Current Read: The Shack.....

WOW! Is what I can say for now. I am on chapter 5 and have found some things that have leapt out at me. I have an extremely hard time reading anything that has crimes against children. It truly hits home with the young girl found in the Georgia landfill this week. I pray for her family as I would be beside myself.

The one thing that has struck me so far is the concept that God never leaves us. The quote was "When all you can see is your pain, perhaps then you lose sight of me". Hmmmmm......

Brings me back to the Footprints poem. Praise Jesus that he is there to carry me during those most trying times.

Be blessed.....

All About Me Challnge Weeks 2 & 3

I chose to participate in my first scrapbook challenge. It is title "All About Me". I could see that I could do this as a gift for each of my children also. Pictures are always an issue but I have made do. I will be getting some pictures from my mother's house for some of the pages. Week 2 was Humble Beginnings and Week 3 is What's in a Name? I hope you enjoy them.

I have been away TOO long...

I cannot believe my last post was July 2008! Terrible me. A lot has transpired in my life since then. I am married now for two years to my wonderful husband, Alex. We have our son in college and facing the challenges of raising a teen and a pre-teen. Why can't children come with instructions . I have read (listened) to many books and taken up a new hobby- Stamping and Scrapbooking. I will blog more on those later.

I have been working at a mortgage company for a year already and it can be stressful. I like the work and the people. It is not teaching but c'est la vie. I will be sure to keep up with this more frequently. For now, be blessed.

Susan

Janet Evanovich: Plum Lovin' (Audiobook)

I have to admit that these books are my guilty pleasure. When I want a lighter read, I love to listen to or read her books. This is the 2nd of an in between series of her numbered one. In this book it takes place right before Valentine's Day and Stephanie Plum the bounty hunter has to play Cupid to make the holiday special for strangers and her sister. The characters in all Janet Evanovich's books are larger than life but I relate living in the Garden State. This is the perfect beach book but I suggest reading Visions of Sugar Plums first. You would not be disappointed.

In the Name of the King (Movie)

This movie was extremely disappointing to me. It seemd to be a rip off of The Lord of the Rings. For a movie with such an all-star cast the dialogue was poorly written and the special effects left much to be desired. I would recommend this if you had not seen the better budgeted movies and were looking for a way to waste 90 minutes.

The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie)

This movie was a complete surprise. I thought that I would be bored by just another historical period movie. Well, I could not believe waht a great movie it was. Natalie Portman as Ann Boleyn was a bit of a disappointment but Scarlet Johanson was very talented. This movie even has me so curious that I went online and checked out how historically accurate it was; and it was! I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves this type of movie.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Movie)

I saw this movie and was so impressed. The imagery was stunning and the special effects were amazing. Reading the book afterwards made me not feel cheated (unlike the Harry Potter movies). The actors that were chosen did the characters justice. My only disappointment was that it could not compare to the first movie. It could be that I was spoiled with how it flowed. I hope there will be more movies though.