ErasmusWhen I get a little money, I buy books; And, if any is left, I buy food and clothes.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Quote for the Day
Monday, March 1, 2010
Snow, Snow, Snow
This winter feels like we're living in Narnia under the rule of the White Witch -it is always winter and never Christmas! The drifts on the road are now taller than a pick-up truck in places. If the joy of new snow has lost it's luster read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. It captures the wandering adventures of a little boy named Peter as he explores his snow-covered world.
If you would rather count your blessings of food, shelter and warmth read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. When you read it in the middle of a winter storm the determination and strength of that little house takes on a whole new meaning. Make sure you have plenty of hot chocolate on hand to keep you warm while you read!
If you would rather count your blessings of food, shelter and warmth read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. When you read it in the middle of a winter storm the determination and strength of that little house takes on a whole new meaning. Make sure you have plenty of hot chocolate on hand to keep you warm while you read!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
More tools from Google
I have recently discovered this website books.google.com
It is a great place to search for all kinds of books. If the book is an older one you can actually read it right there on the site.
I've started reading one of George McDonald's books there. It is a scanned copy of Malcolm from 1896. The Scots dialect is a bit difficult but I like the challenge of it.
His books are hard to find so I snatch them up when I come across them.
What out-of-print books do you wish they would republish?
It is a great place to search for all kinds of books. If the book is an older one you can actually read it right there on the site.
I've started reading one of George McDonald's books there. It is a scanned copy of Malcolm from 1896. The Scots dialect is a bit difficult but I like the challenge of it.
His books are hard to find so I snatch them up when I come across them.
What out-of-print books do you wish they would republish?
Monday, February 22, 2010
If You Cannot Read All Your Books
If you cannot read all your books, at any rate handle, or as it were, fondle them, peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on the shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so you at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them be your acquaintances.Sir Winston Churchill
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Book Club Titles
When I lived in Pipestone I belonged to two book clubs. Since moving I have not kept up - so here is a list of books that I need to read yet.
- The Shepherd's Prayer by Richard M. Barry
- The Uncommon Woman: Making an Ordinary Life Extraordinary by Susie Larson
- Summer of Light by W. Dale Cramer
- June Bug by Chris Fabry
Monday, December 7, 2009
Season of Change
So,
Here it is December already and I haven't posted anything since October. Not good! However, I have a pretty good excuse (I think). I've been packing, moving and unpacking again. It is amazing what a two-bedroom apartment can hold.
My brothers gave me a hard time about my ten boxes of books but hey I think it's in our family's DNA so they had better watch out!
At the end of October I moved back to my hometown after a ten-year sojourn in Minnesota. My youngest sister and I are trying out living together. So far it has been a positive experience- I hope she would agree! She borrows my books and I borrow her clothes. :) But there has not been much time leftover for reading. I"ll try to do better in the coming weeks.
The one book I have had time to read is "Fannie Farmer's Cookbook" as I search for new recipes for Swiss chard and also winter squash. It seems my mother planted a lot of it and it grew really well so she is giving it away.
Next week I hope to read "A Christmas Carol" again. Then it's time to read Luke chapter 2 for the Nativity story with Isaiah chapter 53 added as a epilogue.
If you have any other suggestions for Swiss chard, squash or a good holiday read let me know!
Merry Christmas!
Here it is December already and I haven't posted anything since October. Not good! However, I have a pretty good excuse (I think). I've been packing, moving and unpacking again. It is amazing what a two-bedroom apartment can hold.
My brothers gave me a hard time about my ten boxes of books but hey I think it's in our family's DNA so they had better watch out!
At the end of October I moved back to my hometown after a ten-year sojourn in Minnesota. My youngest sister and I are trying out living together. So far it has been a positive experience- I hope she would agree! She borrows my books and I borrow her clothes. :) But there has not been much time leftover for reading. I"ll try to do better in the coming weeks.
The one book I have had time to read is "Fannie Farmer's Cookbook" as I search for new recipes for Swiss chard and also winter squash. It seems my mother planted a lot of it and it grew really well so she is giving it away.
Next week I hope to read "A Christmas Carol" again. Then it's time to read Luke chapter 2 for the Nativity story with Isaiah chapter 53 added as a epilogue.
If you have any other suggestions for Swiss chard, squash or a good holiday read let me know!
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Mercy?
What does mercy look like?
Is it forgiving when there hasn't been an apology?
Is it with-holding your first impression until you know more about a person?
Is it taking your own life to save another's?
Is it granting yourself mercy in spite of past mistakes?
The Shape of Mercy: A novel by Susan Meissner gives a reader a lot to think about. I was convicted many times about how I view/judge people too quickly while reading it.
But it also made me think about mercy and all the different ways that we give it/or withhold it.
The author grips you from the first chapter and doesn't let go until the end... And the end will surprise you.
Is it forgiving when there hasn't been an apology?
Is it with-holding your first impression until you know more about a person?
Is it taking your own life to save another's?
Is it granting yourself mercy in spite of past mistakes?
The Shape of Mercy: A novel by Susan Meissner gives a reader a lot to think about. I was convicted many times about how I view/judge people too quickly while reading it.
But it also made me think about mercy and all the different ways that we give it/or withhold it.
The author grips you from the first chapter and doesn't let go until the end... And the end will surprise you.
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