Books I'm Hogging From The Library: The April 24, 2010 Edition
I am simultaneously, okay not literally "simultaneously," finishing up school with the kids, moving across town, and reading. "Reading" happening either a) at the park while I push a swing or b) five minutes before I fall asleep from crazy exhaustion each night. Emphasis on the "crazy."
Here's what I've got home from the library this week:
Lord Save Us From Your Followers :: Dan Merchant dressed himself up in a "bumper sticker suit" and went across the country dialoguing with all sorts of people about the messages contained on that suit. That experience became a documentary, and also this book.
Letters from Vietnam :: The whole book is a collection of letters written by soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. It's been enlightening for me to piece together stories from my dad alongside stories told by people in the book.
A New Kind of Christianity :: I like how Brian McLaren messes with my religion. He's highly controversial in the Evangelical circles, but that's why I like him. As my friend Daisy says, "If you don't stir the pot occasionally, it burns on the bottom."
The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway
:: You know how I said I could go on and on about education? Same is true for (good) Broadway musicals. There are no words to describe how much I love Lion King on Broadway. I got this book for my kids to thumb through, as a consolation prize for not being able to afford tickets to the show. Yeah, that'll work, right?
:: You know how I said I could go on and on about education? Same is true for (good) Broadway musicals. There are no words to describe how much I love Lion King on Broadway. I got this book for my kids to thumb through, as a consolation prize for not being able to afford tickets to the show. Yeah, that'll work, right?20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed :: I have a great deal of respect for the author of this book--Sherrie has many great insights for adoptive families. But if I was to recommend a book to buy--I'd start with these other two books of hers first: Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew and Twenty Life Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make.
What's on your shelf today?
3 comments:
I have pictures too. Bet you haven't seen them.dad
The Lion King is the best musical ever ever made. It made me cry. I mean, that opening scene with the rising sun and the giraffes and elephants coming out, oh my, there just aren't any words. It was fabulous.
Melanie: I cried too. It's been almost seven years since I saw Lion King on Broadway and I still, *still* talk about what a moving, spiritual, awe-inspiring experience it was for me. The creativity was out of this world.
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