I'd heard some positive buzz about this book and thought I'd give it a
try. I really enjoyed it. I liked Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert,
but took some issues with some of her big points and how she went about
finding happiness. I think Gilbert is by far a stronger writer, but I
agreed much more with Rubin's ideas and her journey to become a happier
person.Rubin is married with two small daughters and has a successful career as a writer but she recognizes that she can do and be better. She breaks her project up into different resolutions that she focuses on each month over the course of a year. I liked her honesty and her light tone. It was an enjoyable read for me.
I liked this, "I didn't want to reject my life. I wanted to
change my life without changing my life, by finding more happiness in my
own kitchen. I knew I wouldn't discover happiness in a faraway place or
in unusual circumstances; it was right here, right now."
Another, "The days are long, but the years are short." This echoes my life right now in so many ways.
I think it is a great read anytime, but especially now with a new year coming up.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Daughters in My Kingdom
I wish we could figure out a way to post pictures of the books to go along with our posts. Emma, do you know how to do that?
Daughters in My Kingdom was recently put out by the church and given to people at church (for free). It is a history of the Relief Society and also discusses the roles of women in the church, home, world, etc. I didn't really look at my copy until I was called to serve in Relief Society about 6 months ago and then I made it a part of my morning scripture study time--it's actually a pretty short book, but I only read small bits over the course of the 6 months--you could probably sit down and read it cover to cover in a few hours.
Anyway, I really liked it. I learned a lot of things I hadn't known before. I don't know if you guys heard about the pants thing down there in Utah but women and our role in the church has been/is/will be a big issue for a lot of people in and out of the church. As a practicing Mormon, I think it is important to learn about Relief Society and more importantly, my divine gifts/role as a woman and a daughter of a Heavenly Father. As I studied this book, I also read a really interesting article about women and the church. I would definitely recommend it and would love to know your thoughts on that as well.
Here's the link:
http://www.fairlds.org/fair-conferences/2012-fair-conference/2012-to-do-the-business-of-the-church-a-cooperative-paradigm
Daughters in My Kingdom was recently put out by the church and given to people at church (for free). It is a history of the Relief Society and also discusses the roles of women in the church, home, world, etc. I didn't really look at my copy until I was called to serve in Relief Society about 6 months ago and then I made it a part of my morning scripture study time--it's actually a pretty short book, but I only read small bits over the course of the 6 months--you could probably sit down and read it cover to cover in a few hours.
Anyway, I really liked it. I learned a lot of things I hadn't known before. I don't know if you guys heard about the pants thing down there in Utah but women and our role in the church has been/is/will be a big issue for a lot of people in and out of the church. As a practicing Mormon, I think it is important to learn about Relief Society and more importantly, my divine gifts/role as a woman and a daughter of a Heavenly Father. As I studied this book, I also read a really interesting article about women and the church. I would definitely recommend it and would love to know your thoughts on that as well.
Here's the link:
http://www.fairlds.org/fair-conferences/2012-fair-conference/2012-to-do-the-business-of-the-church-a-cooperative-paradigm
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The Man You'll Marry
Yeah, yeah I got this book. It is by Debbie Macomber and after listening to One Simple Act I was really interested to see what her writing was like.
It back reads,
The wedding dress was made many years ago, and it came with a promise: The first man you meet . . . is the man you'll marry. Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived - because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him - and herself - that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere . . .. Coincidence?
After her own wedding, Shelly sends her best friend, Jill Morrison, the dress - which is delivered to Jill's hotel in Hawaii, But at least the man she sat beside on the plane - gorgeous grouch Jordan Wilcox - can't be the man in question, can he? She met him before she got the dress!
I picked this one because I had listened to a This American Life episode where the great grandma had made baby pants for a boy and a dress for a girl. The women in the family then started sending either the pants of the dress to each other when the were pregnant and the clothes were always the predictor of the sex of the baby. It was a fun story. This lasted for almost 20 births. So hey, maybe a wedding dress could do it too.
Of course it was formulaic but she did a nice job. It was clean too. I am sure this is a big draw. Needless to say the woman knows what she is doing. 100 million copies of her books in print.
