Some random thoughts I had at church this morning.
The birds are once again building nests in the lights above the cloister walk. There is a rather large one in the light just outside the doors to the narthex.
We have so many lovely young people who regularly participate in our services as acolytes. Three of those who served today are kids that I remember as chubby toddlers. How odd to see them almost completely grown up, and so faithful to service in our church. We are family, and as in all families, the little ones grow up much too fast! (They make the rest of us feel so old!)
Ordination really is forever. We have a number of retired clergy who worship with us at the cathedral. Often there will be more ordained clergy in the nave than in the chancel.. It is nice that we have many who are willing to step up and help out when our regular clergy are busy elsewhere, or need a break. Our retired clergy, like our youngsters, are some of our treasures at St. Paul's. We have so much to be grateful for as a community of believers. The best thing we have though, is each other. We grow and learn and stumble and suffer together. We also rejoice and celebrate together.
Some Sundays, when most of the choir is sneezing and snuffling, and yet, the music comes out sounding wonderful; those are the Sundays when those of us who sing know that our song is very much an example of the Grace of God at work.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Friday, November 4, 2011
Reading and Recipes
Since my last writing, ages and ages ago, I have been reading more of Alice Alfonsi and her husband's collaborations. The Coffee House Mysteries are excellent, entertaining, and provide a wealth of information about coffee. The Haunted Bookshop mysteries are a unique hybrid of hard-boiled detective and cozy. (No recipes in those, but great fun all the same!)
To find out more about these books, visitCoffee House Mysteries webpage
There are recipes here, as well as lots of character information, news, links to book reviews, all sorts of fun stuff for mystery and food fans.
I just made both the Oatmeal Cookie Muffins and the "Cuppa Joe" Mocha Drops. Both came out absolutely delicious! Thanks to this author and her website, I also discovered the joys of the Mocha Express coffee maker. (A stove-top espresso pot that easily produces fabulous coffee.) There are all sorts of links to information about the Mocha Express and how to use it on this site.
Some of the recipes from the books are not on the website yet. So buy the latest book, or borrow it from your library, because Murder By Mocha is the only place you'll find the recipe for Chocolate Zombie Clusters, and they are WORTH it!!.
Sorry to only dash off a short note, but this is all I have time for! Happy reading and eating!
To find out more about these books, visitCoffee House Mysteries webpage
There are recipes here, as well as lots of character information, news, links to book reviews, all sorts of fun stuff for mystery and food fans.
I just made both the Oatmeal Cookie Muffins and the "Cuppa Joe" Mocha Drops. Both came out absolutely delicious! Thanks to this author and her website, I also discovered the joys of the Mocha Express coffee maker. (A stove-top espresso pot that easily produces fabulous coffee.) There are all sorts of links to information about the Mocha Express and how to use it on this site.
Some of the recipes from the books are not on the website yet. So buy the latest book, or borrow it from your library, because Murder By Mocha is the only place you'll find the recipe for Chocolate Zombie Clusters, and they are WORTH it!!.
Sorry to only dash off a short note, but this is all I have time for! Happy reading and eating!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Books I Should Have Mentioned Last Time
There is an entire series of mystery novels that I have read, and now re-read on my Nook that I forgot to mention last time.
The coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle. They are well-written, tightly plotted, funny, and thought-provoking. The characters are people you come to like pretty quickly. There are ten of these novels in all, starting with On What Grounds. They are all set in the fictitious Village Blend coffee house in New York. The protagonist is Clare Cosi, the manager of the shop, who also happens to be the ex-wife of the owner's son, who is also the coffee bean buyer for the Village Blend. There is still some chemistry between Clare and her ex, Matt. There's more chemistry between Clare and her new love interest, Mike Quinn. He just happens to be a detective with the NYPD. Add the owner, Blanche Dubois, also known as Madame, and you have all you need for some truly fun and interesting mystery novels. The books also feature many wonderful recipes and coffee making advice. It is hard for me to come up with a favorite, I like them all. The last two, Roast Mortem and Murder by Mocha are really good, and the recipes are outstanding!
I am looking forward to the next one already!
The coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle. They are well-written, tightly plotted, funny, and thought-provoking. The characters are people you come to like pretty quickly. There are ten of these novels in all, starting with On What Grounds. They are all set in the fictitious Village Blend coffee house in New York. The protagonist is Clare Cosi, the manager of the shop, who also happens to be the ex-wife of the owner's son, who is also the coffee bean buyer for the Village Blend. There is still some chemistry between Clare and her ex, Matt. There's more chemistry between Clare and her new love interest, Mike Quinn. He just happens to be a detective with the NYPD. Add the owner, Blanche Dubois, also known as Madame, and you have all you need for some truly fun and interesting mystery novels. The books also feature many wonderful recipes and coffee making advice. It is hard for me to come up with a favorite, I like them all. The last two, Roast Mortem and Murder by Mocha are really good, and the recipes are outstanding!
I am looking forward to the next one already!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Movies, Books, Music, Etc.
I have been thinking lately about the things that I have read/watched/ or listened to over and over through the years.
Movies I have watched many times:
Gone With The Wind. (Come on, my family is from the South.)
Making Mr. Right - It's just a quirky, silly little movie that always makes me laugh. (Besides, John Malkovich is a pretty interesting actor.)
Jake Speed. This is a little low-budget action/comedy that I just adore. It is silly, campy, and funny. Always cheers me up.
The Mystery! screen adaptations of Dorothy L. Sayers' books Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, and Gaudy Night: I never saw a pair of actors that looked more exactly like the descriptions of the characters in a book than the two playing Lord Peter and Harriet in this series. Edward Petherbridge and Harriet Walter did an exceptional job, and after seeing just the first installment of Strong Poison, I had to go out and buy the novels!
Murphy's Romance. James Garner and Sally Field. Need I say more?
You've Got Mail - A nice little romantic comedy that never fails to make the cares of the day go away for a little while.
French Kiss - Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline - again, need I say more?
I have also watched the video recordings of three Mozart Operas done by a tiny company in a tiny theater that dates from Mozart's time. Le Nozze de Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Don Giovanni. I have sung arias from all three of these at voice recitals, and , in fact, my voice coach is currently torturing me with another aria from Cosi called Per Pieta Ben Mio Perdona.
Books I have read over and over: (Other than the Bible, that is)
The Three Musketeers by Dumas
A classic adventure, and a classic for good reason. Captivating, even after all these years.
The Count Of Monte Cristo also by Dumas. Another well crafted tale. This one was made into an exceptionally good mini series starring Gerrard Depardieu. A must-see, because even with subtitles, it is fast paced and very well made. (Besides, I need to hear the French now and then so I can sort of pronounce things sort of correctly when I have to sing a French aria. (the Doll Aria comes to mind. Sheesh! That thing is a marathon!))
Gone With The Wind. Ever since my Mom admitted that she and her sisters sneaked a copy away from a relative to read when she was young, I knew I had to read it. I have read it at least three times.
Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter novels I just love Lord Peter. What can I say He's almost the perfect hero.
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien
I'd have to give back my Geek Girl status if I didn't admit to reading these at least twice over in high school.
The James Blish and Alan Dean Foster adaptations of all the televised Star Trek episodes, both live action and animated. These stories were even better than watching the episodes, most ESPECIALLY in the case of the animated stories. Alan Dean Foster fleshed some of them out into stand alone novels. They were life sustaining to a young Trekkie going through a spell where none of the series were on the air, and nothing new was forthcoming. (Yes, Paramount, I am one of those obnoxious persons who wrote to the studio over and over DEMANDING that you do SOMETHING to feed our Star Trek cravings. Thank God for Star Wars and its success, or you might never have realized what a cash cow you had in Star Trek.)
And here lately, I have read and re-read the Psalm 23 Mysteries by Debbie Viguie. They are entertaining, fairly light reading, not exactly cozies, but good mysteries. They also have some things in them to make you think about your life and the way you react to it. The main characters are interesting, and they actually grow through the course of the three novels so far. (I sincerely hope there will be more! Too many unanswered questions otherwise!!)
