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Sep. 30, 2008 - Books I'm Reading
I am a really nosy person...I like to take a peak in people's cupboards to see what food they have, I like to look in their fridge to see what's to drink, and I love to look at people's bookshelves. Even more, I want to know what they are currently reading. So for those of you that care, here is what I am in right now
Elisabeth Elliot - fabulous woman of God who has written many a book on the subject of purity and love. This is really her testimony about waiting for her husband (missionary Jim Elliot).
This caught my eye in the Christian library. I LOVE Beth Moore's style and if you have ever read anything by her, she writes very conversationally and is a hoot to read (as well as listen to).
Don't you love what the dog did to my front cover?
And, of course...my Bible. For those of you who want specifics, I am currently reading Psalms, Proverbs, and Luke (reading through the New Testament again). |
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Apr. 3, 2008 - George Muller
 George Muller was a man who, after hearing God's call for his life, became a missionary to orphans in Bristol, England in the 19th century. He was a man of great faith that God would always provide. In his words, "If you hold tightly to the teaching in the Bible, God will always give you something in your other hand to hold as well." When he heard God's call on his life, he decided early on to never take a salary, believing that God would always supply what he needed. There were many times that food was scarce for his family yet by the time he was 92 years old, 1.5 million pounds (today almost 3 million dollars) had passed through his hands. That money not only supported more than 10 thousand orphaned children over the years but George gave generously to schools around the world, to missionaries, and to the printing and distributing of Bibles. Here is an exerpt that I believe summarizes George's life:
"I hate to bother you, Mr. Muller,", began the matron, "but it's happened. The children are all ready for breakfast and there is not a thing in the house to eat. What shall I tell them?"
George stood up. "I'll take care of it. Just give me a minute," he said.
Before going to the dining room at Number One Orphan House, George walked out into the garden. "Abigail, Abigail, come here," he called.
Abigail ran up to him. "What is it?" she asked.
George reached down and took her hand. "Come and see what God will do," he said as he escorted her to the dining room.
Inside they found three hundred children standing in neat rows behind their chairs. Set on the table in front of each child were a plate, a mug, and a knife, fork, and spoon. But there was no food whatsoever to be seen. George watched as Abigail's eyes grew wide with astonishment. "But, where's the food?" Abigail asked in a whisper.
"God will supply," George told her quietly, before he turned to address the children. "There's not much time. I don't want any of you to be late for school, so let us pray," he announced.
As the children bowed their heads, George simply prayed, "Dear God, we thank you for what you are going to give us to eat. Amen."
George looked up and smiled at the children. "You may be seated," he said. He had no idea at all where the food he had just prayed for would come from or how it would get to the orphanage. He just knew God would not fail the children.
A thunderous din filled the room as three hundred chairs were scuffed across the wooden floor. Soon all three hundred children sat obediently in front of their emplty plates.
No sooner had the noise in the dining room subsided than there was a knock at the door. George walked over and opened the door. In the doorway stood the baker, holding a huge tray of delicious-smelling bread.
"Mr. Muller," began the baker, "I couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking that somehow you would need bread this morning and that I was supposed to get up and bake it for you. So I got up at two o'clock and made three batched for you. I hope you can use it."
George smiled broadly. "God has blessed us through you this morning," he said as he took the tray of bread from the baker.
"There's two more trays out in the cart," said the baker. "I'll fetch them."
Within minutes, the children were all eating freshly baked bread. As they were enjoying it, there was a second knock at the door. This time it was the milkman, who took off his hat and addressed George. "I'm needing a little help, if you could, sir. The wheel on my cart has broken, right outside your establishment. I'll have to lighten my load before I can fix it. There's ten full cans of milk on it. Could you use them?" Then looking at the orphans, sitting in neat rows, he added, "Free of charge, of course. Just send someone out to get them. I'll never fix the cart with all that weight on it."
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Mar. 23, 2008 - The Journey That Saved Curious George- Review
The full title of this book is The Journey That Saved Curious George - The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden. I chose this book from the library because my kids really enjoy the Curious George cartoon on TV and we have always loved the Curious George books. So when I found this book, I was intrigued that there was a story behind the story.
The kids and I loved all the illustrations this book had to offer, sketched by Allan Drummond. The author included photographs of many of the Rey's belongings such as H.A.'s pocket calendar entries (written in French) as well as some of the original typed entries of their books. Below is a brief description of book:
Margret and H.A. Rey were German born Jews in the early 1900's. They had a love for art and drawing. They left Germany (before they met) and moved to Brazil. They both became Brazilian citizens and lived there for many years. While in Rio, they both found they had a love of monkeys and jungle animals and even had a couple of pet marmosets. After they met and married, they decided to honeymoon in France. They discovered the quaint artist's town of Montmartre and what was supposed to be a two-week stay ended up being a 4-year stay because that area was such a good fit for them. During this time, they began to write children's stories. But because the war was descending upon France, they decided to travel back down to Brazil and then head to the United States. This was no easy task because everyone was fleeing France at that time. They pedaled by bicycle for many days, manuscripts in hand, to Portugal where they were finally able to board a ship to Brazil. A couple of months later, they found their way to the United States and lived in New York City for a great many years. The famous children's book was originally called The Adventures of Fifi but the name was aptly changed to Curious George.
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