Courageous Joy

Books, Books and Books….
I had received two books from PBS. I read them and listed them back on PBS yesterday. They have both already been requested! Yippee! Next time they try to send me *The Excellent Wife* I’ll be sure to have credits in the account. Since that one was mailed maybe it will eventually find me.

Here’s as good a spot as any to comment on books I’ve read this week.

*Mudrer at Five Finger Light* by Sue Henry

This is a Jesse Arnold mystery. The series follows Jesse, an Iditarod racer through various mysteries set against the backdrop of Alaska.

This is the classic “closed room” mystery. I really enjoy to read these because so many of the spots mentioned in the series are ones that I’m now familiar with. Jesse does live with her boyfriend, AK State Trooper – if this bothers you the series will bother you. I wish the characters had been a bit more developed but I did enjoy the book.

This book is on it’s way to someone in ID who saw it on PBS.


(Picture won't load)*Life Management for Busy Women* by Elizabeth George

This book focus’ on managing the seven major areas of a woman’s life. Elizabeth George lists these as: our spiritual life, our physical life, our home life, our financial life, our social life, our mental life and our ministry life.

In each area Ms. George summarizes what Scripture has to say and then gives “disciplines” to help us order our life in that specific area.

Frankly, I didn’t learn a whole lot new from this book. I think I would have if I’d read it 20 years ago. {G} One phrase in the book has stuck in my mind “Commit to a pursuit of life-long discipline.”

I had thought I would hold on to this book and have it to loan out; but I listed it to see if anyone on PBS would like it (I had originally received it from PBS) and it was requested within minutes. I think this is a topic that many women wrestle with.

*Jan Karon’s Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader*

Yes, I AM counting cookbooks as books read. This one had great little sections from the Mitford series, cute looking doodads around the pages and even pictures of Jan Karon’s childhood. I enjoyed reading her comments here and there in the book as much as checking out the recipes.

If you are a Mitford fan, I think you will get a kick out of browsing through this book. If you are not a Mitford fan but would like to check out some authentic southern cooking, the editor is from MS. I’m glad I checked this one out from the library.

*Rejuvenate your Life: Recipes for Energy* by Serene Allison
I can’t find a picture of this one for you. It’s one of Becky’s – you know where Jamin waters the lawn. {bg}

I loved the list of various ingredients in the front of this “cookbook”. I also learned some things from reading her articles in the book. The book has over 200 recipes of nothing but RAW food…..and some of them look very good. I was thinking of buying this one for the different recipes….but I’m not sure I want to pay the $18.00 I’m finding it for. It’s a plastic comb binding and I really don’t like those. I’m not sure how often I’d use the recipes in this book – but she has some really cool NEW ways to use fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds and sprouts. I’m watching ebay for this one. {G}