Rung any Bells recently?
My husband plays chess, so my son (aged 7 at the time) told his teacher I could help with chess club. Which I did... for 13 years (hence my book: A Bible Book of Chess!) Meanwhile my mum plays music, so my friend asked me to join the bell choir at church. Bell choir is fun! And to be honest, I do (or at least used to, sort of) read music. So it should be easy shouldn't it. But ringing bells is a bit like editing, trying to see too many things at once... which bell, which hand, ring it or bang it or shake it or thumb it or... and who's turning the page? Noticing whether the note has a triangle, a twiddle, a dot... and noticing in time to actually do what the symbol says. But we all play together and we all make mistakes and somehow it all comes out as music, and beautiful. So yes, bell-ringing is fun. And so is editing.
And so is reading. The reason I'm bell-ringing is 'cause the bell choir will play on Palm Sunday and Easter, and somehow--I'm really not sure how--this year has already reached the Palm Sunday and Easter stage. So here are a few sort of appropriate book reviews... Find some coffee, and choose a book to read (while listening to bells and eating chocolate Easter eggs...)
Be Not Afraid by Karen May is a book filled with encouragement, wise experience, and helpful recommendations, plus Bible study. The five-week course takes readers through many familiar Bible situations, but speaks directly to the everyday fears that haunt us, from fear of delays to fear of fear itself. Enjoy in daily doses with some well-balanced, smooth-flavored three-star coffee.
Next is a children's book, perfect for Easter or any other time, telling the story of Saint Hildegard. Hildegard of Bingen by Demi shows that girls can be scientists, musicians can be saints, headaches aren't the end of the world, and the world of 1098 wasn't really so different from today. The images are beautiful--muted colors, a lovely blend of angular and wild, and the best representation of "haloes" I've ever seen. Also, there's no insistence that readers (or parents) share Hildegard's Christian faith, so the book works for sacred and secular reading. So... enjoy a pleasant, encouraging, inspiring read with some well-balanced smooth three-star coffee.
If you're looking for quick short reads over the Easter period, poetry might fit the bill. Jon Bush's Dragon Song does include dragons, does not include Easter, and is an enjoyable smooth collection, well-presented... the words may not ring any bells, but they're surely musical. Enjoy with some bright, easy-drinking two-star coffee.
But perhaps you prefer short stories. Just as Hildegard reveals a woman scientist, the short story collection, Strongly Worded Women, reveals a group of women writers--a book that should appeal especially to women looking for feminine inspiration. Enjoy with some bold dark intense five-star coffee - some of these tales are seriously dark.
And now, I'll pretend to practice the bells again, using spoons on a table...
And so is reading. The reason I'm bell-ringing is 'cause the bell choir will play on Palm Sunday and Easter, and somehow--I'm really not sure how--this year has already reached the Palm Sunday and Easter stage. So here are a few sort of appropriate book reviews... Find some coffee, and choose a book to read (while listening to bells and eating chocolate Easter eggs...)
Be Not Afraid by Karen May is a book filled with encouragement, wise experience, and helpful recommendations, plus Bible study. The five-week course takes readers through many familiar Bible situations, but speaks directly to the everyday fears that haunt us, from fear of delays to fear of fear itself. Enjoy in daily doses with some well-balanced, smooth-flavored three-star coffee.
Next is a children's book, perfect for Easter or any other time, telling the story of Saint Hildegard. Hildegard of Bingen by Demi shows that girls can be scientists, musicians can be saints, headaches aren't the end of the world, and the world of 1098 wasn't really so different from today. The images are beautiful--muted colors, a lovely blend of angular and wild, and the best representation of "haloes" I've ever seen. Also, there's no insistence that readers (or parents) share Hildegard's Christian faith, so the book works for sacred and secular reading. So... enjoy a pleasant, encouraging, inspiring read with some well-balanced smooth three-star coffee.
If you're looking for quick short reads over the Easter period, poetry might fit the bill. Jon Bush's Dragon Song does include dragons, does not include Easter, and is an enjoyable smooth collection, well-presented... the words may not ring any bells, but they're surely musical. Enjoy with some bright, easy-drinking two-star coffee.
But perhaps you prefer short stories. Just as Hildegard reveals a woman scientist, the short story collection, Strongly Worded Women, reveals a group of women writers--a book that should appeal especially to women looking for feminine inspiration. Enjoy with some bold dark intense five-star coffee - some of these tales are seriously dark.
And now, I'll pretend to practice the bells again, using spoons on a table...
Comments