Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Book Report

January 2, 2019

My last reading update was at the end of October so let’s see how all that worked out.

I read the book of Isaiah and finished it on December 31st. I also read “A Plan of Life” by Fr. Roger Landry in November – it was a good book with a lot of suggestions on living out your faith each day. I also read “The Inviting Life” by Laura Calder which was actually pretty good. It’s about making your home not just a place for you and your family but for others as well. A lot of how to’s on hosting events from small to largish so I found it helpful. It might be one to get down the road. As a family we read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” – a funny but thoughtful book on the true meaning of Christmas.

I also picked up “The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up” which is a comic version of Marie Kondo’s book on organizing. I read it in one day and it was good. I have the original book so I’ll read that next. Some of the ideas she had was to visualize your ideal lifestyle – what comes after you get your house in order. I’ve never thought about it much but I might be more successful at this keeping house stuff if I did. Sometimes I get a glimpse of it when the house is clean and all is right with the world – it’s just a feeling but it’s a good one.

For this month I started the New Testament again. I really should read Jeremiah and the other prophets I didn’t get to, but there’s time for that at the end of the year when I finish the NT. For spiritual reading I’ve got “When Your Rope Breaks” by Steve Brown. It’s an older book, published in 1988, but the topic is not old – how to cope when things go wrong. I found it at my library book sale and the timing could not be better. It’s what I need right now. If I have time I’ll read “True Radiance – Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life” – a book for Catholic women about dealing with issues as they age. With another birthday coming up it’s a good time for that one! And, of course, my magazines. Those are always fun and inspiring.

Since we are talking about books, I have culled my shelves and pulled three bags for either Goodwill or our local library for their book sale room. This is also helping me remember what I have and that I have a lot to read before I buy another book. Although I have to say, I’ve bought books that look good and meant to read them but they got shelved. However, later on, when the time was right I was able to pick up that book and find what I needed. So, you never know. But if you do know you’re never going to read a book or read it again – pass it on to someone else.

Happy reading!

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On January 23, 2019 at 12:48 AM, Matt said:

Three bags? Does that actually create some gaps on the shelves?

On January 23, 2019 at 6:32 PM, java_queen said:

No. And I'm up to five bags. What is gone are the stacks in front of the shelved books. :-P

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