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Daughter of atheists, Catholic convert, mother of two daughters, wife of Tom, living in Dallas ... not always happy but always happy to be Catholic.

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How would it feel to be such good friends with Jesus that we could bring up anything and everything — the worries no matter how small, the “wins,” the funny bits, everything strewn through our day? This book is about how to listen for Jesus’ voice and hear it every day as we go about our normal lives. The reflections and prayer prompts in t

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	Happy Catholic: Glimpses of God in Everyday Life 4.36 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thus Sayeth the Lord: A Fresh Take on the Prophets 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord, Open My Heart 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Greenmantle (Richard Hannay #2)

by John Buchan

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Julie Davis said: " Listening to Peter Joyce's wonderful narration and am enjoying it even more. Original review below.

Update: reading along with the narration I discovered the audio has some discreet narrating of text to simplify at least one general phrase and the com Listening to Peter Joyce's wonderful narration and am enjoying it even more. Original review below.

Update: reading along with the narration I discovered the audio has some discreet narrating of text to simplify at least one general phrase and the complete omission of something that isn't politically correct. Now I can't enjoy - or trust it at all. MY SOLUTION is to listen to the brilliant Christian Rodska instead.
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Rereading through funny book circimstance, because Mrs. Appleyard (in Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen) didn't mind staying up to keep an eye on some long cooking dish because she could reread either Greenmantle or Mr. Standfast. Which reminded me of John Buchan! I barely remember any of this book and so am enjoying it as if for the first time. Original review is below.
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This is the second of the four books featuring featuring Richard Hannay, who we first met in The 39 Steps. Having been fighting in WWI, Major Hannay is called back to London to hear the proposition of the official who helped him in the affair of The 39 Steps. A spy mission during which he is told he will almost certainly die, that will probably have him journey to Turkey, and to which there are only three words as a clue. Of course, he steps up and accepts the mission. I am just at the beginning and Hannay is busy bludgeoning himself with questions like, "Why was I so stupid as to accept a suicide mission?" In other words, he is reacting like anyone would. My interest is piqued.

I wound up liking this book much more than I thought I would. It was interesting watching Hannay gather a team together and then seeing their undercover investigations move them far apart and bring them together with surprising results. The one element that didn't work for me was the femme fatale and her effect on Sandy. That just didn't make sense. But perhaps it is because I am reading the book so very many years afterward and it depended on cultural conditions which have since changed. All round, an excellent spy yarn that I can recommend to others. ...more "

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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

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Rereading the book and listening to the Mythgard lessons. Again. With great pleasure. ========== I've been thinking of rereading this and then Mythgard Academy's first episode covering the book downloaded to iTunes. Corey Olsen is covering the book — s ...more
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You won't find a book more full of inventive sandwiches than this. Many of them weren't my cuppa tea but all looked viable depending on your interest in the ingredients. We have marked 5 or 6 that looked good and the first one we tried — Chicken Capr ...more
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“People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”
― Bob Dylan

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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

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“To you, I'm an atheist.
To God, I'm the loyal opposition.”
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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
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Jul 14, 2014 06:03AM

Patrick wrote: "Thank you for doing what you do, Julie. You make my life better by being in it, even if only peripherally. More importantly, you make the world a better place."

My goodness, thank you! :-)

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Jul 12, 2014 06:00PM

Thank you for doing what you do, Julie. You make my life better by being in it, even if only peripherally. More importantly, you make the world a better place.

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