Are you a bit of a worry-wart? I have no idea what you're going through, then. KIDDING, of course! I can fight the best of you for the worrier #1 prize. So if you're in the running for that medal with me, you should read this post by Lisa-Jo Baker. Good, true words.
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One of my favorite things to do on Sunday afternoons is peruse Pinterest. Sometimes I'll look for something specific, and sometimes I just play around. Last Sunday I ended up scrolling through this ultra-cute blog, written by a woman who loves vintage pieces. Though my heart doesn't bend toward the vintage for my every-day style, I adore her home and collections. It's classy and tastefully done!
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Several of you commented or contacted me back when I talked about going through my closet and going to more of a capsule mindset. While we're not going through and getting rid of everything we own, I have decided I am a fan of getting rid of clutter. One of my Facebook friends linked this past week to a post from this blog...and I ended up scrolling through pages and pages. I like this blogger because her approach is not condemning at all. She shares what she does, but she understands each person's life and needs will look differently. But if you're interested in paring down, you can find a bunch of good ideas here!
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I loved this post so very much...written by a new friend of mine, Kristen Entwistle. She NAILS some of the very thoughts and feelings I had when I was single, and whether you are single or have single friends in your life, you should read her insights here. I love a post that may not leave you with answers, but it certainly leaves you knowing you're not alone on the path. Well done, Kristen.
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The subtitle introduces the book as a memoir of love and war, and while I'm always eager to pick up a book about love, I'm not quite as quick to read about war. But if you're not great at history, like me, and you want to trick yourself into learning more about it, read a love story set decades ago, and you'll accidentally learn some history as you soak up a love story. Ray and Betty will celebrate their seventieth wedding anniversary next month, and their love story began on the front lines of World War II.
In truth, the bulk of the book is the story of Ray's time in the military, and the love story part slides in closer to the end than I anticipated, but even with that, you can't help but root for the love of Ray and Betty after you spend the first half of the book learning about the kind of God-honoring man Ray is. He served as an infantryman in Normandy, Belgium, and Paris, and Betty was a field nurse in France. "The good wound," as Ray later named it, sent him to France and during his month-long stay in a military tent hospital, he met a beautiful nurse named Betty and fell in love with her, even though their differences in rank made such a situation risky.
Though he was subsequently captured as prisoner of war, his desire to return home to marry Betty Carter helped him push through the weeks of debilitating malnutrition, torturous labor, and flea infestations. And during that time, his faith grew and firmed exponentially. Even in a POW camp, without a Bible to hold and read, he recounted verses he'd memorized and specific examples from his own life when things COULD have happened differently or even SHOULD have happened differently...but God.
The book is well-written and truly does have a fiction feel to it. Though I've never met Ray and Betty Whipps, reading their story bolstered my faith, and I feel honored to have been introduced to a couple who put the Lord first always...even in the moments that are a version of hard I've never seen {and pray I never have to}.
The story is easy to read, honest in its war details without being too graphic, and saturated in the faith and message of Jesus. Thank you, Ray and Betty, for sharing your story and your faith. And thank you, Tyndale, for providing a copy of the book for me to read and review.
8 comments:
Call me a running purist... or a stick in the mud... or just plain old, but running in an organized event where I know I'm going to get "painted" sounds unappealing to me. Different strokes for different folks :). The memoir sounds like a great read. It's hard for me to read about the atrocities of war. To think of the man's faith increasing as a POW is incredible. I want to read the book now. Thanks for the review!
Maria - I might not like it after I try it, but I find it intriguing to try! The memoir really was very tastefully done. I'm sure he held back significantly on how gruesome the sights really were. It was a good blend of being truthful that it's not a movie-like kind of war, but not so intense that you can't read. I appreciated the technique and the message of the book.
Thank you so much for sharing!
You're welcome, Brittany! I loved that post so much!
I can't decide if I want to do a color run...!
Great post! Enjoy the Saturday Six!
Tamar - I think you do!
SARAH!!! - You're there! :) I'm glad you like it.
Someone I was talking to said that colour runs are just about making money for the business which organizes them, as opposed to most of the runs in our area, which are for a good cause. That is my only hesitation in participating in a colour run because they seem like SO MUCH FUN!!!
And I think I will need to spend some more time on that decluttering blog. Dave and I are getting REALLY EXCITED to go through our house this weekend and get rid of things. Also, we have no life :)
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