Book Review--His Name is Jesus

The life Jesus led, other than what is mentioned in the Bible, isn’t something I’ve thought much about. I never wondered why he didn’t choose to work as a carpenter and stay in the village where he grew up rather than throwing away the security and comfort of his life there in order to fulfill a greater purpose. Not until I read this book.

The thing I like most about His Name is Jesus is the way it makes me wonder about what Jesus did in the periods of his life that we know very little about. It gave me some ideas as to what daily life was like for him, and stressed that Jesus faced the same challenges and questions that we do. The author frequently asks questions of the reader, making us direct our thoughts to our own lives, and how different everything would be if Jesus had chosen to be an ordinary man instead of our Savior.

The quality of the book makes it a lovely gift, and the way it is written ensures that whoever reads it will gain insight into the life of Jesus. It shares the story of Jesus’ life in easy to understand language, and focuses on the hope that faith in Jesus gives to a believer.

The link to Thomas Nelson’s product page for this book is at:
http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/product_detail.asp?sku=1404186735

Happy Anniversary to Me

Today is the first day of Spring, and the 27th anniversary of our wedding. Though it was chilly, gray, and splashed with rain, March 20, 1982 was the most beautiful day of my life. I wish everyone could be as happy as I was then.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

I know talking about the weather is pretty boring, but I'm getting pretty bored with all the rain. Today I drove to my mother's, no rain in sight, but the flooding from earlier in the week was so bad the expressway ramp was closed anyway. I ended up detouring through some areas I'd never seen before, and don't want to visit again. But, I ended up at Mom's in time for lunch--homemade vegetable soup, thank you very much for asking--and had a nice visit with her.

Being a creature of habit, I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and stocked up on hamburger patties and buns. My son is coming home for Spring Break tomorrow and I'm planning ahead so I don't have to go shopping next week. My daughter was home this week and the only fun thing she's gotten to do so far is go bowling with me, her dad, brother, and his friend. We had a great time, and went out to eat afterwards. She's catching up on her sleep, though, and wearing out our treadmill when she's awake.

I love it when we do things as a family. Too bad life is so hectic when kids are young that us mom's often don't have the time or energy to appreciate how precious our day-to-day interactions really are. Now that my children are young adults and I have time to spare, the opportunities to be together are limited. But wonderful.


The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Author: Dolly Parton

A Tale of Two Blogs

I’ve been struggling to find a theme for my blog, balance posts between things I think might appeal to my friends who write and those who don’t, and make myself appear both professional and interesting. That’s not working for me.

So, I am starting another blog which will be devoted to things related to writing and publishing. You may want to check it out at: http://thewritingplace.wordpress.com/

This one is now MY blog, and it’s about whatever I’m thinking about—that’s why I called it Carol’s Thinking Place (that and the fact the first ten names I picked were already taken). I’m not starting over here; the posts that are here will stay. If any writing friends want to stick around, that’s great. Feel free to join in, otherwise you’ll be listening to me talk to myself. (I’ve had enough experience that I’m pretty good at it.)