So you all know I’m obsessed, I mean OBSESSED, with reading, right?
I haven’t posted much about books lately because well . . . there’s just been some other stuff I’ve needed to sort out in my head.
Have I ever told you I write so I can figure out how I feel about things? Well, I do.
And I could never really articulate this until I heard Glennon Doyle Melton speak a few weeks ago at a fundraiser for Project Home Indy (which is a really awesome home for unwed pregnant teen mothers). She said something along those lines as well and I thought “YES! That’s precisely why I write – to figure my stuff out!”
Clearly, I need to do more writing.
But the cool thing is, Glennon is the daughter of one of my mom’s sorority sisters.
Front row: (from left) Janice, Glennon, Susan, Patty (Glennon’s mom)
Back row: (from left) Me, Jill, Nena, Sarah (my mom), and Wendy
Glennon writes a VERY popular blog called Momastery.
She’s an incredible writer but what I love the most? She calls herself a truth-teller. And she is.
Which is, of course, why I loved reading this book.
Many of you have likely read her post entitled “Don’t Carpe Diem” published by the Huffington Post – it made the rounds a while back and it should have because it’s SO relevant to the lives of mama’s with young.
I found myself staying up far too late (which I tend to do anyway but instead of falling asleep at midnight it was more like 1:30 a.m. And then I laughed out loud a few times, annoying my husband. And then when I was cranky the next day because I was tired, I blamed my children. They’re convenient like that.)
If you remember correctly, last year I published a list of books to check-out during the summer. I love to add reader input (and last year’s list can be found here) so if you have a book you would like to add to the annual Mommy on Fire Summer Reading List, pass it on, sister. I’ll be posting it next week.
Read on, Reader.
I just started reading, The Utter Relief of Holiness by John Eldredge. I’m pretty sure I recommend it.
How God uses the most amazing ways to remind us that he loves us and is looking out for us, even when we can or do not. I originally I stumbled across your blog when I was googling verses for my daughter who is 14 and left for school in a huff one day and have reading you ever since. Well through you I found Jacque Watkins- who also has walked a road that I have.. The other day I was at the dr and I was reading LHJ, where I ran into an article by Glennon (I ripped it out I needed to read it so badly!!) and I began reading her blog as well. Now I find you are all connected. This on a day when I was feeling frustrated by what I feel are my unanswered prayers. I feel so much like that was his way of saying to me “I AM HERE” even if things do not change I am here. and I needed that. Much love Melynda
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