tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post7055515747323074165..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Taking a Yellow Car to a Deeper FaithLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1087784143799687832009-09-10T13:51:40.769-04:002009-09-10T13:51:40.769-04:00I am way behind in reading my blogs, but I have to...I am way behind in reading my blogs, but I have to answer the questions!<br /><br />Serious: With The Armies of the Tsar: A British Girl in War and Revolution. It's the diary of a Brit named Florence Farmborough who signed up with the Russian Red Cross during WW 1. It's research, but also incredibly fascinating. She was an amateur photographer too, and her descriptions are incredible.<br Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25857375103451376462009-09-04T20:15:26.511-04:002009-09-04T20:15:26.511-04:00Oops! Meant to write, There Is No Me Without You ...Oops! Meant to write, There Is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Green.Cheryl Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337306222005427212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-82879537712937589592009-09-04T20:13:41.140-04:002009-09-04T20:13:41.140-04:00The last non-fiction book I read was Same Kind of ...The last non-fiction book I read was Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. <br /><br />Changed my life. <br /><br />I have also read Same Kind of Different as Me by Melissa Faye Greene.<br /><br />I will never again look at orphans and AIDS the same way.<br /><br />CRead4 [@] prodigy.netCheryl Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337306222005427212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74884906115516521012009-09-01T23:16:31.988-04:002009-09-01T23:16:31.988-04:00Great post Gina. Non-fiction book I'm reading?...Great post Gina. Non-fiction book I'm reading? National Geographic Traveler: Provence and the Cote d' Azur. Non-serious questions: When I looked in the mirror this morning, my first thought was that I looked like my grandmother. My second thought was that I'd better go back to bed and get up again.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13405015834084503342009-09-01T22:43:51.393-04:002009-09-01T22:43:51.393-04:00When we were kids, we used to play the game, only ...When we were kids, we used to play the game, only it was VW Beetle. No punching, just had to yell it out first. Most firsts on the trip won the game.<br /><br />Last NF book read: <i>Jack Whyte, Forty Years in Canada</i>. He is a Canadian, born in Scotland, who came to Canada in 1969 as a teacher. He dumped teaching in favour of storytelling, mostly in narrative verse and doing an annual Robbie Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048328161098787863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2787691621817596732009-09-01T20:31:56.309-04:002009-09-01T20:31:56.309-04:00Let's see if I can get a comment to stick- Gin...Let's see if I can get a comment to stick- Gina, if you won't read KARENINA, how are you going to understand PLACES FAR FROM ELLESMERE by Aritha van Herk?<br />Or did you read Aritha's book already and it put you off Tolstoy for life?My yellow lab, Jezebel, likes your black lab.<br /><br />Good BLOT - short for blogspot!<br />Stewart<br />smeealaska[@]gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-72158591300039218072009-09-01T20:25:31.878-04:002009-09-01T20:25:31.878-04:00I don't read many non-fiction books but this p...I don't read many non-fiction books but this past spring I became a Thomas Nelson book blogger and the deal is they send me free books and I review them. So, the first and last non-fiction book I've ever reviewed is <b>Reflections of God's Holy Land</b> which you'll get to read here very soon. <br /><br />I'll add that my 2nd non-fiction book from Thomas Nelson is <b>What'Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-18602959312515684252009-09-01T18:43:47.409-04:002009-09-01T18:43:47.409-04:00I'm in the midst of two non-fiction books righ...I'm in the midst of two non-fiction books right now, but the last I finished reading was "Columbine." Fascinating and heartbreaking.<br /><br />As for the mirror, this morning the first thing I thought was, "I need a trim." Relating to my hair, of course :+}Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22040084079444072582009-09-01T18:17:21.102-04:002009-09-01T18:17:21.102-04:00Most recent nonfiction book: I Became A Christian ...Most recent nonfiction book: I Became A Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt, by Vince Antonucci. LOL funny and heartrending all at the same time. Currently reading Dr. Beverly Rose's book "So Close, I Can Feel God's Breath."<br /><br />First thought upon encountering the mirror this morning: "What the heck, did I sleep hanging upside down?"<br /><br />Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70618777289629810852009-09-01T16:47:26.580-04:002009-09-01T16:47:26.580-04:00Wenda - thanks for posting the announcement about ...Wenda - thanks for posting the announcement about this blog. Great site!<br /><br />Non-fiction book: Into the Depths of God by Calvin Miller. (I was privileged to hear him speak at the last Florida Christian Writers Conference.)<br />Although, technically, I've been spending more time lately "reading" the Chicago Manual of Style to prepare a non-fiction manuscript for final Ava Penningtonhttp://www.avawrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-88287800267442935632009-09-01T16:40:13.260-04:002009-09-01T16:40:13.260-04:00Now I have another dozen or so book titles to add ...Now I have another dozen or so book titles to add to my 'must read' list. Sigh! There are never enough hours in a day!<br /><br />This summer visiting the grandkids, I was introduced to 'yellow car'. Oh, my, I still have to bite my tongue to stop from blurting it out as we drive. It's like a tune that won't get out of your head!<br /><br />Great post, Gina. <br /><br />Connie Marquisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783619831204895170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28842001485907209342009-09-01T15:03:32.662-04:002009-09-01T15:03:32.662-04:00"...I google because I want to learn." ..."...I google because I want to learn." Boy, if they had Google when I was in school, I'd have never finished a paper, but I'd have won every round of Trivial Pursuit and tried out for Jeopardy!<br /><br />I stopped reading non-fiction for the most part when I began overdosing on fiction as a means of learning how to write. Call it the immersion method.