A Different Path Today

2030……recommended by my gardening client “the General,” and my pick, Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keeler. My new reads from now through August 1st

I’m needing a change of pace in my free time…. away from the topic of gardening.  Very different titles, but both recommended. Looking forward to time with “my nose in a book.”

Sunday afternoon…….

”Contessa”

A New Read…..

Lifetime female friendship is the essence of this read. Elena and Lila rely on each other and survive a poor upbringing in Naples  Italy. The author Elena Ferrante gives you a story of a neighborhood, a city, a country and a nation, during immense change, and how it affected their lives and their deep friendship. If you have had the experience of a lifetime female friendship and you have lost contact with them, you will remember your friend with great admiration and how you relied on each other, as you navigated the good and the tough times. Sometimes these kinds of friendships only happen once. A great read.

SOLD Today on ETSY……Volume

Picturing Nantucket reveals a complete spectrum of the islands artistic heritage. Complete with 125 color and 180 black and white reproduction photographs from the Nantucket Historical Associations extensive collection. If you treasure Nantucket Art, this book is an essential reference for your personal collection.

Pristine copy. Measures 10.5” x 12.5” x 1”
A beautiful coffee table book. 253 pages.

A true Art History of the Island.

THIS  Sale just came through via our ETSY SITE. Our buyer lives in Chandler, TX.  Selling Total is $46.

“CONTESSA” says……”it’s all good.”

New Book, The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

A simple book by Henri Nouwen.  I’ve used Nouwens devotional  writing for the Lenten season.  I like his writings very much.

Do you have a personal ministry?  You may, but you are not clearly aware of it. Think about this and read this book. It’s short, and it’s contents are needed by all of us.

We are all wounded in some way. And in our woundedness we can become a source of new life for others. You can be of service in your community and your church. The best way to minister to others is to identify suffering in your own heart, and then make that suffering a starting point to give service to others. Leaving yourself open as a fellow human being to others with your own frailty and  wounds is the best way to serve. This shows others that we can all heal from our wounds. This kind of vulnerability is very much needed by everyone. And so we serve others through our sorrows and our own suffering. It’s very simple but very profound.  Enjoy Nouwens simple approach to suffering and ministry.