When I wrote my last message, I had three other things I wanted to blog about but I'd spent enough time online already and got off. Consequently, those other things I wanted to blog about have evaporated from my mind. Well, maybe it will come back to me. I hope I will blog at least once a week, but maybe even more often. I've got to set a specific time to blog and then maybe I'll get it done more often. Well, enough of that!
What brought me to blog today was two-fold. First, I finally got to watch The Ultimate Gift movie. It was very good! But I have to say that if any of you have ONLY watched the movie, you are really missing some great points of the plot! I will caution you, although Emily is in the book, as a nameless child, she doesn't play nearly as big a role. Now, I totally understand why this is done in the movie but I want you to realize that she has a much smaller part to play in the book, as does her mother. The book is about The Ultimate Gift and how Red goes about getting this over to Jason. You will find that there are many differences but understandably so. Having said that, PLEASE read the book. It has really been thought provoking with my boys and me.
The second thing that prompted me to blog today was that I have just finished reading The Shack. Now I have to admit, when my good friend suggested reading this book and I read what it was about, I was a bit skeptical. But I have to tell you that this was an incredible read!!!!!! After reading several things that I thought were "good points" or things I wanted to remember, I began to mark a few with removable flags to use as my own copywork. I soon realized that there were too many things that were noteworthy. I would skip a few and then there would be another point that really touched me and I'd mark it. So, I finished the book and looked at the flags and found that even though I had limited my "flagging", I still had a dozen flags. I know this is a book that I am going to have to own, much like The Ultimate Gift, so that I can re-read it from time to time and highlight the dickens out of it. .
I will admit that there were a few times that I was quite concerned about some elements and almost stopped reading it. But I have to say, I am so glad that I did not quit reading it. I will be recommending this book to my family to read and have already told the boys that they must read it! I will be recommending it people in my homeschool support group and my online groups, and I have just now recommended it to YOU! It really is worthwhile reading!!!
If you read either of these two books, please email me or post a comment. I'd love to chat with you about them, I'm sooo full having just read them. But don't give out any spoilers in comments so that others will read them too. I'd hate to spoil the fun for others.
For those that take the time to comment, THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate them. It helps me know that people really are reading this blog and that it is worth the effort.
Thanks so much for the recommendation. I think I just might venture out to read these. :0) You know it's beyond my comfort zone, but since YOU recommend them... LOL.
I am seriously in awe by the wonderful group of ladies on the SOW group. You all are such a treasure to me.
(Me and my dd, Tiffany on an easy to climb tree limb on vacation in VA in 2007.) These are my ramblings on homeschooling and whatever else comes to mind.
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Thanks so much for the recommendation. I think I just might venture out to read these. :0) You know it's beyond my comfort zone, but since YOU recommend them... LOL.
I am seriously in awe by the wonderful group of ladies on the SOW group. You all are such a treasure to me.
Thanks for everything!
~Mercy