Quoted

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

Book Review - Double Shot

I read this book because Sharon loved it. I had never even heard of this author before but apparently she is fairly prolific. This book is about a group of 4 couples who form a tight knit group and refer to themselves as 'The Castaways'. They all live somewhere in Nantucket. They go on fabulous vacations together. They end up having affairs within the group. Just so you know, this is why I don't have friends. Anyway, one of the couples ends up dead in a tragic accident. The rest of the book is about unravelling the supposed mystery of their deaths. It is a pretty disappointing ending to a fairly decent book.



I couldn't finish this book. It's about a mom, her sister and her two daughters. One daughter breaks off her engagement and then her former fiance dies in a tragic accident. This author is big on the tragic accident. All four gals head to Tuckernuck island to the family's summer house to heal...or something. I found that by page 65 I just did not care about any of these people. Not even the hunky island caretaker interested me. If you read it, lemme know how it ends but mostly I really don't care.

Quoted

"The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power."

William Shakespeare

Book Review

I beg you.

Please do not read this book.

It is honestly one of the best written books I have ever read but I wish I had never picked it up. It is simply a horrifying story. Some reviewers at Amazon said they felt the book was hopeful. I was just hopeful I could finish it without making a Prozac sandwich.

Little Bee is a Nigerian refugee. You see...right there I should have known. How happy could a book about a Nigerian refugee be? Little Bee has an encounter with a British couple on the beach near her village. There are tragic consequences for pretty much everybody.

The author has created these haunting, real characters. He writes all this horror without any cliches or heavy handedness. It's just a fantastic book.

But, please, don't even think about reading it.

Quoted

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me."

- Matthew 5:11 (NIV)

Matt Chandler - Jesus Wants the Rose

Thank God he does.

Quoted

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

Coach John Wooden

Happy Birthday to Me!

37 years old.

If you knew how many stupid things I had done in my life, you would understand why getting older doesn't bother me in the least. Every year I get a little less dumb. So each birthday I embrace the chance to make progress. (This is subject to change in the next ten years depending on how much plastic surgery Kevin will pay for.)

I have so much to be thankful for. So much to look forward to. So many people to love.

My cup runneth over.

Quoted

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

Romans 12:21

Every time you lie about me, I remember this verse.

Every time you are hateful to me, I remember this verse.

Every time you try to blame your bad choices on me, I remember this verse.


You may be the 'problem child' but I am a child of the Most High God.

So...
Each time you choose bitterness, I will choose forgiveness.

Each time you choose wrath, I will choose mercy.

Each time you choose lies, I will choose truth.

Each time you choose hate, I will choose love.

And it's not because I'm such a good person.

I do it because my father told me to.

Book Review - Quick Takes (Mostly nonfiction edition)

This book surprised me actually. I expected a long rambling discourse on heaven. I'm not suggesting that would have been bad. I was just intrigued that the author chose to spend the majority of his book discussing his accident and recovery. It was WAY less cheesey than I anticipated. And believe me I was prepared for a lot of cheese.



I tried hard not to read this book. Even when Oprah gave it the go ahead, I resisted. I have no idea why. Then I read the book. Now I know why. Good grief this chick is full of herself. I know it's a personal memoir but for THE LOVE OF GOD. There is a hysterical chapter involving pizza in Naples. The rest of it...bite me lady.




This book literally made me LOL. Poor Kevin had to endure two days of me reading this thing aloud. The chapter about colonics was Pulitzer worthy. (Also, note to self, never have a colonic. kthxbai.) Beyond the funny, I identified a bit too strongly with the author's food addiction. You either get it or you don't. If you don't, count yourself lucky and go eat half a candy bar.



Charlaine Harris...why can't I quit you?

Quoted

"People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves."

- Salma Hayek