Posts tagged Books
Some thoughts on a rainy Saturday
Jun 13th
Just sitting on my couch, drinking my coffee and watching the rain ~ wondering what is going to happen with the softball tournament later today. Too early too worry about it. House is quiet, Caleb and Tom are out working, Abby spent the night at a friends. Now that I got Riley to stop barking at all the cars across the street for the garage sale, it is a bit more peaceful in here.
When you have a house as busy as ours is, it is a rare occurance to have a quiet Saturday morning. I feel like I should be up doing something, catching up on something, cleaning something, but it feels really good just to sit and enjoy the quiet. Been doing some reading recently on rest and how we are more effective if we take time to rest and not go 24/7. Rest just isn’t doing nothing, but doing something that feeds you. For me that is reading, watching my kids in their sporting activities, and listening to podcasts. I know I can be a little slow on the uptake, but if I am not reading or learning regularly, I have a tendancy to spin cycle into unhealthy self-talk. I guess it is how I am wired. And it really doesn’t matter what I am reading, just that I read.
What in life feeds you? Strengthens you? Energizes you?
Got Perspective? – The Noticer by Andy Andrews
May 19th
Monday, April 27, 2009
1. The state of one’s ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship
2. The faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship
The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective by Andy Andrews soon to be published by Thomas Nelson is a quick read that packs a powerful punch. I had not heard of or read anything else by Andy Andrews, but it will not be long before I read more of his books.
A quiet ocean town is visited on and off through the years by a man named Jones who seems to know details of the lives of those he comes in contact with, but nobody seems to know much about Jones. Jones however, seems to knows exactly the right words to say to each person that he chooses to give the bigger view of perspective. To the homeless, young kid, the couple about to divorce, to the woman who thinks that her usefulness on this earth is done, and many others that Jones helps out with a strong dose of straight talk, humor, and . . . perspective. Jones teaches them to look outside of their limited view to look at their situations and problems with a bigger picture in mind.
I would highly recommend reading this book. It is a quick easy read that will impact your life. Who in your life has impacted you, and how?
Rest – a review
May 19th