I have also read and re-read Sarah J. Mason's Miss Seeton books (written as Hamilton Crane) and her Trewley and Stone mysteries written under her own name. (I am even used as the name for a character that doesn't actually appear in the story in Sew Easy To Kill, and the students at the school , St. Catherine's, in the story are called "Katies". ) That came about because I was a pen-friend of Sarah's after reading the first Trewley and Stone and discovering from her bio that she had two of the same breed of dog as I had. I wrote care of the publisher to ask how on earth she got ANYTHING done with two Schipperkes underfoot, as I found one to be extremely demanding all on his own. She answered that they kept each other busy, and a friendship was born. We don't write as much as we used to, as Sarah isn't much for computers except to write her books on, and I have not emailed as often as perhaps I should. Also, our dogs have since passed on to wait at the Rainbow Bridge, and though Matt and I have adopted another Schip from a breed rescue, Sarah and Bill have chosen not to go through the trauma of losing one again. It IS hard, they have a real way in entrenching themselves in your heart, those Little Black Devils of dogs.
As for music, well, the soundtrack of my adolescence was the Greatest Hits of Elton John, with a little Beach Boys, Beatles, and Motown thrown in. My Senior year, there was Disco, but only for dancing to. (And that, alas, with my friend Brenda Brubaker, because our stupid boyfriends wouldn't dance, and we had taken Disco Dance for P.E.. ) I also still listen to a lot of Moody Blues, thanks to Charles Brehm, who was both friend and boyfriend in my Junior year. (God, I had it BAD for that boy when I was 16 going on 17 and he was 17 going on 18. My husband should be grateful to him, he taught me how to kiss.)
Speaking of my husband, there is also a lot of Abba on my playlists because that is what we listened to together because he liked it so much. (I met him in a Star Trek fan club, by the way, and we were introduced by none other than his mother!)
There is an awful lot of Classical music in my life these days. There always was, I studied piano for 10 years, though you'd never know it to hear me try and play these days. (I never did practice enough. My main objective was to learn to read music in both clefs.)
I sing the Cathedral Choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Oklahoma City, and I take voice lessons at the Academy of Vocal Arts with Karen Smith-Pearson. We sing a lot of traditional English Church music at St. Paul's, and I sing a lot of opera and art songs with Karen. (I think my coworkers at the library can tell when a recital is near, because they will hear bits of the same aria over, and over, as I hum or softly sing to myself while working in the back.)
I also like the children's albums Gimme Elbow Room by Bonnie Rideout (Scottish fiddle champion) these are all infectious and enjoyable songs that aren't JUST for children to listen to., and the set of specially composed albums by Sandra Boynton: Grunt: "Pigorian Chant" wherein the pigs sing in Pig Latin, and all the other creatures sing in regular Latin., The Philadelphia Chickens, which features some popular artists singing silly songs, and also Blue Moo, more of the same. All are music that is good for kids, but also won't drive adults completely insane.
This is still only a partial listing of these things, but the ones that came immediately to mind when I set out to write about it. Life is still hectic, I am still not sleeping as well as I should, which I find can make me strangely hyper at times, and for which I apologize profusely to any of my coworkers that have had the urge to tell me to shut up already. You all deserve my best and not my running-on. I do hope this doesn't count as running on. Oh, well, with a blog post, you can just stop reading!
Movies I have watched many times:
Gone With The Wind. (Come on, my family is from the South.)
Making Mr. Right - It's just a quirky, silly little movie that always makes me laugh. (Besides, John Malkovich is a pretty interesting actor.)
Jake Speed. This is a little low-budget action/comedy that I just adore. It is silly, campy, and funny. Always cheers me up.
The Mystery! screen adaptations of Dorothy L. Sayers' books Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, and Gaudy Night: I never saw a pair of actors that looked more exactly like the descriptions of the characters in a book than the two playing Lord Peter and Harriet in this series. Edward Petherbridge and Harriet Walter did an exceptional job, and after seeing just the first installment of Strong Poison, I had to go out and buy the novels!
Murphy's Romance. James Garner and Sally Field. Need I say more?
You've Got Mail - A nice little romantic comedy that never fails to make the cares of the day go away for a little while.
French Kiss - Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline - again, need I say more?
I have also watched the video recordings of three Mozart Operas done by a tiny company in a tiny theater that dates from Mozart's time. Le Nozze de Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Don Giovanni. I have sung arias from all three of these at voice recitals, and , in fact, my voice coach is currently torturing me with another aria from Cosi called Per Pieta Ben Mio Perdona.
Books I have read over and over: (Other than the Bible, that is)
The Three Musketeers by Dumas
A classic adventure, and a classic for good reason. Captivating, even after all these years.
