So I know that this is totally uncharictoristic of me. But i have a book that I am reading, thatI love. Its not a novel, and is actually really short. Maybe studying would be a better word. Its called 21 days closer to Christ. It presents ideas to think about scripture verses to read and such, in a 21 days journy. I am taking longer then 21 days to read it because I read the chapter one day, then I read the verses another and write/think about the ideas for thought on another day. But it is SO good. It was writen by Emily Freeman, and has lots of beautiful at by Simon Dewey. At the end of each chapter it has an invitation like today it is "Discover" then the Journey...todays is..."Try to discover in every hour,some heavenly blessing that will bring you closer to Christ. A treasure, Gods Gold." So today at this moment, "Gods Gold", is my friend and sister Mandie. She came over for a few hours and I really injoyed it. She played with the girls and talked to me. I was not lonly. She is a blessing in my life.
I think why I love this book so much is because it is very interactive. Its actually only 135 pages long, but it is as if i have to digest each chapter (all three pages) and the digestion is the part where I get the most out of it. I LOVE it! Devin got it for me for Christmas.
Everyone is trying to et me to read this series of books about vampires. but the hting is I am not a reader. I don't injoy it. I would way wrather have somehting interactive, like a friend to tell me stories about themself or somehting like that. I remember on my mission while we were driving or tracting or doing some other thing that was mostly boring because its with the same person all the time. In many of my companionships we would tell about our life. A story about something that happend or something that made us the way we are. I really loved those times. but I loved the times where I was listening more then when I was telling. And I came to love those companions so much, deeper then others (only two) who for thier different reasons would not open up.
Any way, I am reading and I am injoying it. So this is good.
4 comments:
Maybe everyone has their own talent in reading. I love to read novels, but honestly, I'm really bad at non-fiction, like the book you're reading now. Even if I know it's wonderful, and have had lots of people recommend it to me, when I read non-fiction I have a hard time getting into it, or finishing it. But it sounds like you're great at it, because you can interact with it so much more (especially religious non-fiction).
By the way, congratulations on your new daughter!
Thora
Read Twilight, read Twilight! I didn't think I would like them either, and I devoured all 3 books in less than a week, and they are big books! Even if you are not a reader, I think you will like them.
But I'm like Thora, I love novels, but I can't get into non-fiction. I tried reading Jesus the Christ once. I got about 2 pages in and never finished it. But your book sounds really good. I might have to borrow it from you when you are done. And you can borrow Twilight from me! ;)
Ames
I am glad you are reading. Books are great friends of any form.
I'm with Thora- I have a MUCH easier time reading fiction than non-fiction, and especially (confession is good for the soul!) religious non-fiction. Much as I love reading, I have a hard time reading books like the one you're reading. Your talent is much more useful than mine, in an eternal sense.
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