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I am curious. What are you reading now? What is
on your bedside table?
I am reading:
Peace Like a River
Purpose Driven Life
Emily's Runaway Imagination
Those are the only books on my night table because
the Flylady says "no
hot spots" and I must obey 
What about you?
Natalia
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I just finished Kristin Lavransdatter -- a fairly heavy read but great info about Norway in the middle ages! This trilogy (and the research needed) purportedly helped to bring Sigrid Undset to Catholicism!
Now I'm onto Elizabeth Goudge's "Scent of Water" recommended on Cay Gibson's Lit Alive list. This is a great book and a very "teatime" type of read -- like when the kids are napping and you have an hour to put your feet up 
Also on my bedside table is "Homeschooing High School" by Jeanne Gowen Dennis -- in preparation for my 13 yod coming home for high school.
And, as always, an Agatha Christie mystery -- varied titles as I've always got one or two going.....
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Natalia wrote:
Those are the only books on my night table because the Flylady says "no
hot spots" and I must obey
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OK, I'll bite, what is a "hot spot." If it has anything to do with limiting the number of books on my bedside table, I'm in trouble!
The Hidden Power of Kindness by Lovasik
Makind Sense of Suffering by Kreeft
Time Management for Catholics by Durrand
New Beginnings/Leaven magazines from La Leche League
The Catholic Mother's Resource Guide by Compton-Hernandez (a sweet, heartfelt little book)
Those Who Saw Her, The Apparitions of Mary by Odell
I know, I know...I should read more fiction 
Love,
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Charlotte Mason's first volume Home Education
The Power of a Praying Wife (one chapter a day for meditation)
The World's First Love by Fulton Sheen
Part of my lenten commitment is to read from each of these three every day.
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I am almost afraid to admit it, but I read a junk-novel last week. Confessions of a Shopaholic was very funny in parts, but quite light, and with (only) a few annoying passages making fun of virginity and endorsing casual sex. Oh well.
I am finishing Phantastes , which I put away for a while.
Kitchen Remodeling for Dummies .  I always swore I would NEVER read a dummies or idiots book, but here I am. Desperate time call for desperate measures. If anyone can give me a clue about how to remove wall cabinets, please PM me!!
Oh, and Debbie Travis's Painted House for inspiration and technique. Don is in DC...maybe he'll come back to find much progress !
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OK, I'll bite, what is a "hot spot."
You probably don't have any in your house JavaScript:AddSmileyIcon('')
Hot spots are those places around your house where you dump things.
You know, like by the phone, the dinning room table, etc. They are the
spots where you have piles of stuff that you have to clear before you can
actually use the spot for what it was originally intended.
The Hidden Power of Kindness by Lovasik
I love the Hidden Power of Kindness. I have been taking it with me to
adoration for a year now. I love his insights into human nature. I actually
talked to my dc about the Confraternity of Kindness. By how the behaved
today, I think they need to renew their membership.JavaScript:
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I know, I know...I should read more fiction
I would say so. JavaScript:AddSmileyIcon('')
Love,
Natalia
PS I hope this post comes out OK. I am trying to quote for the first time.
And I am also having trouble with the emoticons. We'll see....
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How do you do to get those nice little yellow boxes when you quote?
Natalia
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let's see......
Rebuilding a Lost Faith by an American agnostic: John L. Stoddard
Thy Will be done by Saint Francis de sales
Socrates Cafe by Christopher Phillips
to the kids:
a bio of JS Bach, Little House in the Highlands (still having trouble with the author's name ) and about to start Lord Bountiful by Father Francis Finn
it is unusual for me to be reading so few books......but it is Lent
oh, I am about to start Outsmarting the Midlife Fat Cell by Debra Waterhouse.....recommended by a few list members here
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Natalia wrote:
How do you do to get those nice little yellow boxes when you quote?
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I had to ask this question, too, Natalia . In the upper right hand corner of each post, you'll see a "quote" button. Click on that. You will see a new box. You will also see the original message between a quote and end-quote. Whatever you leave between these will be shown in a yellow box. To double check, hit the "Preview Post" button at the bottom of the of the page. Hope this is clear!
God bless,
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Angie Mc wrote:
I had to ask this question, too, Natalia . In the upper right hand
corner of each post, you'll see a "quote" button. Click on that. You will
see a new box. You will also see the original message between a quote
and end-quote. Whatever you leave between these will be shown in a
yellow box. To double check, hit the "Preview Post" button at the bottom
of the of the page. Hope this is clear!
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Lets try... Thanks
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My current reads:
Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton
Dr. Laura's book on the Care and Feeding of Husbands
Story of a Family (started at the beach last summer and needing to be picked up again!)
The 4th Harry Potter book -- After much thinking, reading, praying, and talking to other faithful Catholic parents I respect, we have allowed the older two to begin reading HP. I am reading ahead to be able to discuss the books and any things I find troubling with the girls. I've actually become hooked and have been enjoying them for the fun, clever books they are!
