Victoria Day Long Weekend Reading Challenge 5/19 ~ 5/21

Only just discovering a particular book challenge was on

at this time again this year ~

definitely tried joining !

{ my way to motivate Moi ! } ~

unfortunately, not allowed to enter
soooo ~
going it on my own !

Queen Victoria's Birthday
 Long Weekend !!

too Great a Weekend to miss out
when it's umbrella weather outside and
my teapot is at hand with delish flavoured tea leaves awaiting ...

posting updates here... as below ~

my goals?  4-5 books

{since i'm only operating now with 1/2 my vision!} 

and b/c i'm starting my challenge later on Saturday..

books i'd like to read?

Hiddenness and Manifestation ~ Graham Cooke

Done! this week May 16

The Language of Promise ~ Graham Cooke

currently pg 57 now Done! 10.30 pm

The Nature of God ~ Graham Cooke

YaY Done!
now onto the great interactions included in the book ...
Reading + Writing = Learning !

Pilgrim's Process ~ Brian West

currently 2/3 thru now pg 123
Done !

Approaching the Heart of Prophecy ~ audio listen

for when eyes are too tired to carry on, we listen !
1st cd Done and Delited !
this is the audio of a weekend spent with Graham in Vancouver WA
wonderful to have it to hear once again..

EnJoying all the extra Learning in the retelling at hand plus
intentionally MAKING time to Grab it !!

Hoping to add something FuN to this.. will check my kindle lists..
OK - I'm thinking because
I'm joining Sheila at The Book Journey's
May Read a Long of The Secret Garden
~  click title above for your own FREE download copy ~
I probably will add that to my Weekend Challenge reading list via kindle..

i'm now into the story by 13% at 2.30 pm

Sheila is inviting us to this as a Garden Party on May 31st !
if you'd like to sign up and participate
just click the pic..

If you're reading this weekend too,

as always, you're invited to join me !!
let me know... when and where ~


Remember ~
Wherever you are 

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For all my reading friends...
A Very Special Tuesday Treat 5/15 !
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Psst:  Don't Forget.  Tonight's the Night!

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Katie Ganshert – Wildflowers from Winter – Waterbrook Press
Olivia Newport – The Pursuit of Lucy Banning – Revell

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thankfully not a repeat of last monday's

waking to find half my face dropped & an 8 hour hospital visit!

but it definitely has put a crimp into reading..

only one useable eye that tires easily

and no desire to be wrecking the one I've got !

sooo...

I'm enjoying an itty bitty book that friends delivered this week,

{along with tulips and chicken lunch!}

My order from Brilliant Book House included

7 interactive journals that I've begun and am LoVing !!

my first in the Being With God series

is about what is really happening when God doesn't seem to be present...

fascinating & totally eye opening !

lots of ah hah ! moments ..

here's what I've been finding out ~

These books are filled with great teaching and interactive exercises, 

making them ideal for both personal and small group study. 

In Hiddenness and Manifestation, 

Graham Cooke looks at the seasons of God's presence. 

Why is it that sometimes God's presence is so overtly with us, 

yet at other times seems strangely absent? 

What is God doing during those times? 

Is it our fault? Has He withdrawn from us for some reason? 

These are some of the questions that are answered as 

the "hiddenness" of God is illustrated from the Scriptures. 

An absolute must-read for anyone who is struggling 

in the dark night of the soul, or feeling distant from the Lord. 

Incredibly encouraging, gentle, and life-bringing!

and I will have to say "EXACTLY!"

that is what I am finding !!

you will not be disappointed in adding these journals

{also available as ebooks!}

to your spiritual growth collections ...

Two novels arrived by post..

A Riveting Tale of Faith and Romance

by Siri Mitchell

Hannah Sunderland felt content in her embrace of the Quaker faith until her twin brother ran off and joined the army and ended up captured and in jail. Suddenly Hannah's world turns on end. She longs to bring her brother some measure of comfort in the squalid, frigid prison where he remains. But the Quakers believe they are not to take sides, not to take up arms. Can she sit by and do nothing while he suffers?

Jeremiah Jones has an enormous task before him. Responsibility for a spy ring is now his, and he desperately needs access to the men in prison, whom they are seeking to free. A possible solution is to garner a pass for Hannah. But while she is fine to the eye, she holds only disdain for him--and agreeing would mean disobeying those she loves and abandoning a bedrock of her faith.

With skill and sensitivity, Mitchell tells a story of two unlikely heroes seeking God's voice, finding the courage to act, and discovering the powerful embrace of love.

Read Q&A about The Messenger by clicking here!

plus~ 

Prize of My Heart ~ Lisa Norato's novel of 

a seafaringhistorical romance set in the shipbuilding village of Duxbury, Massachusetts, during the days of the country’s early republic...

suspense and adventure, faith and inspiration. A privateer captain from the War of 1812 is forced to make a heartrending choice between his child and what he knows to be right. 

Only his unselfish sacrifice can win him the greatest prize of all.. 

..love. 

and because my eyes are extremely exhausted by this time

i won't list all the wonderful ebook downloads collected

and sent to me this past week..

I will update hopefully as I read them !

Thanks for your patience and understanding...

HaPpY Reading!

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stepping into our identity...

do we know who we are in God's eyes?

here's Graham Cooke's inspiring and inspiriting
thoughts on stepping into our truest identity ~

from God's perspective...

be inspired with
 many more of Graham's resources
from Brilliant Book House