The Count Of Monte Cristo also by Dumas. Another well crafted tale. This one was made into an exceptionally good mini series starring Gerrard Depardieu. A must-see, because even with subtitles, it is fast paced and very well made. (Besides, I need to hear the French now and then so I can sort of pronounce things sort of correctly when I have to sing a French aria. (the Doll Aria comes to mind. Sheesh! That thing is a marathon!))
Gone With The Wind. Ever since my Mom admitted that she and her sisters sneaked a copy away from a relative to read when she was young, I knew I had to read it. I have read it at least three times.
Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter novels I just love Lord Peter. What can I say He's almost the perfect hero.
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien
I'd have to give back my Geek Girl status if I didn't admit to reading these at least twice over in high school.
The James Blish and Alan Dean Foster adaptations of all the televised Star Trek episodes, both live action and animated. These stories were even better than watching the episodes, most ESPECIALLY in the case of the animated stories. Alan Dean Foster fleshed some of them out into stand alone novels. They were life sustaining to a young Trekkie going through a spell where none of the series were on the air, and nothing new was forthcoming. (Yes, Paramount, I am one of those obnoxious persons who wrote to the studio over and over DEMANDING that you do SOMETHING to feed our Star Trek cravings. Thank God for Star Wars and its success, or you might never have realized what a cash cow you had in Star Trek.)
And here lately, I have read and re-read the Psalm 23 Mysteries by Debbie Viguie. They are entertaining, fairly light reading, not exactly cozies, but good mysteries. They also have some things in them to make you think about your life and the way you react to it. The main characters are interesting, and they actually grow through the course of the three novels so far. (I sincerely hope there will be more! Too many unanswered questions otherwise!!)
I have also read and re-read Sarah J. Mason's Miss Seeton books (written as Hamilton Crane) and her Trewley and Stone mysteries written under her own name. (I am even used as the name for a character that doesn't actually appear in the story in Sew Easy To Kill, and the students at the school , St. Catherine's, in the story are called "Katies". ) That came about because I was a pen-friend of Sarah's after reading the first Trewley and Stone and discovering from her bio that she had two of the same breed of dog as I had. I wrote care of the publisher to ask how on earth she got ANYTHING done with two Schipperkes underfoot, as I found one to be extremely demanding all on his own. She answered that they kept each other busy, and a friendship was born. We don't write as much as we used to, as Sarah isn't much for computers except to write her books on, and I have not emailed as often as perhaps I should. Also, our dogs have since passed on to wait at the Rainbow Bridge, and though Matt and I have adopted another Schip from a breed rescue, Sarah and Bill have chosen not to go through the trauma of losing one again. It IS hard, they have a real way in entrenching themselves in your heart, those Little Black Devils of dogs.
As for music, well, the soundtrack of my adolescence was the Greatest Hits of Elton John, with a little Beach Boys, Beatles, and Motown thrown in. My Senior year, there was Disco, but only for dancing to. (And that, alas, with my friend Brenda Brubaker, because our stupid boyfriends wouldn't dance, and we had taken Disco Dance for P.E.. ) I also still listen to a lot of Moody Blues, thanks to Charles Brehm, who was both friend and boyfriend in my Junior year. (God, I had it BAD for that boy when I was 16 going on 17 and he was 17 going on 18. My husband should be grateful to him, he taught me how to kiss.)
Speaking of my husband, there is also a lot of Abba on my playlists because that is what we listened to together because he liked it so much. (I met him in a Star Trek fan club, by the way, and we were introduced by none other than his mother!)
There is an awful lot of Classical music in my life these days. There always was, I studied piano for 10 years, though you'd never know it to hear me try and play these days. (I never did practice enough. My main objective was to learn to read music in both clefs.)
I sing the Cathedral Choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Oklahoma City, and I take voice lessons at the Academy of Vocal Arts with Karen Smith-Pearson. We sing a lot of traditional English Church music at St. Paul's, and I sing a lot of opera and art songs with Karen. (I think my coworkers at the library can tell when a recital is near, because they will hear bits of the same aria over, and over, as I hum or softly sing to myself while working in the back.)
