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Winter Garden It’s a snowy day here (Saturday, January 21) and I laid in bed this morning finishing reading Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. It is lasting into the day with me. First of all, I recommend it and will try to not say too much about it...
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January 21, 2012 Ann
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In May I read eleven books and these are the ones I would especially point out. — Healing—A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun by Sister Dang Nghiem. Sister Nghiem was born in the midst of the Vietnam War and this book tells of her journey from her...
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June 16, 2011 Ann
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April Books In April I read ten books—these are the ones I would highlight. Marked for Life—The story of Hildegard Goss-Mayr by Richard Deats. I have known Richard Deats for over thirty years and didn’t think I could admire him more than I already do. But after reading...
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May 18, 2011 Ann
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I read 14 books in March but the following are the significant ones: — You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train—A Personal History of Our Times by Howard Zinn. This is the very top of the list for March. I recommend it to everyone. I think it...
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April 10, 2011 Ann
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February Books In this long, winter month of February I read 16 books and some of them were amazing. Here’s a few: Into the Nevernight by Anne DeGraaf. I belong to a United Methodist Women’s Book Group that meets monthly and this was our book to discuss in...
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March 26, 2011 Ann
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January 2011 – Books Read I’m thinking that at the end of each month I’ll post some of the books I’ve read that month. My hope is that you’ll tell me some of the books you’re reading and why you liked them. In January I read 15 books,...
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March 26, 2011 Ann
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Letty M. Russell is the author of this book, but it is edited by J. Shannon Clarkson and Kate M. Ott, since it was published after Russell’s death. The full title of the book is Just Hospitality—God’s Welcome in a World of Difference. There are times when it...
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January 22, 2011 Ann
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This is a book by Barry C. Black and the full title is From the Hood to the Hill—A Story of Overcoming. It’s a biography of Black who is the current Chaplain to the Senate, but the story of how he got there is what is gripping. He...
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January 22, 2011 Ann
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Every month my plan is to enter books I’ve read, perhaps some quotes to encourage you to read them too. My hope is that you will go to the blog and let me know about books you’re reading. We’ll both be enriched. It’s simple, right here, just...
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September 17, 2010 Ann
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