Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Epiphanies



Epiphany in two ways. First of all, the religious aspect of the days. C and I went to church this morning. A little while after we arrived the 1st chapter of Genesis was being read. A blessing of the water followed. Tomorrow takes place the blessing of the sea, rivers and lakes which is quite picturesque. I remember the ceremony my grandfather officiated in England. There were Scottish pipes, the Mayor, the Archbishop, little girls dressed in white, the chorus and the people and we all went to the sea near Dover to throw the cross into the sea. Then young men would jump into the sea to catch it. What a blessing.
The thing is, we don't know a good time when we have it, especially when we are young.

On another epiphany. Last night I found a copy of The Secret, in Greek. I am not into reading in Greek, apart from newspapers and magazine. English reads, blogging and the occasional speaking with the girls' English teacher is what keeps my English quite flexible after all these years. But yesterday J was playing with wii, and I was siting next to him, watching, when I grabbed The Secret and began reading quite mindlessly.

I have done my fair share of new age reading, and since Christ showed me the way to Him, I avoid reading the stuff. There was some sense into the idea, though. I have had a lot of negative thoughts recently. C is in his own world for the past few weeks. I am bored with all the paperwork at work and resent the burden. The arrival of the moody in laws didn't do much to cheer me up. You know that kind of unease you feel when you want to do better but you feel like hybernating.

Since last night I have been practicing. Whenever a dull/negative/bad thought comes into my mind I chase it away. When I can speak about the in laws, I don't . I just did, but that was to give you the idea. I pretend, I make do. I believe it works.

Happy Epiphany, then. In many parta of the world, today it's Christmas, as of the old calendar. So the festive time continues.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Fall Into Reading



Callapidder Days is hosting the new Fall reading challenge, which I am happy to take!

It is not a challenge per se, it is rather an opportunity to get me to read the books that I want to read that otherwise might be left on the shelf.


My list includes



The Having a Mary Heart book is one of the most important books I have read in my life, and I look forward to reading the Having a Mary Spirit one.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in stopping the struggle between "have to dos" and "want to dos" and finding balance in a Christian-centered way.

I also want to do the Bible Study from the Mary Heart book which I didn't do. This will be a wonderful opportunity to actually study the Bible for the first time in my life.

I am also going to read some vegetarian/vegan/raw books as this autumn/winter season DH and I have decided to focus on healthy eating as a family, starting with the pre-Christmas fasting.

A lovely book I just received on the mail is Skinny Bitch. Although the title may put you off, it is packed full of enlightening information and encouragemnet. This is accompanied by Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Recipes for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Cooking Crap (and Start Looking Hot!). I am also going to adapt some recipes from the wonderful How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking, the River Cafe Cookbook and Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook. This means I shall be able to have a set menu, which is a great help.

I would also like to read a good and pleasant Christian fiction book, but I haven't found one yet. I shall be looking at the other participants' lists, but if anyone reading this post and has a suggestion, please do post a comment!

It is one of my aims to visit as many participants as possible. I'll try to post about interesting passages and ideas in my Week in Review on Sundays. I wish us all very happy reading!