The Maze Runner

I finished this book over Memorial weekend and loved it! I won't tell you my whole opinion since I may be the first one done. There is a second book so I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the recommendation. I absolutely loved it!

The Maze Runner

Someone I know and admire and LOVE is reading this book and his stamp of approval means it will be a great read. I think the book is pretty accessible. I saw it a few weeks ago at Costco for like $8, so I think it would be in libraries and stuff.

Anyway, I really hope we all like it. My friend says he hasn't been this captivated by a storyline since Harry Potter. :) Take that for what it's worth to you, but I'm excited.

Have fun reading!

Who's up?

So who's up next? We survived our big move to Georgia and most everything is unpacked. I've got two months till our baby boy arrives and I'm ready for a new book! Gotta get my reading in now while I can! :)

Suggestion...

So I was wondering if we could make up a picking order and post it on the sidebar? I never know when it is my turn. I can do it if you want. What are you gals thoughts?? suggestions???

Loved It

I love this book. My mother-in-law gave it to me for Christmas a couple years ago and I remember reading it on the couch, pregnant three feet out in front of me, while everyone else was still in bed ... I figured if I was too uncomfortable to sleep at least I could read. :)

What moved me most was the selfless compassion of these women. My goodness. I always forget the protagonist's name, but she saw other people more than she saw herself - which is a talent and an attribute I wish I had too. Others' distress meant more to her than her own, and suffering bothered her more for what it kept her from doing than for her own discomfort.

There are so many Christlike people in this world. I admire them. The light of Christ is real, and the things people can bring themselves to offer - even to strangers - is truly remarkable to me. It reminds me that I'm always in a position to serve. If I choose to. I can certainly hide behind excuses and justifications, but that's all they are. I don't say it in a self-depreciating way but in a grateful way. Service is a great healer, and I'm grateful it's always available for the choosing. And I'm grateful for the people who make that choice so consistently.

hmmmm

It's been over a month and a half that "The Hiding Place" has been our reading pick... Just thought I'd check in and see if anyone is making progress or if this pick was a flop and we need to move on?

The Hiding Place

Oh hooray! "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom it is!


This is one of my all-time favorite books. It's actually a biography, not fiction, but it's a superb read that I guarantee will keep you turning pages. I read it often, I think of it often, I refer to it often. A true five-star, life-changer in my opinion. And if you're anything like me, read with a tissue. :) It's that powerful.

Here's one review:
Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a Dutch woman admired the world over for her courage, her forgiveness, and her memorable faith. In World War II, she and her family risked their lives to help Jews escape the Nazis by hiding them in their home in Haarlem, and their reward was a trip to Hitler's concentration camps. Corrie's father, sister, brother, and nephew died as a result of their imprisonment. But she survived and was released--as a result of a clerical error--and now shares the story of how faith triumphs over evil.

For thirty-five years Corrie's dramatic life story, full of timeless virtues, has prepared readers to face their own futures with faith, relying on God's love to overcome, heal, and restore. The Hiding Place tells the riveting story of how a middle-aged Dutch watchmaker became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's death camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century.