1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? I'm pretty alert, though that may largely be due to the great amount of Coke I had not long ago.
2) What have you finished reading? Not finished a book, but I read the Biblical books of 1 & 2 Chronicles.
3) What is your favorite read so far? I'm reading Swimming to the Surface by Kristin Billerbeck, and I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm reading it instead of Where'd You Go Bernadette.
4) What about your favorite snacks? I had some BBQ popcorn, and also went out to eat for pizza. The pizza was definitely my favorite :)
5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love! Not found any new blogs.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Dewey's readathon 2013
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?--Dawsonville, GA in the North GA mountains, about 50 miles north of Atlanta.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Where'd You Go Bernadette
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?- chips & salsa
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a Christian, I have loved reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas. My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? One thing I've done differently is have a lot of snacks on hand.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a Christian, I have loved reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas. My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? One thing I've done differently is have a lot of snacks on hand.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Dewey's Readathon 2012
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?--Dawsonville, GA in the North GA mountains, about 50 miles north of Atlanta.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Finishing the book I'm reading now, The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?- soft pretzel breadsticks
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a Christian, I have love reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas. My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? One thing I'll do differently is read more than one book probably. Last readathon I was reading HP & the Half-Blood Prince.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Finishing the book I'm reading now, The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?- soft pretzel breadsticks
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a Christian, I have love reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas. My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? One thing I'll do differently is read more than one book probably. Last readathon I was reading HP & the Half-Blood Prince.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Mid-event survey
1) I am doing well, pretty alert, but I had a lot of Mt. Dew not long ago :)
2) I haven't finished anything, but I've read about 300 pages, in HP & the Half-Blood Prince, which is 650 pages.
3) Since I've only read one thing, Half-Blood Prince
4) My favorite snacks were the brownies my nephew baked this morning.
5) Not found any new blogs.
2) I haven't finished anything, but I've read about 300 pages, in HP & the Half-Blood Prince, which is 650 pages.
3) Since I've only read one thing, Half-Blood Prince
4) My favorite snacks were the brownies my nephew baked this morning.
5) Not found any new blogs.
2012 Readathon
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from?-- Dawsonville, GA, in the North GA mountains.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?--Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince-my goal is to almost finish it today (it's over 600 pages, & I'm on page 100).
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?-Tortilla chips and salsa.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself.--I love mysteries and crime dramas, I love Italian food, and I love my Kindle.
5)One thing I've done differently today is have a better selection of snacks on hand. Last year I didn't have hardly anything!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Help for single ladies
Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid is a fun yet spiritually deep book, aimed at single women. This book, according to the author, "is dedicated to all the ladies who may not feel as overjoyed to hear of yet another friend's recent engagement. This is for the young ladies who, as happy as they may feel to see a friend marry the person of their dreams, have that little ache in their hearts that says, “God, when will it be my turn?” My story is all about how to wait with contentment for your husband that God has chosen just for you." This book feels almost like sitting down with your girlfriends over a cup of coffee or tea and talking openly and honestly about how it feels to be single and what we can do to help those feelings.
Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid is a shockingly honest look at the author's life and relationships, with her friends, her family and her former boyfriends. She chronicles several times she's been a bridesmaid, but she's not made it to the altar herself, to the shock of her Haitian family. Through speaking about the end of one of her romantic relationships, she outlines the way she sought the Lord through and in her pain and how He healed her heart. She says, and I agree, that one main problem we as God's children have is how impatient we can get while waiting for His perfect timing, especially where romance is concerned.
This is a great book for singles of all ages, from late adolescence on. It includes discussion/study questions at the end of each chapter, which would be ideal for a Sunday School class or small group. It also shows two Biblical examples of waiting on God's timing, Sarah and Hannah.
I found much encouragement in this book, being a single, never-married person in my early thirties. This book reminds me that God is in control and He is working all things for my good. There are several important Biblically-based lessons to be learned through this book for all women of God.
*I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased review through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program.
Lessons Learned as a Bridesmaid is a shockingly honest look at the author's life and relationships, with her friends, her family and her former boyfriends. She chronicles several times she's been a bridesmaid, but she's not made it to the altar herself, to the shock of her Haitian family. Through speaking about the end of one of her romantic relationships, she outlines the way she sought the Lord through and in her pain and how He healed her heart. She says, and I agree, that one main problem we as God's children have is how impatient we can get while waiting for His perfect timing, especially where romance is concerned.
This is a great book for singles of all ages, from late adolescence on. It includes discussion/study questions at the end of each chapter, which would be ideal for a Sunday School class or small group. It also shows two Biblical examples of waiting on God's timing, Sarah and Hannah.
I found much encouragement in this book, being a single, never-married person in my early thirties. This book reminds me that God is in control and He is working all things for my good. There are several important Biblically-based lessons to be learned through this book for all women of God.
*I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased review through the Thomas Nelson BookSneeze Program.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Careful what you wish for
What if your fondest prayer was finally answered? Would you really be as happy as you thought you'd be?
In Sunrise on the Battery, Mary Lynn finds out the answer. She's a typical society mom, totally devoted to her kids and husband, and experiencing something of a spiritual awakening. This includes meeting with a prayer group once a week. Her most fervent prayer is that her husband Jackson will come to know the same Lord she has experienced. When that finally happens, through his meeting with their priest, the results are far from what Mary Lynn thought they would be. Jackson's new-found faith is being acted out in ways that are radically different from how Mary Lynn thought their lives would be.
I found this story both challenging and engaging. I totally identified with the characters and felt they were very vividly drawn out, almost to the point that they felt like real people I knew. I could identify strongly with Jackson especially, who read voraciously, mostly to make up for something he felt he missed in his education. I also love the imagery Beth Webb Hart uses to describe the Spirit's moving in people-e.g.-"...(Mary Lynn) felt a burning in her chest, like she had fallen asleep facedown on a heating pad. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it felt full of energy, and she sensed that God's love for her, something wholly undeserved, was working its way into her very bones. It was the best feeling she'd ever known. She did not want the burning to end."
I truly enjoyed this book and found it a good story and also thought-provoking about how we all live out our faith. It also shows that our prayers being answered do not always end up the way we thought they would.
I received this book free from the publisher and am not required to write a positive review, but one of my own opinion.
In Sunrise on the Battery, Mary Lynn finds out the answer. She's a typical society mom, totally devoted to her kids and husband, and experiencing something of a spiritual awakening. This includes meeting with a prayer group once a week. Her most fervent prayer is that her husband Jackson will come to know the same Lord she has experienced. When that finally happens, through his meeting with their priest, the results are far from what Mary Lynn thought they would be. Jackson's new-found faith is being acted out in ways that are radically different from how Mary Lynn thought their lives would be.
I found this story both challenging and engaging. I totally identified with the characters and felt they were very vividly drawn out, almost to the point that they felt like real people I knew. I could identify strongly with Jackson especially, who read voraciously, mostly to make up for something he felt he missed in his education. I also love the imagery Beth Webb Hart uses to describe the Spirit's moving in people-e.g.-"...(Mary Lynn) felt a burning in her chest, like she had fallen asleep facedown on a heating pad. It wasn't uncomfortable, but it felt full of energy, and she sensed that God's love for her, something wholly undeserved, was working its way into her very bones. It was the best feeling she'd ever known. She did not want the burning to end."
I truly enjoyed this book and found it a good story and also thought-provoking about how we all live out our faith. It also shows that our prayers being answered do not always end up the way we thought they would.
I received this book free from the publisher and am not required to write a positive review, but one of my own opinion.
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