Month: June 2022

Book Review-The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

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You know those books that you keep reading long after you should be sleeping? This was one of those books for me. A dear friend recommended this book to me because her book group at church was reading it. I didn’t read any reviews or descriptions and just started reading. I kept reading and reading because I wanted to see how it would end.

It is hard to explain this book without revealing too much about the plot. Who is on this boat? What are we to learn from this boat ride?

The reviews for this book are mixed with some people loving it and others not enjoying it. I think a book that evokes questions and receives very different reactions is worth a read. So, if you do give this book a read, let me know so we can talk about it! Happy Reading!

Brew a Cup of Tea

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When I read this poem by William Gladstone, I loved the words so much that I knew I wanted to share them. I encourage you to brew yourself a cup of tea and read these words. Take another sip of tea and read these words again. Maybe even keep sipping and reading until you feel what he is describing deep within yourself. My wish is that all of us will feel solace and see the beauty in creation regularly after reading these words and savoring our favorite cup of tea.

When the world is all at odds
And the mind is all at sea,
Then cease the useless tedium
And brew a cup of tea.
There is magic in its fragrance,
There is solace in its taste;
And the laden moments vanish
Somehow into space.
And the world becomes a lovely thing!
There’s beauty as you’ll see;
All because you briefly stopped
To brew a cup of tea. -William Gladstone