Book Review, 4th Edition

As I sat to write this post, I found this on the computer...

My oldest daughter, Isabella is AMAZING!! and p.s. she did not write this...at all:) have a great day! Proverbs 30:31

True. I am blessed with amazing daughters!  And my husband isn't so bad. I was about to go crazy last night (nights are often hard here), so he said let's walk to the mall to get a drink.  I got my favorite fruit drink, strawberry juice in water.  When we came back to the apartment, we spent an hour in the lobby talking with 2 guards.  In the elevator, we said that conversation would have lasted 7 minutes in English, but everything takes a lot longer here.  It was good to build those relationships with our guards.

On to the book review....

I will share some more highlights from The Power of a Woman's Words.

First, the power of a woman's words to her friends spoke a lot about the Naomi & Ruth story from the bible.  We need friendships for mutual support, accountability, & friendship.  It spoke of being a Ruth & caring for a broken spirited friend.  I've needed a "Ruth" this year & I want to be a "Ruth" to friends.  The chapter spoke of us sharpening our friends, but we have to have a relationship where we love them first & it also spoke of looking inward where we need correction.

Next, the power of a woman's words to fellow believers spoke of being in the body of Christ & "we are dependent on each other to function well, to love, well, & to struggle well."  It made reference to the many one another verses in the bible.

Last, the power of a woman's words to the world spoke of how we live our day-to-day lives as a representative of Christ.  Here is a quote from the book: "  Most people are not drawn to Jesus because of an advertising campaign, a sign along the road, or a steeple along the skyline.  Most people are drawn to Christ through cords of kindness formed in relationships with other people."

I will finish up this book on the next book review & have a few others to write about too.  This has been a good book,  but I'm generally a slow reader, especially when I have several books on my nightstand!

Today, I have lunch with a teammate & tomorrow, we have a big Spanish exam.  Pray for us to remember what we've learned!

































Marilyn is pretty amazing too:))