So glad to be back into most of our fall routine!! We will start orchestra back next week, but we are back at our Bible study and other outside lessons full-time. Now all I can wait for is the fall elections to be over, and life can be its regular hectic self!! I will be so glad when they are over, too; I really get tired of the strident signs and unsolicited phone calls and cards/mailouts in my mailbox!! You know it's overkill when even your children are ready for it all to be over!!!!
Just wondering-has anyone else read David Platt's new book, Radical? It is amazing, convicting, and humbling all at once. If you have time to read a book that will help you hone in on your purpose in God's kingdom, it is a great one!! You will be amazed at how he parses scriptures you have heard all your life but apparently never understood before!! He is a clear thinker who feels we all are called to reach the world, and he will introduce you to so many creative ways that God can use even those of us without passports to reach the world. Amazing read.
Also just wondering - does anyone else miss the good ole days when one could go to the movies without planning ahead much & always find something at least entertaining to watch? I have been with a friend to 3 movies in the last month, and all 3 were less than stellar entertainment. At least we have avoided the outright ridiculous ones, but it is so saddening to me to see that apparently movie companies think junk, less thinking, violence and more junk mixed with hokey spiritual themes are the way we all want to go. On a bright note, we did get to see "Ramona and Beezus" as a family, and it is a great movie about conflict, friendship and working together as a family. Go see it NOW if you haven't already, especially if you have children in your life. TAKE THEM!! It is safe!! There is a teen kiss at the end, but it isn't long or sloppy - just sweet. Walden Media usually puts out good stuff, and this is no exception!