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.

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

"Grow Up, Amy"
by Kate Andrews
[children's fiction, "Making Friends" series]

"The Home Has A Heart"

by Thyra Ferre Bjorn

[Protestant nonfiction;  anecdotes, recipes]

(February chapter only)

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

"Skippack School
being the story of Eli Shrawder and of
one Christopher Dock, schoolmaster 
about the year 1750"
by Marguerite De Angeli
[children's fiction, historical]

"In This House of Brede"

by Rumer Godden

[Catholic fiction]
my favorite novel

  
"The Art Spirit"
by Robert Henri
[nonfiction]
(Kindle book)

Sunday Books?

You may have noticed some changes to my reading lists these past few weeks.  The words Reserved For Sunday no longer appear.  

Well, there is a reason for that.  I realized... and why it didn't occur to me sooner I don't know.... that by reserving these books for Sunday, I was actually depriving myself of some good
Catholic reading during the other six days. My Bible readings and daily devotions were not enough, so I decided to read more
Catholic books during the week.

But I still have a rule when it comes to my Sunday reading:

I don't read any secular books that I don't already know and love.

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

"Wise Up, Alex"

(physical copy)
"Cool It, Carrie"
(openlibrary.org loan)
"Face Facts, Sky"
"Grow Up, Amy"
(physical copies)
by Kate Andrews
[children's fiction, "Making Friends" series]

"Rachel"
by Mary Christner Borntrager

[fiction,  Amish/Mennonite, "Ellie's People" series]

(Kindle book)

"Outnumbered!  Raising 13 Kids With Humor and Prayer"
by Mary Ann Kuharski
[nonfiction, Catholic]

"The Computer That Said Steal Me"
by Elizabeth Levy
[children's fiction]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"That Boy Johnny!"
by Evelyn Ray Sickels
[children's fiction, historical, 1850s]

New Chapter Posted At Last!

After a too-long hiatus, I've FINALLY added a new chapter to my ongoing Another World fic, 23rd Precinct.   It feels SO good, SO right to be at work on my fan fiction again.

AAARRGGGHHH!!!!

One evening years ago, at a party in the Church Hall, (I forget what the party was for) a woman sitting at the same table as I was asked me what I did for a living.
Well, I had recently sold a couple of my writings... not, I'll admit, for a great deal of money, but enough to make me feel
like an almost professional writer.
I smiled and said, "I'm a writer."
"But what kind of work do you do?" the woman wanted to know.
"I write," I replied, resisting the temptation to add the word duh.
"Oh," my interrogator went on, wrinkling her nose, "then you don't work?"

I muttered under my breath, "Murder is a mortal sin, murder is a mortal sin, murder is a mortal sin...."