Welcome to my experimental side of a blog. This was the result of wanting to maintain some semblance of privacy towards my family, while still feeding my selfish desires for free reading material. We shall see how it goes... Maybe one day I'll just combine the two, since I figure that anyone with any skill with computers could just hack into my account anyways, and the big, bad government probably knows all they care to know about me... And more. For now, some of you will find your way here through various websites, while others will link in through my blog's teaser of the book.
As a mom of two young children, my typical day usually includes waking to a cheerful "Good morning, Sunshine!" from my toddler, or the protests of the baby, who has discovered that he is once again confined to his crib. The day develops with prayers for nutritious steel cut oatmeal and Greek yogurts (or Cheerios and marshmallow cereal), prayers for patience amid yelling at one brother to stop walloping on another, followed by prayers for forgiveness and recitations of Bible verses, prayers for blessings upon an equally nutritious lunch, usually consisting of pb&j (my toddlers favorite),and prayers that they will nap at the same time (and if I'm really blessed, for a decent amount of time too!)
What usually follows is a brief interlude where I rush to complete the productive part of my day... Eating lunch, doing my devotions, catching up on the world outside my house (both digital and not), and trying to make my house liveable for the knight in shining armour that I hope will rescue me in a couple hours when I'm making dinner with a child attached to each leg.
A nook is defined quite literally as a narrow place formed by angles, or a corner. My favourite definition though was a "secluded retreat". In my dreams I imagine a little window nook with padded cushion benches and fluffy pillows (or maybe I've just watched the intro to Winnie the Pooh too often on YouTube). Or I think of a secret garden, or better yet, the amazing view I had for the couple weeks I was in Thailand when I'd head outside to do my devotions facing the beginnings of a dense, jungle like grove of trees, with all the animal sounds that come with...
...until I'm awakened by the growls of an approaching tiger, teeth barred and the warning escapes from my lips "wow, you are one ferocious tiger! Remember though not to bite Mommy!"
And that brings me back to reality. My nook is any quiet moment I get to lose myself in the Bible or any other book for even a few moments at a time. It can be at the kitchen table. In bed at the end if the day. In the rocker after I've just finished nursing my child. On the couch. Or even on the floor surrounded by toys that I neglected to have my child put away during my rush to get them down for a much-needed nap. It is my brief retreat into seclusion.
So this is the blog that will take you on the journey of the books I encounter when I am in my "nook". Some, but hopefully not all, will be books that I am reviewing in exchange for a free printed ( or In the rare case I go digital, e-book) copy of the book. All opinions are my own, so feel free to take them or leave them as you see fit.
