Learning To Listen and Praying with Eyes Wide Open
Reading, Reading, Reading... And a Surprise Find!
Can you believe it's already the END of Spring?
Unbelievable!
It's amazing what a little "break" does to you, though.
Since the kids have been out of school, I've been consistently trying to stay present. In the moments of every day. Emily Ley's "Grace Not Perfection" was a beautiful book I read at the beginning of this year, and Shauna Niequiest's "Present Over Perfection" keeps coming back to me after so many months. After reading and hearing about so many books about the reality that we, as mamas, NEED to purposefully enjoy our days, I KNOW it must be a theme for me, for this season in my life.
All that to say... Yes, I've been enjoying a little break from the usual. And I'm liking it.
And because of the change in pace in my routine, I've been able to READ a ton! As you know, I love books and I've been really trying to pursue a more active and diverse reading life. So, in my quest to balance reading non-fiction AND fiction books, I've come across some really good ones! Some expected finds, and some really surprising finds. It's apparent that I really DO need to get out of my literary comfort zone. If plainly to experience a place and culture I wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to do so.
Here's just some of the titles I finished these last couple of months and highly recommend:
Unbelievable!
It's amazing what a little "break" does to you, though.
Since the kids have been out of school, I've been consistently trying to stay present. In the moments of every day. Emily Ley's "Grace Not Perfection" was a beautiful book I read at the beginning of this year, and Shauna Niequiest's "Present Over Perfection" keeps coming back to me after so many months. After reading and hearing about so many books about the reality that we, as mamas, NEED to purposefully enjoy our days, I KNOW it must be a theme for me, for this season in my life.
All that to say... Yes, I've been enjoying a little break from the usual. And I'm liking it.
And because of the change in pace in my routine, I've been able to READ a ton! As you know, I love books and I've been really trying to pursue a more active and diverse reading life. So, in my quest to balance reading non-fiction AND fiction books, I've come across some really good ones! Some expected finds, and some really surprising finds. It's apparent that I really DO need to get out of my literary comfort zone. If plainly to experience a place and culture I wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to do so.
Whispers of Rest - Not Your Typical Devotional Book
“Quiet isn’t the absence of movement. Quiet is a movement to trust you were meant for more than striving. You were meant to be fully alive. When you give yourself permission to just breathe, you can just be.”
- Bonnie Gray
I can’t remember the last time I chose to bring my laptop
outside.
The sounds are different.
The breeze is refreshing.
The birds sing, fly, and observe their surroundings… all
trying to figure out why there’s a girl in a lawn chair...
Even the chickens are out today… unusually calming, since on
most days they’re locked inside their coop.
Garden Watering
As I was watering our garden this morning, the mist and
fresh breeze reminded me of God’s grace.
Fresh. Daily. Soothing and awakening. It was His provision for me.
For anything to grow and flourish, the initial nurturing is
essential.
Our garden received the fresh watering with a smile.
It didn’t take long for me to sense God’s presence, right
there, in the midst of the ordinary.
Two of my children are home from school today, with that
nasty flu bug.
Biblical Hospitality: A QUICK Book Review...
I’ll be honest…
Whenever the word “hospitality” is said, I cringe. Not because I don’t like the sound of it, but
because I feel guilty for not having scored high on hospitality in my Spiritual
Gifts Inventory test. It’s one of those expectations
placed on women, on Christians, and especially on pastors’ wives. Am I right?
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