This blog could also be titled, Oops I did it again!!!! I am trying to know myself and you would think after 61 educated years of hills and valleys and missteps and lots of hallelujahs, I would pretty much have myself pegged. But alas I keep on doing things I know just do not work … Continue reading To My own Self be true!!!
Category: Book Bag
Book recommendations and reviews for a happy and filled mind!
The Storytellers Secret is not lost on me!!!
30a fl photographer, Watercolor florida Photography, Rosemary Beach fl Photography, Watersound florida Photography, kristin guin photography “Don’t ask for a light load, ask for a strong back” ~ Whitney Cummings So it looks like I am going to tell you about how much I loved Whitney Cummings book, and I did but this is not … Continue reading The Storytellers Secret is not lost on me!!!
Procrasticlutter and other Fun Freeing Words!!!!
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. There is only one genre of books that might rival my diet collection and that is stacks of … Continue reading Procrasticlutter and other Fun Freeing Words!!!!
What if your detriments led you straight to your gifts?
"What if the life you really want, the future God wants for you, is hiding right now in your biggest problem, your worst failure, your greatest fear? ~ Mark Batterson I have really enjoyed reading all of Mark Batterson's books and one just keeps leading me to another and to another. His books seem to … Continue reading What if your detriments led you straight to your gifts?
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. How I learned to live a better story.
"The truth is if what we choose to do with our lives won't make a story meaningful, it won't make a life meaningful either. ~ Donald Miller I did not find this well over 5-star book browsing through a book store. I watched Donald Miller speak at a Zoom conference and I knew I was … Continue reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. How I learned to live a better story.
Thanking, my favorite part!!!
I just finished another great book and I realized as I was reading the acknowledgments, THAT is what I can not wait to do!!! I can not wait until I get to thank all the people that I need to thank. Won't that be the most fun? Getting to the end of my book and … Continue reading Thanking, my favorite part!!!
Savor, quite a devotion to fill your soul
Sometimes Love asks you to change. Life is full of opportunities to love someone well by loving their thing, not just your thing, by stretching across your preferences and opinions and comforts. ~ Shauna Neiquest If you know me and I think if you are one of my sweet happy assers you know how crazy … Continue reading Savor, quite a devotion to fill your soul
A Man Called Ove…Adult version of UP
Ove had, as usual, gotten up ten minutes earlier. He could not make head nor tail of people who overslept and blamed it on "the alarm clock not ringing." One had never owned an alarm clock in his entire life. He woke up at quarter to six and that was when he got up. Every morning … Continue reading A Man Called Ove…Adult version of UP
The Beautiful No
"Many masters have told us that the most important decision we will ever make is whether or not we choose to see the Universe as benevolent. That decision will shape our lives, as will many others." ~ Sheri Salata My precious friend Angie, bought me this book. I love it when. friends knows the deepest part … Continue reading The Beautiful No
The Whole Towns Talking
" A man flying in the air in a car with wings.... are you sure? I think there's some serious leg pulling going on here. Are you making it up? How does the moon rise every night? I don't know, but it does. ~ part of a conversation amongst the town Fannie Flagg has long been one of my favorite … Continue reading The Whole Towns Talking