Comments on: Links and happenings for June 2015

By: Lynn Severance

Lynn Severance — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:42:14 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes. Yes, I felt the same way about her author notes. They illuminated the story giving it even more impact and also gave us a peek into what an amazing amount of research she did in writing the book. I am so glad we share an appreciation of it. :)

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:09:12 +0000

In reply to Jean Wise. So we are only one letter different. I'm ISFJ. Surprisingly, my youngest daughter Jenna was the exact same letters as I was. ha.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:08:03 +0000

In reply to Lynn Severance. Yep--that's how I felt near the end of The Book Thief too. The closer I got to the end, the more I wanted to slow down. I did finish The Invention of Wings last night though. I was so thankful for the Author Notes! So much about the story that I didn't realize was true.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:49:08 +0000

love a blog post rich with resources like this one. I took that personality test and it got me just right. I am an INFJ – always tests this one. Fascinates me that it keep coming up so must be true. Fun!

By: Lynn Severance

Lynn Severance — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:12:47 +0000

In reply to LisaNotes.

Yes.
And yes!
I did not want it to end either.
I felt the same way ( in not wanting “The Book Thief” to end”).

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:00:34 +0000

In reply to floyd. Ha. Jeff doesn't like those kind of personality tests either. We did rope him into this one though. Of course he and I were opposites. But maybe that's how it works best. :)

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:58:01 +0000

In reply to Lynn Severance. Lynn, I'm pretty sure that you are the one that got me hooked on Sue Monk Kidd's writings several years back with The Secret Life of Bees. And I'm so grateful! I'm getting near the end of The Invention of Wings and it just keeps getting better and braver. It's one of those books that I want to keep reading, but I don't want it to end either.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:56:23 +0000

In reply to jerralea. If you've not read Glennon Doyle Melton before, be warned that she'll wake you up for sure, Jerralea. Ha. She's a very open and brave woman of God. I'm all about trying to live more awake too. Have a great weekend.

By: floyd

floyd — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:38:29 +0000

Keeping up with you is like trying to catch the wind! Great stuff! I avoided the personality thing as quickly as I could!

I’m praying for Jenna and you and your family, Lisa.

By: Lynn Severance

Lynn Severance — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:16:30 +0000

Lisa, I am a huge admirer of Sue Monk Kidd. I loved “The Invention of Wings” and the way she told the story – the formatting of the women’s stories. Yes, it is disturbing in the depiction of the realities of slavery but as you get further along in it, I think you will be grateful of where it takes you. Her epilogue where she describes how she came to write the story and other interesting facts was compelling. Don’t read it first, though. It has much more meaning after you have finished the book.