This week, in light of certain
recent political happenings, I’m afraid it has been a lot harder for me to be
thankful or look on the bright side of anything. I thought about skipping this
week’s post at first, and doing it every other week instead. But simply giving
up so easily? Right after I’ve started? And this week more than ever is a time
to try to find the Light in the darkness. It just means I had to look a little
deeper.
Readers:
Sometimes it really makes me sad how many children today hate reading. It’s
something I can’t really wrap my head around. I’m like Liesel in The Book Thief. When life goes wrong, I
look for a book. Words are everything. They’re away to visit places you’ll
never actually see. I’ve felt convicted about encouraging the love of words in
children who are just beginning to find them. This weekend I let a couple
children from church into my library to borrow any book they wanted. When the
young boy saw my piles of mysteries and his eyes started to light up, I knew I had
found a reader. And it just about made my day.
Good Movie
Adaptations: I have a rule, but it’s a rule I am willing to break very
rarely. If I read the book, and loved the book, I will not watch the movie
afterward. I’ve been disappointed too badly, too many times, mainly because I
may or may not take things too seriously. (*cough*
Harry potter *cough*). This week I decided to break my rule for “The Book
Thief.” The more time that went by after reading it, the more potent the story
seemed. It really stuck with me for some reason. With much trepidation, I
picked up the film. I am delighted to say I loved it. In the whole film, there
was only one change that really bothered me, and overall it was just excellent.
One I will rewatch, and maybe even buy.
Healthy Tomatoes: I
hate when my plants die. I love gardening, but when a plant dies I tend to get
depressed about it. Unfortunately in this drought, it’s now a normal fact of
life. I could see one of my tomatoes days away from drying up and cremating
itself, and didn’t know what to do about it. And then I had a ‘facepalm’
moment. The ground was so dry that all the water was running off. I built up
wall of dirt around the roots of tomato to hold the water while it soaked in,
and suddenly my tomato is back! I learned my lesson, the only drawback being I
felt like an idiot for days.
Comfort: Sometimes
when life goes really wrong, it can
be almost impossible to feel optimistic. The last few days have been like that.
But instead of turning to ‘words,’ the only thing that’s been helping me at all
has been ‘The Word.’ So often we are given the exact Word we need to be
comforted, and reminded that “God’s in his heaven, and all is right.” Mine was
Isaiah 60:2 (emphasis added).
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen
upon you.
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