(Please, let's not start a pro-HP or con-HP discussion because of this post. Thanks! )
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For Lent I started The Passion of Therese of Lisieux by Guy Gaucher.
It is very moving and I am learning even more about this remarkable
saint.
I just finished reading all eight of the Anne of Green Gables books
with my 9 yr. old; I'd never read them. They were so wonderfully
entertaining!
I have a friend who recommended "The Sayings of the Desert
Fathers." Has anyone read this?
I have more to say but little Tess is sleepy and I am typing 1 handed
while nursing. Time to go....
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On my nightstand: My Antonia by Willa Cather. My dh
just finished it and we like to tag-team with many
books--first one of us reads it, then the other, so we
can discuss. Our own mini book club. Cozy!
Irene, Chesterton's Orthodoxy is in my pile, too!
I'll try to update our running book-recommendation
list this weekend.
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Lissa wrote:
Irene, Chesterton's Orthodoxy is in my pile, too!
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Hi Lissa, I would be very curious to get your take on his ideas in the second chapter (at least I think it's the second) about whether madness is really tied to being an artist or poet, etc. I'm not sure I agree with him. But have been wanting to talk it over with someone else. This is my first Chesterton book ever. I am really enjoying his humorous tone.
Oh, and I forgot one book. I am also reading Scott Hahn's First Comes Love for our Teams of our Lady monthly meetings. I only remembered earlier today when I realized I had better get cracking on the two chapters we'll be discussing tomorrow night!
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Hi,
This week I'm going to start reading "One Tuesday Morning" by Karen Kingsbury for my parish book club. It doesn't look very tempting to me, but I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.  I also just started "The Holy Longing" by Ronald Rolheiser. I'm rereading Real Learning. I'm reading the Bible, and "Honey For Your Child's Heart." I was reminded by one of your posts that I'm reading "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" aloud to my husband. I think we're up to Chapter 4 and we started it about 6 months ago. I rub his hair while I read it, which I don't really enjoy, but he sure does.
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The Hidden Power of Kindness - Lovasik
The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns - Kuhns
The Da Vinci Hoax - Olson & Miesel
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Sermons for Lent - St. Francis DeSales
Cure of Ars - William George Rutler (would highly recommend this one!) (Ignatius Press)
After Lent is over, I am going to finish my Master and Commander book series. I'm on book 15, and feeling so guilty about spending 22 books on historical fiction. Especially after reading that the Cure of Ars never wasted his time on such worldly things! Oh my! British Navel history has many exciting parts to it, but it is certainly not as dainty as living at Longborne and Pemberly or Ars!
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Hmmm, I think I'm going to come across as a bit eclectic. I am finishing "The Killer Angels", Michael Sharra's Civil War novel. I just picked up "Under the Banner of Heaven," Jon Krakauer's book about a murder and its association with the LDS and Fundamental LDS churches...it's already veered off in an unexpected direction, so I don't know if I will like it. I just pulled out "Great Saints, Great Friends" a minute ago and I can tell it's going to be re-read soon. Then, there's the pile of Holling C. Holling books I am reading aloud to the kids (they LOVE them!!!!!).
I read so much...it's impossible to tell you every single thing I am reading...but these are the books on active duty just now. (And my cookbooks, and Bell'Italia magazine's article on the leaning tower of Pisa, and...)
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MacBeth wrote:
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I admit that I, too, was entertained by the Shopaholic series which is still on my night shelf. I referred to it as "mommy twaddle." I also listened to Sophie Kinsella's Can you keep a secret on audio and laughed out loud quite a bit. Unfortunately, the author goes further down the slippery slope of immorality.. too bad because the premise of the story is really cute. 
The two books which I am sort of reading a chapter/entry at a time when I lay down to nurse the baby are:
The Apostolate of Holy Motherhood edited by Dr. Mark Miravalle 
Pocketful of Pinecones - Karen Andreola
Then I have a few waiting for me to jump into:
Deliver us from Evil - Sean Hannity
How to talk to a Liberal.. - Ann Coulter
The Last Juror - John Grisham
Believing God - Beth Moore
I have recently read the following three, one at a time, but each in one fell swoop:
Don't Drink the Holy Water - Susan Lloyd
Skipping Christmas - John Grisham
A Mother's Rule of Life - Holly Pierlot
Reading a good book is such a delicious treat. I feel that I need to start a book during uncommitted time because I am so easily drawn in. I am really challenging myself to savor my current reads a chapter at a time.
kristina
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My friend gave me Triumph, a 2,000 year history of the Catholic Church by Crocker. So far (ch. 2) it's the kind of book I don't want to stop reading. But when I pick it up, Peter wants me to read to him, so I oblige. Also I'm reading the Chronicles of Narnia for the first time ever. (I'm on book 2.) Also I'm reading The Faith Explained and Eucharistic Miracles.
One of the things I love about homeschooling is I get to read all the children's classics I never read as a child (never saw a reading list in my life until Thomas was born.) So I'm catching up with all the classics. I'm even learning about the saints now, thanks to Vision books, which I had never done before.
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