(Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash) I can’t believe that I have finished 12 books already this year. Good series are my weakness especially if the whole series has been published and the library or kindle unlimited has them available. Some people binge watch a show; I binge read. My resolution of reading more nonfiction was forgotten as I wanted to find out what […]
Each evening my husband and I put on our Keens and head out the door. The route is the same even though the landscape of the lagoon and sand is always changing depending on the season and high and low tide. The pictures below come from our favorite view. It might not look like it at first glance, but the same tree […]
I love looking at book lists. What did people like or hate. Which books are worth the time or which might be a waste of time. One thing I have realized from these lists that I don’t necessarily like all the same books as other people, but I am sure the same could be said about my lists. I do find it […]
My summer months were full of reading good books, drinking lots of iced coffee, connecting with friends-old and new, and feeding interns. I loved the slower mornings and not having to rush to get off to school. I cherished my extra time in the word and the chance to work on a few projects such as new kitchen curtains. It was also a good season […]
Have you ever wanted to recommend a book to a fictional character? I have. I don’t know if it is a side effect of reading too much or the timeliness of the topic (belonging) in my life. My vote is for the later. Three characters in Tricia Mingerink’s book, Midnight’s Curse, wrestle with belonging which is the theme of Kristen Strong’s book, Back Roads to Belonging. […]
We have three families on our aviation team. This week the wives decided to go out for lunch. Something we don’t do as often as we should. Our husbands carpooled to work so we would have a car. I volunteered to drive since I have the most experience with a manual vehicle and also a Liberian driver’s license. I rarely drive off of the compound because when […]
Towards the end of Mark 7, Jesus exited Galilee and entered the region of Tyre, Gentile territory. He entered a house not wanting others to know he was there. For some reason, he needed privacy, a time away. From previous chapters, you know he needed a rest. He fed the 5000, calmed a storm, was confronted by the religious leaders, and […]
Often when we come to the scriptures, our first question is how does this apply to us? I am learning more and more that my first question needs to be what does this passage tell me about God. It is only when I have a right view of God that I can then have a right view of myself. We see […]
School is finished. My to-read list is long. It is a great way to start the summer. But before I dive into those books on my list, I thought I would take a minute or two to reflect on some of my reads from this month especially since two of them are already on my favorites of the year list. 1. […]
Lessons from the Magnificat
Luke began his book with a meeting of two expectant mothers. This would not be an ordinary meeting. Mary was a teenage girl overwhelmed by wonderful news. She would be the mother of the Messiah. Elizabeth was in her 6th month of pregnancy even though she was past the child-bearing years. She who was barren was carrying the forerunner of […]