<br /><br />But I PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-36172554595593349562009-09-01T13:55:32.264-04:002009-09-01T13:55:32.264-04:00On the way to and from the haircut, my daughter ye...On the way to and from the haircut, my daughter yellow-car punched me five or six times. Of course we did discuss whether or not a yellow corvette should count as two punches.<br /><br />On vacation, I saw a yellow bike. Seriously, how mant times do you see a yellow bike?! They refused to let me punch any of them. <br /><br />Kelly, thanks for liking the site's design. We credit Lisa. She'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58357830927196073542009-09-01T13:48:09.050-04:002009-09-01T13:48:09.050-04:00My children used to play Slugbug while we were dri...My children used to play Slugbug while we were driving.<br /><br />Until I threatened their lives.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70693277551701250972009-09-01T13:07:40.035-04:002009-09-01T13:07:40.035-04:00Good morning, everybody! I have honestly never hea...Good morning, everybody! I have honestly never heard of "yellow car." We pseudo-played "Fididdle," where if you see a car at night with only one headlight, the girl can lightly punch the boy, but the boy can kiss the girl. And I was taught by my mother! (gasp) As you can imagine, my brother and I chose to punch each other.<br /><br />Lisa, I'm reading The Breakout Novel, Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24815179983766258692009-09-01T12:30:11.871-04:002009-09-01T12:30:11.871-04:00I even like the design! Congratulations on a site ...I even like the design! Congratulations on a site well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5268429490004870462009-09-01T11:27:54.284-04:002009-09-01T11:27:54.284-04:00Debbie Macomber's book, KNIT TOGETHER--DISCOVE...Debbie Macomber's book, KNIT TOGETHER--DISCOVER GOD'S PATTERN FOR YOUR LIFE is one of the books I read this year in preparation for the ACFW Conference. I always try to read something that the keynote speaker has written. I love books that cover the subject of God's purpose for your life and really make you think about what that purpose is and this is one of those books. Mixed with Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54801327366730441592009-09-01T10:14:15.384-04:002009-09-01T10:14:15.384-04:00Good morning, ladies! Y'all are so bright and ...Good morning, ladies! Y'all are so bright and chipper. I need at least a good hour to meanered into the bright-and-chipper waters.<br /><br />Since Laurie Alice mentioned Crime and Punishment, my oldest son is reading it. Required for his English class. Well, he was bemoaning the book on Sunday. Why? Well, who wants to read 250-ish pages of a guy thinking about killing someone. Cut to the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35787642383505853992009-09-01T10:07:42.125-04:002009-09-01T10:07:42.125-04:00Loving God with Your Whole Mind is capturing my an...Loving God with Your Whole Mind is capturing my and my child's attention right now. Insightful and TRUE, Elizabeth George encourages me to evaluate my thoughts according to His Word and not by my imaginings. Essential, to my way of thinking.<br /><br />No way am I looking in the mirror first thing! Yikes!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520882399419235393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28524197055944058092009-09-01T09:21:32.040-04:002009-09-01T09:21:32.040-04:00Happy to see Leigh here. Hi, Leigh. Met her at Blu...Happy to see Leigh here. Hi, Leigh. Met her at Blue Ridge.<br /><br />Laurie Alice, glad we were able to accomodate you, welcome.<br /><br />Lisa, I really feel like reading The Breakout Novel took my book to a new level. The part I really applied was trying to tie all threads and themes together in one gut wrenching climax. God took over from there, and I'm thrilled with the results. Found Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50353999547622252402009-09-01T09:21:25.299-04:002009-09-01T09:21:25.299-04:00Non-serious: Oy, my hair!
Serious: most recently ...Non-serious: Oy, my hair!<br /><br />Serious: most recently I've been reading a women's devotional, but it hasn't wowed me. Before that, I read Kevin Leman's TURN UP THE HEAT, and I really enjoyed it. Nothing like a Christian sex book, lol! And yet I feel the need to point out that I was reading it to review it . . .<br /><br />In college we read about 80 non-fiction books for Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32526257126514416972009-09-01T09:02:31.825-04:002009-09-01T09:02:31.825-04:00The non-fic I'm reading now is The Breakout No...The non-fic I'm reading now is The Breakout Novel by Donald Maas. Gotta get in gear before the conference. Also have a devotion going.<br /><br />As for the mirror...let's just say I avoid the mirror at all costs first thing in the morning. In fact, I almost never look in a mirror if I'm just passing by. The only time is when I'm getting ready for the day usually. Now what that Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28224670313318683532009-09-01T08:13:50.687-04:002009-09-01T08:13:50.687-04:00Good morning! I left a wonderful comment yesterday...Good morning! I left a wonderful comment yesterday about my 'get up and get moving' moment and details I'm sure you would've loved about my Sonicare toothbrush ... and then it flew into cyberworld and landed somewhere other than your comment section. Hope that's not indicative of my week. <br /><br />So, for today's lovely questions -- the last NF book I read was What Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022544264958553434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74553914199253265392009-09-01T06:56:40.306-04:002009-09-01T06:56:40.306-04:00Yay, Laurie Alice is in the house!
Good to have yo...Yay, Laurie Alice is in the house!<br />Good to have you here.<br /><br />Once upon a time all my non-fiction books were horticultural, now they're all about writing. Current 'how-to' is the Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass. And I'm doing the One Year bible.<br /><br />Gina, my cat sends her love.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5930465095196466232009-09-01T04:52:15.354-04:002009-09-01T04:52:15.354-04:00The last nonfiction book I read--am reading--is Al...The last nonfiction book I read--am reading--is Albion. It's an ancient name for England. Research. Maybe that doesn't count. Shepherding the Child's Heart. Huh? I don't have children. Nonetheless... I've read War and Peace and Crime and Punishment. That's enough Russian lit for one lifetime, thank you.<br /><br />lauriealice.eakes @ gmail . comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com