Meg over here tagged me to bare my soul about books. I will no longer be able to conceal the fact that I am a total nerd/dweeb/dork.
1. Number of books you have owned: Considering we're over 600 right this very moment by my estimate, I'd say that in my life I've probably owned nearly 1500-2000 books. It's hard to tell anymore what's mine and what's his. But if you consider the fact that I bought at least two books every week from scholastic and the like when I was in elementary school, and I saved up my money and bought a new book nearly every day in the summers, then I know I've owned that many. I've sold back gads of college textbooks, given entire collections of fiction away to younger relatives, sold my soul (or it felt like it) in yard sales, and stocked the shelves of McKay's when I was poor. What can I say? I love these things, a little too much.
2. Last book I bought: Unfortunately, school books are what I bought. Some aren't too bad.
The boring ones are:
Community Psychology by Dalton
Decoding the Ethics Code by Fisher
Ethical Conflicts in Psychology by Bersoff
More exciting, but still for class:
Embracing the Love of God by Smith
Feasting at the Banquet by Wilhoit
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Return of the Prodigal Son by Nouwen
The Way of a Pilgrim by Bacovcin
Last book I bought for fun: The Last Family in England (Paperback)by Matt Haig at Heathrow Airport. What can I say? We use the library a lot.
3. Last book I completed: Borderlines by Caroline Kraus. The memoir of a woman who became caught up in a destructive relationship with Jane, who has borderline personality disorder. It also provides a disturbing look into a category of so called lesbian relationships that have much more to do with enmeshment than they do sex, or even sexual orientation. Recently completed books also include the entire Harry Potter Series, and The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks.
4. Five books that mean a lot to me: Although I've outgrown many of them, all of the books I am going to list were extremely meaningful to me at the time. They may have even changed my life.
1. 10 Commandments Of Dating by Ben Young
2. The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
by Michael Nichols
3. Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow by Judith Viorst
4. Sham Pearls for Real Swine by Franky Schaeffer
5. Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott
6. A Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
7. Created in God's Image by Anthony Hoekema
8. The Heart of Psychotherapy : The Most Honest, Revealing, Fascinating Account of What Goes On In Therapy by George Weinberg
9. I could go on forever and ever! A final, but important one, Despair and the Return of Hope by Peter Shabad
4b. What are you currently reading?
Dating Can be Murder by Jennifer Apodaca
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Enjoying God by S.J. Hill
5. Which 5 bloggers are you passing this onto?
1. Kevin @ waspjerky.blogspot.com
2. Zalm @ fromthesalmon.com
3. Liz @ Obitar aka Marshmallowy Goodness
4. Mystie @ Feminism Loves You
5. Insane Preschool Mom @ Her Site
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You gave Kevin a head start, didn't you?
Well, I better start counting...
I'll try to work on this over the weekend.
Hehe. The hidden advantages of having your computers next to each other.
hey nicole. word. so you never mentioned that your husband was such a boat rocker. geez. is he even a christian? he keeps ssaying all this spastic shit. haa haa. dude why didn't you tell me you had a site yo? where's the love man, where's the love? so i'm going to TN next week. need anything? Peace
Hey Steph. I wasn't hiding from you. Kevin is all crazy and stuff! ;) But you know, he should ask a Christian counselor about that sometime... No, I don't need anything in TN..thanks for the offer. Just bring some mountains back with you. Need a ride to the airport?
Zalm, he made me do it. He may have even threatened to withhold relations or something like that.
Thanks for playing! and passing on the love - if that's what this is. ;-)
thanks nicole, that was fun!
All done. Well, except for the tagging. I got all introverted and stuff at the end.
hey, i just wanted to leave a gentle reminder to you that all people aren't ready for certain discussions, so we have to be willing to lovingly be alongside them. At times listening, at times using Butman's warmth aggression (which is easier for you again?). I appreciate yours and Kevin's thoughts tremendously, but as the common link between you and my entire houston circle, i wanted to remind you of this need for patience and wisdom in your responses. There is quite a history of what is going on among them, and I hope you all continue to exercise discernment in entering. I love that you are open and (as a part of wheaton stretching:)) want to help make that happen in other places. Just be careful if you don't mind when you react. . as to not do so defensively all the time. Hope thats clear. I've enjoyed you both. Thanks:) STeph
man totally, what you said about us and wheaton and similar travels with subjects like politics and all. i think more of us had commonality than we realized. which is crazy. the longer i've been away from there the more i realize what a trip that place is. man crazy. i can't beleive i did something so intense-geez, good luck this year! Seriously. :)
Hey when we hanging out??
Based on our recent conversations, I found it rather amusing tonight when I was going through my prayer journal, and looking back on some of my old entries. (Keep in mind that this is not something I am particularly good at doing often, journaling my prayers.) But for some reason, on February 2 of this year, I felt compelled to pray:
"Give me understanding and grace with Stephanie, let her teach me and I her..."
God works in mysterious ways.
found your blog while surfing relevantmagazine.com saw one of your favorite books is by Anthony Hoekema....he was my great uncle (passed away about 15 years ago or so)...Anthony also officiated at my parents' wedding (i wasn't there though :)). best wishes in your graduate studies.
your brother in Christ,
joel hoekema
grand rapids, mi
joelhoekema@comcast.net
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