BR-Misquoting Jesus

This was one I grabbed off the bargain rack on my way out. Was it divine inspiration? Perhaps. I imagine it's also why Catholicism has become my religion of choice, not just of birth. I'd gone to the store to purchase a Catholic Book.

I've always felt disconcerted by the many versions of the bible. You can only translate and scribe so many times before words are changed and meaning is altered. Not many Christians stop to consider where we got THE BIBLE, especially the New Testament; this is a great book for putting together how we received the testaments of Jesus life.

There is a wide belief is that the words of the New Testament are divinely inspired and infallible and yet we don't even have the original letters. Perhaps this is why God gave us such evolved brains. I love that nothing is truly spelled out...that is, except for FAITH.

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Book Review: Her Daughter's Eyes

Last week, I went to a Bridal Shower at a great Margarita Bar :) yum. As a part of the festivities, we were to bring a wrapped used book (one we've read and liked). We did a white elephant exchange and I ended up with this book.




The book is about two sisters, one of which is in high school and pregnant. Her mother died of cancer and her father "checked out" of life with his daughters. She hides her pregnancy and gives birth at home with the help of her little sister (also in high school).

I won't ruin the plot, but it was a great, easy read (218 pp) and at times heart breaking. I can only hope that I have a good relationship with my four girls and I would never miss one of them being pregnant.

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