vacation is gooood.
im trying to filter what i write about in my blog in the sense that im trying to not just write about meaningless everyday babble. no one cares about what i do all day, or don't do for that matter, so why write about it? my goal is basically to entertain or amuse thru the happenings of my life or provide interesting fact or fiction, all the while provoking some sort of thought process in your head. im not a profound thinker or writer however so i might just fail miserably...
once in a while i like to throw in a plug for a book im reading. for one, it gives me the ability to share my opinion on something, and two, it proves that yes, i am literate. im so literate in fact that i usually like to read 2 or 3 books at a time. unfortunately the common result is that i dont finish 1 or 2 of them. for instance, right now im reading the fifth harry potter. i realize im a little behind since the 6th book just came out but it took a long pep talk with myself to actually being reading a book that was over 800 pages in length. so what if its a 4th grade reading level, its long! and then when i went to d.c in may i started reading me talk pretty one day by dave sedaris. luckily the book is comprised of random little humorous stories so its easy to leave and pick up later. and thirdly, thirdly? is that a word? probably not. thirdly, im reading captivating by john and stasi eldredge and this is the one id like to talk about for a sec..
captivating. its co-written by john and his wife which is great bc it really gives a great female perspective. its basically the woman's wild at heart and complements the ideas in that book as well. it discusses how all women desire 3 things: to be romanced, to be a part of a great adventure, and to have a beauty to unveil. these go along with the ideas in wild at heart that men want a battle to fight, an adventure to be in, and a beauty to rescue. reading captivating has been great because for one im in a book club with some other girls so we discuss a couple chapters a week. it makes you remember what youve read a lot better and its so interesting and beneficial to hear other peoples perspectives as they read the same thing.
im about halfway thru and the last chapter i read was about being romanced. and its not about being romanced by a boy with flowers and candles and guitar solos, although theres nothing wrong with that once in a while ;) its about being romanced by our Father in heaven b/c He is our ultimate lover. and that sounds weird but its true. He knows us best and loves us most and its not until we give up addictions of boys, or money, or food, or of our flesh that we realize that He is the ultimate pursuer and satisfier and should be be the ultimate desire of our heart. and thats that i love about the book..its all based on the truth. you can tell what parts stasi has written bc they are the parts where any girl will read it and be like, oh my gosh..me too! and then whats great is how everything always comes back to God's purpose in creating us and His love for us. i could go on forever about this book and im not even finished yet! i really thing all women out there should read it and it probably wouldn't hurt for you guys to either...it might help you understand women better - i know that seems that unfathomable thing, but ya never know!
in other exciting news..its tuesday and im not going to work for the rest of the week!! schlitterbahn tomorrow with the millers and then the rest of the week doing wedding stuff for katie miller and hanging out with old friends - i cant wait! oh, and check out my name at the bottom of my page - thanks to a link from julie's webpage :)
once in a while i like to throw in a plug for a book im reading. for one, it gives me the ability to share my opinion on something, and two, it proves that yes, i am literate. im so literate in fact that i usually like to read 2 or 3 books at a time. unfortunately the common result is that i dont finish 1 or 2 of them. for instance, right now im reading the fifth harry potter. i realize im a little behind since the 6th book just came out but it took a long pep talk with myself to actually being reading a book that was over 800 pages in length. so what if its a 4th grade reading level, its long! and then when i went to d.c in may i started reading me talk pretty one day by dave sedaris. luckily the book is comprised of random little humorous stories so its easy to leave and pick up later. and thirdly, thirdly? is that a word? probably not. thirdly, im reading captivating by john and stasi eldredge and this is the one id like to talk about for a sec..
captivating. its co-written by john and his wife which is great bc it really gives a great female perspective. its basically the woman's wild at heart and complements the ideas in that book as well. it discusses how all women desire 3 things: to be romanced, to be a part of a great adventure, and to have a beauty to unveil. these go along with the ideas in wild at heart that men want a battle to fight, an adventure to be in, and a beauty to rescue. reading captivating has been great because for one im in a book club with some other girls so we discuss a couple chapters a week. it makes you remember what youve read a lot better and its so interesting and beneficial to hear other peoples perspectives as they read the same thing.
im about halfway thru and the last chapter i read was about being romanced. and its not about being romanced by a boy with flowers and candles and guitar solos, although theres nothing wrong with that once in a while ;) its about being romanced by our Father in heaven b/c He is our ultimate lover. and that sounds weird but its true. He knows us best and loves us most and its not until we give up addictions of boys, or money, or food, or of our flesh that we realize that He is the ultimate pursuer and satisfier and should be be the ultimate desire of our heart. and thats that i love about the book..its all based on the truth. you can tell what parts stasi has written bc they are the parts where any girl will read it and be like, oh my gosh..me too! and then whats great is how everything always comes back to God's purpose in creating us and His love for us. i could go on forever about this book and im not even finished yet! i really thing all women out there should read it and it probably wouldn't hurt for you guys to either...it might help you understand women better - i know that seems that unfathomable thing, but ya never know!
in other exciting news..its tuesday and im not going to work for the rest of the week!! schlitterbahn tomorrow with the millers and then the rest of the week doing wedding stuff for katie miller and hanging out with old friends - i cant wait! oh, and check out my name at the bottom of my page - thanks to a link from julie's webpage :)
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