Monday, April 23, 2007

Hiatus and Boundaries

Well, I made it a few more days into my "Bible in 90 Days" commitment than I did a year ago. When I try for the 3rd (and FINAL!) time, I will have Genesis down pat. But for today, I need to take a hiatus from The Good Book, and delve into a new book.
A friend recommended the book Boundaries by Drs. Cloud and Townsend. I wasn't sure what I thought of reading a book about "when to say YES, When to say NO", so I went to the bookstore while Iz and Lisi were at school this afternoon, and decided to just begin reading it before I decided to buy it. Well, I read almost through Chapter 2, had margin notes like crazy and 8 pages 'dog eared' before I even bought the darn book. So good. As I was reading it I realized that I would not be able to commit to 12 pages of the Bible AND this, but also realized that I was inspired to again attempt to read the Bible in 90 days after hearing Pastor Josh's sermon on getting to a point where you have run out of wine to serve your guests~ when your reserves are tapped and you have nothing left to give. So now I am thinking that a 'cannot put it down it is so good' book about setting boundaries (physical, emotional, time, words) and what God has to say about all of this, is really a much more relevant choice.
And as much as I would love to stay logged on and tell you more about what I read this afternoon, I would much rather use this time while the girls are playing outside on a beautiful evening to read a little bit more:)

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