Author Archives: Laura Navarro

Reading the Classics – goals

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Over at 5 Minutes for Books they have a Classics Bookclub. It was because of them that I read Rebecca this past year. I also read at least 8 other classics this year and really enjoyed it. Some were books … Continue reading →

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Driving the thought home

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Laura Navarro

My chapter this morning in Andrew Murray’s With Christ in the School of Prayer was about forgiveness and love. Our relationships with our fellow man are important to the effectiveness of our prayer. Then I found this quote over at … Continue reading →

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To be known

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Laura Navarro

It has been a great Christmas, with time spent with so much of the family. I’ve been thinking about what it means to know these people. Family and friends. The pastor made a remark during the sermon yesterday about how … Continue reading →

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Christmas dinner was a success

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Laura Navarro

We had a great Christmas dinner last Saturday. The weather did NOT cooperate and the sleet and snow kept some from attending. It also wreaked havoc with the turkey plans. But all the other food and many other guests made … Continue reading →

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How to read the Bible

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Great blog entry from James Macdonald about how to read the Scripture to benefit. Read it. I suggest taking at least 15 minutes to go through two or three chapters at a time. Question It Because you’re just starting out, … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Laura Navarro

This is a fun time of year! There are so many reasons and opportunities to get together with people. Here’s a review of my week. (I also have to cover the pager at work this week so every event has … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2010

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Everyone once in a while I realize most of my blog posts are about my reading. True, I do read a lot. I don’t have kids with cute stories and I’m private enough that I don’t go through my day … Continue reading →

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Reading Science Fiction

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Laura Navarro

This looks fun. My Two Blessings has started a blog for reading Science Fiction – Mind Voyages (cool name). It’s a great challenge for 2010 and I’m going to join. I was fascinated to see how many of the books … Continue reading →

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Reading different genres

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Laura Navarro

For a long time, I predominantly read Science Fiction and Fantasy. And even then it was fairly shallow reading. There is a lot of serious SF that I have never read. I dip into Mysteries once in awhile. I also … Continue reading →

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