Author Archives: Laura Navarro

New Me Weeks 5 and 6

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I missed posting last week, but I had good news to report. The week of Jan 26-Jan 31 I was up around 5am and worked out 5 of the 6 days. This past week, Feb 2-Feb 7 I was up … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Eight

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I joined the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers and the first book I requested to read and review was The Great Eight by Scott Hamilton. I have a love/hate relationship with celebrity self-help books and with lists of great ways … Continue reading →

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Bible reading status 2/8

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Laura Navarro

First, the question for this past week: What do you do in the in-between times? Those times when you are in-between-Bibles or in-between-books of the Bible, or in-between Bible studies. Do you ever feel a bit lost, a bit unsure … Continue reading →

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Oswald Chambers, Abandoned to God (review)

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Over the past 3 weeks I have listened to the audio-book of a biography of Oswald Chambers. It was the free resource available at Christian Audio last month. Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of … Continue reading →

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Servant or greedy child?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Laura Navarro

God is working fast and furious on me. The lessons just keep coming. An attitude that I have been convicted of lately is my approach to home schooling Connor amidst my normal life. The ways I have been convicted are … Continue reading →

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Reading the Bible status

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I started by reading all 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Matthew just before Christmas, Mark over the holiday, Luke done by 12/30, and John by Jan 2. Certainly not a devotional … Continue reading →

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MMM Celebration

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Laura Navarro

This will be a rather calm celebration as there hasn’t been a lot of progress here. At least, not in the memory department. I did get the first stanza of Psalm 103 memorized, and now I have something to continue … Continue reading →

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Actually Read the Bible Questions

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Laura Navarro

I had started this personal challenge over the Christmas holidays, but I found the blog today and I’m excited about it. One of the features is a weekly question about our Bible reading or related topics. I will do a … Continue reading →

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Christian Readers 09

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Laura Navarro

Here’s one more challenge that fits within all the others. This one has to be finished by April 30. I’ll list some I’ve already done, some I’m currently reading, and the ones I plan to read by end of April. … Continue reading →

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Casual Classics

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Laura Navarro

With the 999 Challenge and the Chunkster Challenge, this one fits right in as a sure thing. I’ll list 4 just to have them on here: To Kill a Mockingbird (because I don’t remember anything except Boo behind the door … Continue reading →

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