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Summer Readin'

Are you reading this summer? If so, what are you reading? Put a shout in the comments and let me know! I am always after a great book. I started the summer off with some heavy duty:

Sisterchicks on the Loose by Robin Jones Gunn
The Household Executive started a book group for the summer. I joined with the attitude of how 'fluffy' of a book. I am an avid reader and I was suprised when several ladies said that reading 4 chapters a week would be enough for them! I was shocked - this was a 2 day read EASY!

As always, when you walk in with an attitude I was quickly given an attitude adjustment! This little book helped me evaluate how I will not let others 'help' in a relationship and just let life flow in a relationship. It's so hard. I am so in control most of the time, let life move at it's own pace and free myself up some more? OK - I really need to let go! There were a couple of more little re-adjustments that I can't think of...as a group we are on to the next book!

I went to the library and the kids signed up for summer reading. The theme is Get a Clue - which is perfect for R - she loves mysteries! I picked up a few more pieces of fiction to work on - I am loving reading again - it's been a while since I let myself be entertained by fiction. I get in such non-fiction ruts and can't get out of them! I have wanted to read this author for the last 2 years - Karen Kingsbury I picked up A Time to Embrace. She gripped me at the first chapter - so I am fully prepared to be entertained by a great storyteller!

Let me know what's on your bookshelf!

plucked through a book...

I've been running all day. Did the HR Block gig - bored had ZERO customers...pull my  toenails out..hate being bored like that...rushed to get the DS from my friends ... rushed to get home and study a few minutes before my class tonight...got dishes done..DD walks in the door..off to dance for pictures i.e. full make-up and all the costumes too...study a few more minutes..leave for class...visit with co-leader until 10:00 pm...stop at McDonald's..see my DH for a few minutes...wired and can't sleep..have to be at a meeting at 9:00 am!

Class was great tonight. I read a great little book today while doing NOTHIN' at work. 'How to keep a Spiritual Journal' by Ronald Klug (I think that's the first name). I was pretty inspired by this little book. I am pretty leary of anyone telling me 'how to be spiritual' because it usually involves a big to-do list and I am a failure in about 20 minutes. But, this guy approached it all from creativity and writing. So - who knows - it may appear here on the blog, but it inspired me to get out the paper and write down those deep internal emotions that swirl around inside me all the time...

I will leave you with my daily take from Sat..just becuase we are such darn cute girls - Rebekah & I:

MOI