The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer

by Carol2 Comments
The Confident Woman by Joyce Meyer When we have confidence in God and His love and kindness, we can progress to living confidently and enjoying the life He wants for us.  (pg. 6) Throughout this book, Meyer gives points on how to have that confidence through scripture, examples and her personal testimony. I like that she writes in a straight-forward, down-to-earth way, so positive, wanting every woman to see that no matter what her past involves or where she is now, she can be that confident woman she was created to be. Meyer discusses the the characteristics of a confident woman and how to overcome the fears and stress that sometimes stand in our way. I can see this being a very inspirational book, with concrete steps to take. I liked the advice to do something outrageous, not stupid, but something creative and unexpected for you. Keep life interesting. I also liked her emphasis on being who you are, focusing on your strengths. That...
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Murder and a Missing Painting

by Carol11 Comments
"It's not every day an art restorer is brutally murdered in the United Kingdom," Isherwood said. "Given your circumstances, it must have come as something of a shock." "Let's just say I read the stories this morning with more than a passing interest." (pg. 38, The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva) I don't know how I've never read any of Silva's Gabriel Allon series before. I'm really enjoying this one. Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy and I only cheated a little. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers. [tweetmeme source= "carolsnotebook" only_single=false https://carolsnotebook.com/2010/07/27/murder-and-a-missing-painting/] I received my copy from the publisher for review and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon associate....
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Judgement by Brenna Yovanoff

by Carol1 Comment
"Judgement" by Brenna Yovanoff I hadn't picked out a short story to read this week, but when I received The Replacement in the mail today, I noticed that the author, Brenna Yovanoff, writes at Merry Sisters of Fate. This is the first piece of fiction by her that I came across. The story is set in a high school on a rainy day. A flood warning is issued and all the students are to stay in the building, but when the story moves to Clemmie's  locker, the school is now all but deserted. Clemmie sees no one she knows until a dead girl passes her, dripping blood along the hall. Clemmie eventually finds two other teenagers she knows, the first a girl crouched in the shop room. “It’s Revelation.” She was hugging her knees to her chest. Her voice sounded high-pitched, like it was squeezing through a tiny hole in something. “It’s the Rapture, the Second Coming, when the righteous...
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Back to Normal

by Carol2 Comments
I have been so busy the last couple of weeks that I haven't been at the computer much at all. We've had a lot of fun, but I'm kind of glad to get back to my regular schedule this week. Two weeks ago was Vacation Bible School at our church, so all three of us were there every evening from 5:30 to between 8:30 and 9:30, which cuts a lot of time out of the day. This past week, I drove Amber up to Pittsburgh for a day camp. She had a blast spending time in the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, learning and making projects. It's definitely worth the time and I did get some reading done, and some shopping. Somewhere in there we went to a Pirates game, too, and we actually won- always surprising. And David's softball team is into the play-offs now. They won the first game but tomorrow they play the best team in the league, so...
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The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal

by Carol6 Comments
"The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal" Today's folk tale comes from India, but once again we see a large, strong animal simply outwitted by another. A tiger is trapped in a cave. A Brahman comes by and the tiger begs and pleads to be let out. The Brahman eventually releases him after the tiger promises not to eat him. Of course once the tiger is loose, his story changes. "What a fool you are! What is to prevent my eating you now, for after being cooped up so long I am just terribly hungry!" The tiger finally agrees to allow the Brahman to tell the story to three things and the tiger will abide by what the three things say. The Brahman asks a tree, a buffalo and the road, but all three agree that the Brahman should expect nothing from the tiger, that it is reasonable for the tiger to eat him. Finally, the Brahman talks to a jackal, who pretends not to...
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