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With my reading, that is! I'm once again trying to read too many books over the same period, and what with work being more physical than I've been used to, I'm often too tired in the evenings to get much reading done. Don't want to postpone anything because it's all enjoyable, but it's slowgoing for now. You might not see a change to the list on my sidebar for awhile.
Along with the above, I try to study the Bible as often as time and temperament allow. Below are the materials next to my bed. The handbooks are older, but I like them. And I dug out
The Children's Bible once again because the Samuel/King David/King Solomon stories are fun to reread from that volume (illustrations, too):
I'm managing to read the devotionals
New Day, New You every morning, and
Trusting God Day by Day every evening. I had splurged on the two new-to-me Joyce Meyer devotionals in May or June of this year, but didn't start in on them immediately.
When I realized toward the end of June that I was just thirteen months away from applying for my SS, I decided to begin both devotionals with July 1, reading mid-year 2013 to mid-year 2014. So far it's been a very nice way to mark time, both spiritually and visually (via bookmarks moving through the books; I would miss that on a Kindle).
Below is the version of
Lark Rise to Candleford that I'm reading (A Nonpareil Book, David R. Godine, Publisher). I highly recommend this version, but then I have nothing to compare it to. It is illustrated with lovely old-time-looking wood-engravings. (See another lovely version recommended by Brenda
here.)
Can you believe I haven't watched any of the series yet?! But from what I've read, the book is historical background (which is exactly what it reads like) and the series creators fabricate plot (of which the book has next to none) for the characters. I think I'll be glad I'm reading the book first. Almost ready to start
Candleford Green, but not quite. Then I can visit my public library, which I swore off until I finished a few books from my stash!
And finally, just for the sake of sharing more trivia, two additional stacks of books kept in my bedroom. The first is also beside my bed, supporting my alarm clock:
The second sits on a footstool:
I may have shared these stacks of books before. The top book in the photo is A Room of Her Own by Chris Casson Madden. If I were well-organized, I'd put all my ME books together, but ...
Well, thanks for putting up with another post about books. I could almost make this a book blog, but then just as happened with sharing my pretties, I will eventually come to the end of the books I can share ... unless I donate some so that I can buy more! :O) In fact, the latest Joyce Meyer book will be donated to my library as soon as I'm through reading it. I decided some time back that it was a very small ministry I could have, i.e., buying her books as released, gently reading them, then passing them on to be read by others who enjoy her books. (I've kept her earliest books and any devotionals I get.) I know some might not think it's intellectual to read/watch Joyce, but in my humble opinion, God has greatly anointed her.
And so I'll close with a quote from the Kitty Calendar:
"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop."
Ovid
Reading can be such a lovely way to rest! Blessings on you and yours,
Bess
PS: I'm not entirely out of pretties to share, and of course, I'd like to share many again. Hope to do much more of that when I no longer work fulltime!