I also like the children's albums Gimme Elbow Room by Bonnie Rideout (Scottish fiddle champion) these are all infectious and enjoyable songs that aren't JUST for children to listen to., and the set of specially composed albums by Sandra Boynton: Grunt: "Pigorian Chant" wherein the pigs sing in Pig Latin, and all the other creatures sing in regular Latin., The Philadelphia Chickens, which features some popular artists singing silly songs, and also Blue Moo, more of the same. All are music that is good for kids, but also won't drive adults completely insane.
This is still only a partial listing of these things, but the ones that came immediately to mind when I set out to write about it. Life is still hectic, I am still not sleeping as well as I should, which I find can make me strangely hyper at times, and for which I apologize profusely to any of my coworkers that have had the urge to tell me to shut up already. You all deserve my best and not my running-on. I do hope this doesn't count as running on. Oh, well, with a blog post, you can just stop reading!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Just Surviving
People always ask "How are you?" when they haven't seen you for awhile. Well, what with 20+ days at or over 100 degrees, (today was the first cloudy, cooler (only 89 so far) day we've had in a LONG time), the Congress trying to sell us all down the river in favor of the big corporations, and new software starting this week at the library, I am surviving, but only just.
There is a new series of mysteries that I enjoyed very much, alas, the publisher is hemming and hawing about publishing any more of them, the author has many other irons in the fire, and well, those of us who are on pins and needles over the cliffhanger at the end of the last one are just out of luck. For those of you who are interested, the series is called the Psalm 23 Mysteries by Debbie Viguie. First one is The Lord Is My Shepherd, next comes I Shall Not Want, and then Lie Down In Green Pastures. I read the last one first, but it works much better if you start with the first one! If you (like me) could use a little escapist fiction that isn't too taxing but will give you a bit of something to think about, this series is for you. (And PLEASE, Ms. Viguie, find a way to finish it whether or NOT the publishers pick it up!!)
Here are links to the books on Barnes and Noble: The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want , Lie Down In Green Pastures
I have to go bake some oatmeal cookies now. I am sending them in a care package for our technology team who are wrestling all this week with migrating our database to the new software, and they trying to fix all the little glitches, snags, and just plain blowups that will more than likely come up as we go live with it. They need our prayers and support, and they also need cookies.
As for me, as long as the rain comes back and keeps us cooler, and Congress gets its collective head out of its collective behind, I should be fine.
There is a new series of mysteries that I enjoyed very much, alas, the publisher is hemming and hawing about publishing any more of them, the author has many other irons in the fire, and well, those of us who are on pins and needles over the cliffhanger at the end of the last one are just out of luck. For those of you who are interested, the series is called the Psalm 23 Mysteries by Debbie Viguie. First one is The Lord Is My Shepherd, next comes I Shall Not Want, and then Lie Down In Green Pastures. I read the last one first, but it works much better if you start with the first one! If you (like me) could use a little escapist fiction that isn't too taxing but will give you a bit of something to think about, this series is for you. (And PLEASE, Ms. Viguie, find a way to finish it whether or NOT the publishers pick it up!!)
Here are links to the books on Barnes and Noble: The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want , Lie Down In Green Pastures
I have to go bake some oatmeal cookies now. I am sending them in a care package for our technology team who are wrestling all this week with migrating our database to the new software, and they trying to fix all the little glitches, snags, and just plain blowups that will more than likely come up as we go live with it. They need our prayers and support, and they also need cookies.
As for me, as long as the rain comes back and keeps us cooler, and Congress gets its collective head out of its collective behind, I should be fine.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
I've Gone Over To The Dark Side...
I finally gave in and bought an e-reader. Since it does more than just allow me to read e-books, I figured it was worth getting. There are a few books I would like to own, but would not necessarily like to pay $25 + for the hardcover edition, or find space in the house to store said hardcover. So, the Nook Color was Matt's big gift to me this Christmas, and I also got one for him. (Technically, we bought them together, and today, so they were an afterthought as far as Christmas goes.)
The Nook is simple enough to use, but the touch screen keyboard drives me nuts. I am a touch typist, and having to tap one letter at a time is MUCH too slow and painstaking a process for me to endure it for more than about five minutes. I can post short updates to face book from the Nook, I can also download free e-books from the library, either the public domain ones I can keep, or the newer ones that I can borrow. They check themselves back in, evidently.
Of course, I get this new contraption, and right away I've loaded it full of Nac Mac Feegles.
