Four short and everlasting weeks later…
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.
c.s. lewis
Things worth remembering…
- fake snake shenanigans
- having an all-sisters outing to a favorite coffee shop
- finding that the instant camera I dug out of a thrift store actually works (!!!)
- skating past bloody ice 👀
- getting a dear friend‘s poetry book in the mail
- getting to use a new skid loader for work
- being pleasantly surprised by a successful attempt at adapting a cheesecake recipe
- finding out that Amazon had significantly marked down Clarion Hope (!!!)
- writing strange typewriter haikus about my siblings
- surviving The Coldest Day
- finding that the combination of gravy, pasta shells, and mozzarella cheese tastes way better than it looks
- a weekend near Duluth with friends…so very good for the soul🫶🏼
- creating the Play-Doh Red Sea crossing
- seeing Lake Superior for the first time
- all of the memories made on the road…and on the side of the road…and in the ditch…
- the world smelling like spring again
- picking up crocheting again
- time in the woods
We are full and we forget God: satisfied with earth, we are content to do without heaven.
Charles Spurgeon
What I’ve been reading…
Three Men in a Boat – Jerome K. Jerome
To be honest, I didn’t read much this month. But I did start reading this book, and the humor is so much fun!
In the Shadow of a Sunbeam – Rachel Rowbottom
I have mixed feelings about this book. I did break them down a bit in my Goodreads review, though, so you can check that out if you’d like.
What We Hide – Colleen Coble, Rick Acker
THE EPILOGUE, PEOPLES!!!
I enjoyed the mystery aspect of this story, but I was really disappointed with how the issue of divorce was handled so flippantly by a Christian couple. The “do I love him, do I not, should I divorce him, should I not,” was littered with Scripture references, and that really saddened me. I know that approach isn’t unrealistic in the least, but I would have appreciated a wiser character being able to bring some clarity to the situation and to the reader. Please and thank you.
(I did get invested in Hez’s story, though, and the epilogue got me, so I may give the sequel a listen when it comes out…)
He satisfies the longing soul,
psalm 107:9
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
From the journal…
The Fall came because Eve was not satisfied with the abundance God had allowed her. Oh, Jesus, let me not fall into the same trap of believing that my ways are better!
It is a gift to suffer and long deeply on this earth, for in doing so we are given a clearer picture of the brokenness of this world and our sinful nature, and our desire for our Redeemer and Savior is strengthened in a way that those who know little trial can only dream of. Thank You for this opportunity, Lord, to know just how deep Your love for me runs.
Let me expect my daily sustenance from You and You alone so that I may be able to love deeply and truly with no conditions.
What’s the best that could happen?
Many people, I’m sure, but one of my dearest friends in Particular 🙂
Ah, February…the month in which joy and struggle love to coexist.:) What thoughts/memories are you taking away from this past month?
Stay the course!
❤ Laurel
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