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  I am haunted by hedges of         pink oleander along the Sicilian roads, their      consonants of gravel under the tires, by stone piles,      by walls whose wonder     

Judith wasn't trying to upset her mother, she didn't want to be a bad daughter, she just couldn't help being who she was. She just couldn't help wanting to read." http://fredasvoice.com

"Every third birth shall be for the grave. The words rang in Judith Shakespeare's ears as she picked up the looking glass with the ornate, gold trimmed handle, and spied again her heavy blond locks and clear blue eyes. It was always startling, to see her own face reflected in such sharp outline and detail. It was nothing like looking in the waters of the Avon, the cold dark waters which rushed by with such urgent speed, ferrying leaves and branches and thick clumps of dirt on their way to the next village....." http://rosecityreader.blogspot.com

It's almost Easter. It is the most Holy time of the year. It is the day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Some people call it Resurrection Sunday. However, according to A. J. Swoboda , Friday and Saturday are just as important. So, there is Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Good Friday and Saturday typify a time of  heavy darkness: On Friday, Jesus is crucified. On Saturday, there is deadly silence. In A Glorious Dark, the author beams his light on to darkness proving that in darkness there is hope, and in darkness there is  change. In our darkest periods , is the light at the end of our tomb. In our dark times, there is no reason to give up. There is no shame in having a Messiah whom some people might think of as a Fallen hero because He laid in a dark grave. There are also answers in our most silent periods. Those lonely times can lead us into our community. The strength of  the book A Glorious Dark by A.J. Swoboda is that the author is able to take the full Ho

Apologetics - The branch of theology that is concerned with defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines.  http://bermudaonion.net   dictionary.search.yahoo.com

http://bookjourney.wordpress.com This week I finished A Book Thief At Christmas by Melissa AuClair and Death Of A King by Tavis Smiley. Currently I'm reading "A Glorious Dark by A.J. Swoboda and NightBird by Alice Hoffman. Next is Aunt Dimity: Detective.