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We are back...

The pic I put on my last post of blue skies was a little optimistic...this one describes it a little better. Was a lovely slow-paced holiday anyway, despite the rain...
I would recommend 'The God I love' by Joni Eareckson Tada, story about her life, pretty good I liked it.
Haven't finished 'Knowing God' by J I Packer but what I have read is really good, brutally honest. Don't think I could cope with reading more than a chapter a day, he leaves you with a lot to think about...and my brain isn't up to much these days!
One more week of freedom and then I will be joining the rest of you in the world of employment...will be a nice change sure :)

We're all going on a...summer holiday....

We head off tomorrow to Co. Clare for a week which I am highly excited about, and I know some others are heading away soon so I just want to wish you well and that you spend plenty of time reading good books and relaxing etc etc.
I'm bringing 'Knowing God' by J I Packer. It has been mentioned loads by girltalk and CJ Mahaney etc so why not eh?!
Also 'The God I Love' by Joni Eareckson Tada. Also mentioned on girltalk and given to me by a friend. Lots of small typing so looks like it will keep me going for a while...
Dan is bringing a few Max Lucado books which he has recently started getting into.
Then hopefully when I get home I will be recieving a big parcel from John Piper's $5 book sale :)
Let me know what you guys are reading and what you recommend. Happy reading :)

More books...

I started this book yesterday, and I hope to finish it tonight. Every Woman's Marriage by Shannon Ethridge. It's really easy reading and full of practical advice, though there isn't as much of scripture being quoted as I would like. It has already highlighted lots of things I deal with incorrectly...so hopefully after reading how other people have learnt the lessons from decades of marriage, I can change my ways now, after 22 months of marriage.

Update

Hello, sorry for neglecting you all. Just thought I would update you on what I have been reading recently. Feel free to leave a comment or post on your summer reading!

Hardly surprising since girltalk is all I talk about but I have joined the girltalk book club. YAY! I know Barbara has too so can I encourage you to join us?? And it isn't necessarily females only! This friday will be week 4 of 'Doing things right in matters of the heart' by John Ensor. So quick...hop over to amazon and order your copy now. Some bits are really good, he includes quite a lot of quotes from english literature and songs etc which sometimes go over my head but on the whole, I think it is worth the read. Primarily aimed at single people too but I encourage married people to read also...

CJ Mahaney says “Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart defines and describes biblical masculinity and femininity for single adults. I would also encourage those who are married to read it. John Ensor is a creative and theologically astute writer. I have thanked him for writing this book and you will too.”

Here are a few quotes I have highlighted...

If we do not seek our happiness in God and make him our perfect and everlasting happiness, then every good thing becomes a substitute for God; it becomes an idol.

The idealism and romanticism found in so many paperback romances and films reflect our search to find our eternal happiness in a human relationship.

Idyllic love is idolatry because it places on man what only God can provide. No man can fulfill the deepest longings of the human heart because these longings belong to God alone and cannot be filled by another.