The Town of Odyssey

I'm still reading Shepherds abiding, but I want something more exciting and new to read...any suggestions? and, has anyone heard of the Samara, or Shamara, series??

I finished a book titled Desert Water with the tagline "Can a family in conflict find an oasis amid the gulf war?" All I can say is... wow. I don't think I've ever been more frustrated at a book in all my life. Everything went wrong! The book was very intriguing, and it was alright until what happened around Chapter 50.

I was like, "Why did the book have to go this far? It was bad enough." The book was overall pretty good, but I almost felt like stopping near the end. The only content issue was adulterous kissing and open endorsement of gambling by a pastor in poker, which I have no idea why they added. Overall, the book was interesting and different.

I finished Morning's Refrain by Tracie Peterson, it was excellent. I am now starting The Promise of Morning by Ann Shorey, it is the second book in her At Home in Beldon Grove series. I loved the first one and cannot wait to read the second one which I just found today!!

I am reading Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. I am also reading Plain And Fancy by Wanda Brunstetter.

Paper Roses by Amanda Cabot. It is the first book in her Texas Dreams series. Very good so far.

I am now reading The Parting and The Secret. They are both by Beverly Lewis.

I finished reading In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon, and updated by James S. Bell Jr.

Awesome book! A+ and recommended.

A Vow to Chereish. I forgot who wrote it. Before that, Farmer Boy by Laura I. Wilder.

"Black" by DekKer, Pilgrim's Progress, the screwtape letters, and Love's Long Journey... yes I'm reading all 4. LLJ is taking FOREVER because it's SO boring!! haha but I can't just skip it and more to the next book...

I am reading Passages: Glennall's Betrayal.

"Moon Over Tokyo" by Siri Mitchell. I've read it before but not for a while. It's very interesting and a little different than a lot of Christian fiction, which is a nice change.

Dante's the inferno. It's pretty interesting 7 cantos in....

I finished Paper Roses last night, it was very good. I am now reading A Cousin's Promise by Wanda Brunstetter, it is the second book in her Indiana Cousins series.

I'm reading Inkspell and I'm totally obsessed with it. I'm beginning to fall in love with Dustfinger, lol!

I finished A Cousin's Promise, it was excellent. I am starting the final book in this series A Cousin's Challenge next.

I'm reading Harry Potter. I'm on the third book (Prisoner of Azkaban) now.

I am reading On Her Own, The Bishop's Daughter, and The Hope Chest. The are all by Wanda Brunstetter.

I am re reading the Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke. I loved Little House on the Prairie (books and TV series) when I was growing up (still do!!) and these books are just as wonderful as the Little House books. What got me started was I noticed yesterday that the Hallmark Channel ran the movies all day and since the books are so much better than the movies, I decided to re read the books. I am really enjoying them and plan on re reading the entire series.

I'm reading several excellent books for my Contemporary Christian Belief class: The Reason for God (Tim Keller), The Reason for the Hope Within (Murray), Is the New Testament Reliable? (Barnett), and Eyes Wide Open (Romanowski).

The Reason for the Hope Within isn't the easiest read because of the philosophical approaches it tackles, but it gets you thinking about different aspects of the faith. The Reason for God is similar in content, but with less of a philosophical bent. I haven't read much of the other two books yet, but what I have read has been great.

Now I'm about halfway through Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book 5). And I read a book about John Lennon over the weekend.