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Story: This is the story of two friends, Violet and Audrey, living in Hollywood in the 1930's. They both have dreams, Audrey of becoming a star, and Violet of becoming a mother - and through this story we learn how far one of them will go to get her dream.
I have been struggling a bit in my devotion time this year.
Last year I used a reading plan to read through the Bible in one year - and it was great! I really enjoyed getting the big picture of the whole Bible, especially because I read in order of historical chronology.
But I didn't really want to do that again this year. Mainly because I can't ever seem to manage to get up more than five minutes before my kids, which leads to me rushing through my Bible reading, especially when I have multiple chapters to read. This year I wanted to slow down and really study each chapter that I was reading, just for a change of pace.
The problem with not having a plan is that...well, you don't have a plan.
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One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to sit on the porch with Derek in the evening. As the winter months come to a close, and the air turns warm, I am so looking forward to spending some time together as a couple outside. The evening air is gorgeous in the mountains. I have visions of sitting on the porch together, listening to the hummingbirds whizzing by, talking and drinking iced tea.
Are you ready for a confession? It has been a long time since my husband and I have gone on a date.
The sky was dark, the night air was warm. Only in the middle of the summer could you get away with no jacket at night in the mountains. I sat with my family in the back of my dad's pickup truck and watched showers of light ranging down while I yanked a bite of Twizzlers with my teeth. My siblings and I were all dressed in varying shades of red, white, and blue. And even though I had never been to one of those shows where the fireworks were coordinated to patriotic music, I silently sang the national anthem in my head, proud and thankful that I was lucky enough to be an American.
I was so excited when I got an email to review Together At The Table by Hillary Manton Lodge! This book is the third in the Two Blue Doors series, and I read and reviewed both of the other books as well (here and here). I really enjoyed the first two, and I was excited to see how Juliette's story would play out.
Here is a little confession: as much as I love to read, I am not really a re-reader.
I have been listening to some book podcasts lately (most notably "What Should I Read Next?" which was introduced to me by my friend, Felicia), and it is shocking to me - shocking! - how many people re-read books. I have only ever re-read one book in full, Anne of Green Gables. And I actually listened to it through Librivox, so I'm not sure that counts.
Do you play with your kids?
We recently had a speaker at our MOPS group that talked about the power of playing with our children (Cara Jakab, an author of "The Power Of A Playing Parent"*). I don't know what I was expecting from her message, maybe just a "play-with-your-kids-all-the-time-so-you'll-have-a-super-close-relationship" theme. That is great in theory, but not really practical. I don't believe it's even healthy to keep your kids so constantly entertained that they are not able to entertain themselves. So I went in not really sure if I was going to get much out of it, other than a nice dose of guilt that I don't play with my kids more often (I'm being honest here).
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