Crivens!
What have I done?! Why, I've purchased and downloaded all the Tiffany Aching stories, that's what I've done! Books I read the first time from the library, and would like to own, but don't have room to keep. Now I can own them, and even better, I can find them when I want to read them, and I can even search for certain passages electronically!
(Hm, for some reason the grammar checker on this program doesn't like the previous paragraph much. The Feegles must have frightened it!)
(There. I broke it up. It likes that much better!)
I shall add some photos of the Nook, and of the quiche I made this evening, and the other Christmas gifts I opened yesterday. They consist mostly of fitness related games for the Wii. This is a (probably) vain attempt to get my ever more flabby old body back into some semblance of shape. If I play the fitness games regularly, and do my time on the treadmill, I may just manage to reign in the mddle aged weight gain. (I hope!)
All in all this has been a good holiday season for me so far. (I think Matt has found it enjoyable also.) It has certainly involved a LOT of consecutive church services! We more than made up this year for not being together as a congregation last Christmas! We were at church Friday night, Saturday morning, and again this morning! I love my church family at St. Paul's, and it was a special joy to be able to spend our Christmas with them again this year. Every Christmas since 1995, except last year when the snowstorm prevented it. We also got to spend time with Mike and Nancy Rogers, good friends also of long standing, and always a welcome sight. I suspect the gift cards they gave us are going to be consumed by the wee electronic book devices.
That is about all my still somewhat sleep deprived brain can come up with this time out. As you can see, I was busier this season than I thought I would be, so I didn't make it with the daily gratitude posts. But I am grateful for the people who make it worthwhile to celebrate. For friends and coworkers and family. All of you are treasures, and I try to keep you close in my heart.
The Nook is simple enough to use, but the touch screen keyboard drives me nuts. I am a touch typist, and having to tap one letter at a time is MUCH too slow and painstaking a process for me to endure it for more than about five minutes. I can post short updates to face book from the Nook, I can also download free e-books from the library, either the public domain ones I can keep, or the newer ones that I can borrow. They check themselves back in, evidently.
Of course, I get this new contraption, and right away I've loaded it full of Nac Mac Feegles.
Crivens!
What have I done?! Why, I've purchased and downloaded all the Tiffany Aching stories, that's what I've done! Books I read the first time from the library, and would like to own, but don't have room to keep. Now I can own them, and even better, I can find them when I want to read them, and I can even search for certain passages electronically!
(Hm, for some reason the grammar checker on this program doesn't like the previous paragraph much. The Feegles must have frightened it!)
(There. I broke it up. It likes that much better!)
I shall add some photos of the Nook, and of the quiche I made this evening, and the other Christmas gifts I opened yesterday. They consist mostly of fitness related games for the Wii. This is a (probably) vain attempt to get my ever more flabby old body back into some semblance of shape. If I play the fitness games regularly, and do my time on the treadmill, I may just manage to reign in the mddle aged weight gain. (I hope!)
All in all this has been a good holiday season for me so far. (I think Matt has found it enjoyable also.) It has certainly involved a LOT of consecutive church services! We more than made up this year for not being together as a congregation last Christmas! We were at church Friday night, Saturday morning, and again this morning! I love my church family at St. Paul's, and it was a special joy to be able to spend our Christmas with them again this year. Every Christmas since 1995, except last year when the snowstorm prevented it. We also got to spend time with Mike and Nancy Rogers, good friends also of long standing, and always a welcome sight. I suspect the gift cards they gave us are going to be consumed by the wee electronic book devices.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Advent Day 14: Today I am Thankful for Books
Sometimes, I find things stuck in my books that I don't remember putting in them. They are not always bookmarks, but sometimes just something I got out of the mail the day I happened to be reading that book.
There are sometimes things left in library books. The most unusual one I ever came across was a car payment, all stamped and ready to mail. We called the customer and asked if they wanted us to go ahead and mail it, and they did, so we dropped it in with our outgoing mail. I try to not leave things in the library's books.
I cannot believe how fast Advent is going this year, and I don't know how I'm going to get all my library books read in time. There are still cookies to be made, packages to be mailed, and gifts to be wrapped. Most of all, there is still the need to stop and reflect on the meaning of the season, and the things that are in my life that mean the most.
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