Saturday, February 11, 2017

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Books are listed by author (or series creator),
 and not necessarily in the order read.

"My Daily Spiritual Companion"
by Marci Alborghetti
daily devotional reading for 2017


"Reuben"
(Kindle book)
by Mary Christner Borntrager
[fiction,  Amish/Mennonite, "Ellie's People" series]


"In This House of Brede"
by Rumer Godden
[Catholic fiction]
my favorite novel

  
"The Art Spirit"
by Robert Henri

[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)


"Harry Bentley's Second Chance
A Yada Yada Brothers Novel"
by Dave Jackson

"Where Do I Go?
A Yada Yada House of Hope Novel"
by Neta Jackson
[Protestant fiction (several denominations), series, spin-off]

(parallel novels)


"Hangin' Out With Cici"
by Francine Pascal
[children's/YA fiction]

"Chelsea and The Outrageous Phone Bill"
"Big Trouble For Roxie"
by Hilda Stahl
[children's fiction, Christian, Protestant, denomination(s) not specified, series]
(openlibrary.org loans)


"The Middle Button"
by Kathryn Worth
[YA fiction, historical, 1880s] 
some racism, reflecting both the
time the novel takes place, and
the time it was written. 

Winky's New Bed

Remember the old riddle, "When is a boy not a boy?"  The 
answer is, "When he's abed."
Well, that would describe me lately. No, I haven't been abed, but I have been a bed. Specifically, I've been a cat bed.
Winky has been sleeping on me almost every night.  He waits for me to get settled down, and then there he is.

Encouraging news about EWTN's Fr. Anthony

Fr. Anthony hopes to be back on the air in the near future.  Oh, HOW I'm praying for that to happen! https://franciscanmissionaries.c...