Books came to mind as I retrieved my latest Amazon.com order. Oh goodie! In this batch we have "Presidential Trivia" and Frommer's "Irreverent Guide to Washington D.C. " (always a good choice AFTER your trip!). There's so much about Washington I want to learn about and the quirky stuff was appealing as a starting place.
Anyway, leaving Washington, we come across Christopher's *NASB Study Bible for Boys. Now, I would probably qualify as a bible collector. Not old, rare, collector varieties - just the quantity variety. *NASB for Precepts Studies, *NIV for Beth Moore studies, *NLT for its easily understood text. *KJV for its poetic quality that I have trouble understandig, *NKJV, well, I guess because it's new. My most recent acquisition is a NCV - The "Women of Faith Amazing Freedom Bible." It's pretty, has a great magnetized closure flap that makes it good for travel and it's supposed to be an easily read and understood translation.
Now, it might be argued that Christopher is getting a respectable collection as well. His new curriculum offers *KJV or *NASB and he didn't have a *NASB Bible - but, he does now.
This order ends with "Love & Respect." Probably THE Best marriage book available today. If you're engaged, married a year or 30 - read this book. I'm so glad our Pastor told us about this book.
*NASB=New American Standard Bible, *NIV= New International Version, *NLT= New Living Translation, *KJV=King James Version, *NKJV=New King James Version, *NCV=New Century Version.
Now, you go on and read this post and I'll go look through my new books!
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Last week I had the pleasure of taking my two youngest kids and a 4-yr old we were babysitting to a new little place in our downtown area called Silver Chair. It's a used book store/coffee bar in a converted house that's lovely and quaint. From a friend's recommendation I knew they had an area for kids, so as a special treat I decided we'd stop. As luck would have it we arrived a short while before their scheduled story-time, complete with related crafts and coloring pages! The kids had a nice time, and I enjoyed browsing the large and impressive collection of books the owner had on hand. I did end up with a book about the history and tales of our American Flag. I'm still on my US History kick following D.C. The kids - not as interested in history, chose a video "The Little Toaster."
While waiting for the kids time to finish I sat in an overstuffed, comfy chair, enjoying my coffee, and casually looked over the titles on a shelf next to me. Well, my imagination started getting the best of me! Now remember, this is some "down" time for me while I wait for the kids. I'm not trying to solve the world's problems or anything - just fill some time with a little fun.
This game actually got its start from the first title that caught my eye..."Emotionally Weird." Well, this was an easy one to place myself in the middle of. Then again, there's not too many people I know who aren't emotionally weird in one way or the other. That's ok - it just added to my amusement; you know what they say about small minds...
Continuing on I came across Tara Road, Under a Sheltering Sky - Now, with tongue firmly in cheek , we have a new story right here. How about "Emotionally Weird on Tara Road Under a Sheltering Sky" Now there's some vivid imagery!
Side by side on the shelf were "Inheritance" and "Pay or Play." Now really, I don't make this stuff up - well, actually I do. But nevermind that. This story just gets more interesting with the addition of "Three
Wishes" and "Man on the Mountain."I get a sense of melancholy when I imagine "The Patriarch" as "The Forgotten Man" with "A False Sense of Well Being," I wonder at the images created from the "Tournament of Shadows" at "Hatrack River" as recorded in "The Cloud Atlas." Mostly, though, with "Time and Tide," I'll continue my games, "Holding Out" and avoiding "The Rescuer," and hearing my 6-yr old say "That's All Right, Mama."
Have a great week and most of all, "Happy Thanksgiving!" I hope you're surrounded by loved ones. I really believe that no matter how good or bad we think we've got it - we can always find plenty to be thankful for. What a tremendous blessing!
P.S. My daughter specifically told me not to go with the Book Title entry - thought I was too strange on this one, AND, my husband just came downstairs complaining about all my books in the bathroom! I told you...Books, Books, and More Books!
Toast: "To Family...Cheers"
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