MONDAY READING 23.2.15

Finishing up one final book for  It's Monday! What Are You Reading? *

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Definitely indoor reading weather this weekend.  I made the best of -47C degrees outdoors by wearing capris, drinking tea and enjoying bowls of  hot soup indoors.                              This week I completed ~

  Contemporary roadtrip on the E coast USA, journalist Belinda Jones puts her travel knowledge to good use in writing the descriptive locations experienced in  The Travelling Tea Shop.
A lot of relational issues surface as this tale unfolds.  Three female family members travelling together surprise the baking tour guide who must  rise to the occasion or watch her efforts disintegrate the first day.  Chick lit reading with a lot of taste tempting recipes en route.
Pancake Tuesday Intro + Teaser posted HERE
*  2nd completion?   Timed for Julie Klassen's Book Tour Spotlight here at FHC on Thursday February 26th The Secret of Pembrooke Park *

I love Julie's well researched historical plots and this one adds  gothic suspense to increase reading tension.  Superb. 1,492 ratings at 4+*s

Abigail Foster fears she will end up a spinster, especially as she has little dowry to improve her charms and the one man she thought might marry her--a longtime friend--has fallen for her younger, prettier sister. 
When financial problems force her family to sell their London home, a strange solicitor arrives with an astounding offer: the use of a distant manor house abandoned for eighteen years. The Fosters journey to imposing Pembrooke Park and are startled to find it entombed as it was abruptly left: tea cups encrusted with dry tea, moth-eaten clothes in wardrobes, a doll's house left mid-play . . . 

A gruff welcome awaits them, but though this family seem to know about the manor's past, the only information they offer Abigail and her father is a warning: Beware trespassers who may be drawn by rumours that Pembrooke contains a secret room filled with treasure. . .  Arrival of anonymous letters addressed to Abigail, with clues about the room and the past, bring discoveries even more startling. As secrets come to light, will she be the one to find the treasure or is danger one step ahead?

**Be sure to check out reviews and excerpts during the
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* Lovely post delivery ~ Thank you to Laurel-Rain's Blue Mondays Giveaway !  

The Violets of March -  perfectly timed Spring reading! * Currently Reading along with daily Lent video posts

"Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the "Beloved." Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence.” 

~ Henri Nouwen

The Life of the Beloved series begins HERE


* Anticipated Reading ?

Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest * I've begun the above library reserve I picked up Friday while the weather was decent   I do look forward to picking up the following new releases as soon as available! { plots are intriguing and fantastic cover art !} *

* Price of Privilege - Jessica Dotta
 [an amazing audio sale price HERE] Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner [24% off] Remember the Lilies by Liz Tolsma A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor [at 23% off] A Sparrow of Terezin by Kristy Cambron [releasing April 2015 pre-order at -10%] * **[click titles for discount pricing and Free delivery no minimum!]





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WEDNESDAY: WHITESPACE {QUIET} PHOTO POSTING 11.6.14

YOUR WEDNESDAY WHITESPACE INVITATION ~

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"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” 
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea




* What does #Quiet look like for your #WednesdayWhitespace today...?
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WEDNESDAY: WHITESPACE INVITATION with Bonnie Gray 4.6.14

* Finding REST today leaving the noise of city behind with a roadtrip to the country.. Open sky.  Wide horizon.  Expansiveness. *

* What does REST look like today for you? *

Listening to ANNE OF GREEN GABLES audiobook,

Reading 

The ART OF ARRANGING FLOWERS released yesterday

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To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

* Up next ? Also Released yesterday and making a refreshing splash ~
Bonnie Gray offering  giveaways to celebrate

1 is for Lisa Leonard's jewelry [for 15 entrants] with journal and the other is for Dayspring Journals
[35 to give away!] * * A note from Bonnie ~ *

Have you ever longed for space in your life to breathe?
To rest. To journal. To connect with God – by just being you?

Make room for you. For God. For rest.

Create #spiritualwhitespace.

What is spiritual whitespace? It’s enjoying time with God to slow down and feed your soul, to rejuvenate and rest.

* Find MORE at Bonnie Gray's * *

3 ways to participate in 21 Days of Rest at Bonnie's:

1)   Share your whitespace/restful moments.    Use hashtag #SpiritualWhitespace on Instagram + Twitter.

2)   Try any of the Whitespace Challenges.

Tell us how it went by blogging & linking up your post in our  Whitespace Thursday Linkup .

{publish your post ANY day that works - linkup on Thursday.}

3)  Read  Finding Spiritual Whitespace  then share your discoveries. Write a blog post about your experience and upload your link on this Whitespace Book Reader Page  .

   Bonnie would love to hear how you enjoyed the read.

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