First is "Radical" by David Platt. It is, to state the obvious, radically changing the way I see this world I live in. I am just trying to read, pray, listen, and repeat until it sinks in. Really, if I admit it, it can be scary. Where is He taking me, what does He want to do with me, am I ready, am I willing? Questions I have been asking myself, and questions I have been praying for God to give me the "yes" to.
Secondly, the book that has captured me like no other ever has: "One Thousand Gifts - A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are" by Ann Voskamp. She is the writer of "A Holy Experience", one of 2 blogs that I follow. To say that she is gifted is quite the understatement. I would dare say that this book is an instant classic. Ann is a writer's writer, almost hard for my simple mind to follow at times. But I am just captivated by her writing, I can not stop reading this book. It is like you are in her brain, inside her thought process. The journey she is leading the reader on is her very own, very personal journey. And it is with the most fearless, raw vulnerability I have ever experienced that she leads the reader through her journey. I fully know I will be a different woman when the final pages of these books are turned. And I am sure the pages will be returned to again and again.
I wish like mad that I was in a place of being able to share the latter with a "book club" of close friends. For now I am just gratefull for the "Bloom" online book club that I'll be following. Can't wait until next Sunday, when the first video appears for "One Thousand Gifts" Come join me, and if you live close, come have a cup of coffee with me. I would love your company, and your thoughts!
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