7 hours long on CD so likely not to bad of a read, maybe 300 pages. Nice fluff to wrap presents by.
It back reads,
The wedding dress was made many years ago, and it came with a promise: The first man you meet . . . is the man you'll marry. Shelly Hansen was horrified when her great-aunt's wedding dress arrived - because, according to family legend, she was destined to marry the next man she met. So when she tripped on an escalator and fell into Mark Brady's arms, she told him - and herself - that she wasn't interested in marriage. But then she started seeing him everywhere . . .. Coincidence?
After her own wedding, Shelly sends her best friend, Jill Morrison, the dress - which is delivered to Jill's hotel in Hawaii, But at least the man she sat beside on the plane - gorgeous grouch Jordan Wilcox - can't be the man in question, can he? She met him before she got the dress!
I picked this one because I had listened to a This American Life episode where the great grandma had made baby pants for a boy and a dress for a girl. The women in the family then started sending either the pants of the dress to each other when the were pregnant and the clothes were always the predictor of the sex of the baby. It was a fun story. This lasted for almost 20 births. So hey, maybe a wedding dress could do it too.
Of course it was formulaic but she did a nice job. It was clean too. I am sure this is a big draw. Needless to say the woman knows what she is doing. 100 million copies of her books in print.
7 hours long on CD so likely not to bad of a read, maybe 300 pages. Nice fluff to wrap presents by.
One simple Act Discovering the Power of Generosity
This is by Debbie Macomber. I had never heard of her when I got this book. I really liked it. She has great stories and you feel like you could do something to help this world (people). She is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. The back reads,
Debbie Macomber penned this rousing work extolling the virtues of gving. Here she asks, "What if you, personally, could make the worked a better place . . . by tomorrow?"
Can one person truly make a difference? The answer, says Macomber, is yes. In this audiobook you will hear riveting true stories about individuals sharing time, materials, support, and more to brighten the lives of others. And by doing so, these people reap untold rewards for their simple acts of kindness.
Join Macomber as she illustrates how often single acts of intentional generosity have positive reverberations across space and time.
Really a good book. She is Christian and does talk about Christ but it is not like an LDS Christian book. I thought she must be a motivational speaker. It was a really powerful book. The next time I was at the library I say one of her books so I got it (reviewed elsewhere). One of her stories in One Simple Act, was that she wanted to be a writer. At an event she had the opportunity to have a New York Times editor read a fiction story she had written. She was so excited and then the editor ripped it to shreds in front of the gathering. Later she went on to sell the story and it became her first big break.
The CD was 5.5 hours so I don't think the book would be a long read. She really had one great story after another and not a lot of guilt to go with them, just some gentle nudging.
Debbie Macomber penned this rousing work extolling the virtues of gving. Here she asks, "What if you, personally, could make the worked a better place . . . by tomorrow?"
Can one person truly make a difference? The answer, says Macomber, is yes. In this audiobook you will hear riveting true stories about individuals sharing time, materials, support, and more to brighten the lives of others. And by doing so, these people reap untold rewards for their simple acts of kindness.
Join Macomber as she illustrates how often single acts of intentional generosity have positive reverberations across space and time.
Really a good book. She is Christian and does talk about Christ but it is not like an LDS Christian book. I thought she must be a motivational speaker. It was a really powerful book. The next time I was at the library I say one of her books so I got it (reviewed elsewhere). One of her stories in One Simple Act, was that she wanted to be a writer. At an event she had the opportunity to have a New York Times editor read a fiction story she had written. She was so excited and then the editor ripped it to shreds in front of the gathering. Later she went on to sell the story and it became her first big break.
The CD was 5.5 hours so I don't think the book would be a long read. She really had one great story after another and not a lot of guilt to go with them, just some gentle nudging.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Twenties Girl
Big fan of Sophie Kinsella as I think we all are. This was a fun book. "Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don't get visited by ghosts. Or do they?" The ghost is her great aunt Sadie. I really like the two of them and their back and forth talking. British book but she puts in some f words instead of the more easy to handle bugger like in Bridget Jones. So that was too bad as I was listening to it and I was surprised to hear it. (maybe the word was used 10 times) Really liked the aunt but wanted to slap Lara a few times. Cute romance without the R rating.
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