Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Sweet Reading

Happy Tuesday, I hope you all are enjoying your spring break and getting refreshed and rested up like I am. I am taking time to do a follow-up post on my 2012 resolutions to review how I am doing on a few of my commitments.

One of my resolutions for 2012 was to read three books other than my school requirements. If you know me well, you would know that this is a bigger undertaking that for most people because it takes a lot of motivation to get me to read anything. I am proud to say that I am already 2/3 of the way through with this resolution. About a week into the new year I read a book called "Epic" by John Eldredge, and over the weekend I finished reading my second book called "Hinds' Feet on High Places" by Hannah Hurnard. Both books are wonderful and left me incredibly thankful to be a part of God's story.


The book "Epic" tells how we are a part in the story that God is telling. Eldridge tells how that story is interrupted by sin and how our nature longs to be as we were before sin entered our lives. One of my favorite quotes from this book says, "I daresay we've heard a bit about original sin, but not nearly enough about original glory, which comes before sin and is deeper to our nature. We were crowned with glory and honor. Why does a woman long to be beautiful? Why does a man hope to be found brave? Because we remember, if only faintly, that we were once more than we are now."

The book "Hinds' Feet on High Places" was referred to me by a friend and it took me several months to get around to reading it all the way through. I cried through the last few chapters as I read of the promises that the "Shepard" made to the main character "Much-Afriad" and how every promise came to pass despite the long journey it took for her to get to the High Places. I am overwhelmed with gratitude to Jesus for choosing me to go on this journey with Him as well. I would suggest anyone to read this. 

Here are a few of the next books on my must-read list:

1. "Kisses From Katie" by Katie Davis

2. "Calm My Anxious Heart" by Linda Dillow

3. "A Woman After God's Own Heart" by Elizabeth George

Reading lately? Got any goo suggestions to add to me list? 

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