Nose in a Book

I have been wanting to blog something on here for a while, but have had a serious case of writer's block, combined with lots of other stuff demanding my attention.... blah, blah, blah.  My dad always called me 'Queen of Excuses.'

The other thing I was known for growing up was having a nose stuck in a book.  Books and me... we were friends.  Then something happened.  I think it was called COLLEGE and I all of a sudden my reading wasn't always what I would have chosen, and sometimes even required supplementary texts to make sense.  Besides, reading material printed on glossy textbook paper or that comes from a research library, read on a hard, wooden chair just doesn't have the same sensory experience as a good 'ol biography or novel, read on a comfortable couch, under a down throw.  Occasionally I would reacquaint myself with the smell of paper and ink, during the occasional air travel experience and enjoy it, but back home again, my eyes were absorbed in my spare time with something that didn't exist when I was growing up or in college and it was called the INTERNET and BLOGS and EMAIL.

Thankfully, lately I've been making time for some real reading. Stuff that is making my mind grow, stimulating discussions with Nathan and others, and it feels GREAT!  One that I want to share with you here is Kisses from Katie.  I'm pretty obnoxious about this book.  I read it over Christmas and was gifting it to others before I even finished it myself.  Here's a quick video about Katie here:




I had heard bits and pieces about her over the past year from some bloggy moms in the adoption community, but hadn't heard from her, in her voice.  I don't know what to say, but there is something about seeing someone live out the words of Jesus that is so compelling.  And it doesn't even have to happen in a place like where Katie lives and serves, but it made me pause and reflect.  A lot.  (Much like the testimony of the nuns lived out at Reni's orphanage -- it's extremely moving to me).  I read it on the Kindle and it was the first e-book that I wished I had in print because I wanted to highlight several things in every chapter and go back to read it again.

If you like female missionary biographies (Isobel Kuhn, Darlene Deibler Rose, Amy Carmichael, etc.), you'll enjoy this modern-day biography.  I can't wait to see the ripples from her life (did I mention that she's only 22?)