth of Scripture and using discernment.
One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler by Tsh Oxenreider
I'm half-way through this book and already have been encouraged by some of the simple projects that make big impacts. For example, Project 12 - Clean Your Kitchen As You Cook. It seems like a no-brainer, right? However, we can all use a reminder now and then, and ever since I got mine in One Bite, I've made an effort to clean out the sink each night, keep up on unloading/loading the dishwasher, and making sure that the kitchen stays fairly clean as I cook. OH.THE.DIFFERENCE. it has made in attitude and the whole feel of the house. Although meant to be read over the course of a year, I just can't put this ebook down!
I finished George MacDonald's Fantastes and Virgil's The Aeneid, am still working on Hypatia by Charles Kingsley, and am in the middle of The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zacks.
ReplyDeleteI LIKE these "On My Nightstand" posts! :)
Oh man...I loved that entire Father Rim series. Return To Holly Springs was a little darker. But I enjoyed getting to know more about why he was so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI just finished Helmet For My Pillow about a WWII Marine in the Pacific front.
Jamie - So glad you are enjoying them (I am too - especially when people tell me what THEY are reading, like you do!). :-)
ReplyDeleteMicah - Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! "Helmet for My Pillow" sounds like an interesting book.