Catherine Thomas: “So often, our suffering and bewilderment have to do with having left the path of the Truth in some way or other and then having come to doubt its power.”Īll That Makes Life Bright by Josi S. “Of course I deprecate war,” wrote, “but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me home.” When repeatedly asked to put down on paper the extraordinary events of his life, his reply was always the same: He was ‘still more interested in the future than in the past.’” “, even near the end of his life, refused to write his. So interesting, well written, and entertaining. **Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard: I can’t recommend this book highly enough. What Would a Holy Woman Do? By Wendy Watson Nelson: “Some of our most important prayers are when we pray to know what to pray about.” *The Power of Stillness by Jacob Hess, Carrie Skarda, Kyle Anderson, and Ty Mansfield: “If it’s true that our love is reflected in that which we are willing to create space for, then prayer is a way to exercise and embody love, with God creating a space for us as we create space for Him.” Terry Warner: “Unless we change in our hearts toward the people we struggle with here and now, we are condemned to struggle with whomever we may find ourselves associating with.” I’ll be company for everyone, but little more than that for anyone. Starting today, my brain will stop tolerating new ideas, my taste in clothing will stop evolving, my hairstyle will remain the same forevermore, I will read and reread the novels that brought me pleasure in my youth with nostalgia, and I will let the next generation-whom I no longer understand because I only speak “Old”-make my decisions for me because I have nothing to teach them anymore.
She observed her mother-old fashioned, elderly, diminished, prudish-and wondered if a person woke up one day saying, This is the moment my old age begins. *The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia: As a young woman, Beatriz had always reflected on how it would feel to grow old.
That’s the closest I’ve come to surety, and it is enough for me.” Underlying soil is bedrock and if you dig deep enough, you’ll hit it. What answers has the ground offered? Only the notion that there are answers. “Unknown outpaces known like to do outpaces done. The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball: I loved this book. The ones with two stars are the books I think you absolutely MUST READ in 2022. The starred books are the ones I highly recommend. Here is a list of most of the books I read this year, with a quote or note about each one. I wrote three books, started a new pen name (Jen Spencer), and read lots of wonderful books. Was it better than 2020 or worse? I had a great year.
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