I wondered what God was up to with you and that book. 🙂 I’m always amazed at how he leads us to certain things at certain times….

Oh, you’ve got Michelle’s newest? Exciting. I’m sure it’s good. I love her take on things. 🙂 I’ll look forward to hearing what you think about it.

The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one’s life towards a goal. Without such a goal, chastity is bound to become ridiculous. Chastity is the presupposition for clear and considered thinking.

It was like when you accidentally put your hand in a fire. Only just starting to calm down now.

David

have a wonderful weekend, Lisa!

There’s a lot to be said for reading slowly and thoughtfully. I like when a book makes me slow down like that. Good for you in going through Yancy that way! He deserves a meaningful read.

Just left a comment at your blog about Shattered Dreams. I so agree with you that it’s a wonderful book. I read it a few years after a major loss, and wished I’d had it during that time itself. Nonetheless, it was still a healing balm to my soul even later. Thanks for sharing it here too, Sharon!

The thing about classics to me now is that they read so much slower. But, it’s usually worth slowing down for. And sometimes they meander, which I don’t find worth slowing down for. ha. I’ve had to scan a little in Les Mis because of the historical details but you might enjoy those since you’re more of a history buff. 🙂

Yay! I have Daring Greatly sitting in front of me right now! I need to finish up something old before I start it, but it’s next. I can’t wait. I love Brene Brown. And I don’t know where summer went. Sad to see it leave…but fall will be good too. Thanks for stopping by, Linda.

Glad to hear you enjoyed The Circle! I’m halfway through now, and getting to the point that I don’t want to put it down.

Les Mis has been surprisingly good, with the exception of several chapters thrown in that are nothing but history about Napoleon, et al. I scan those and just keep going. 🙂