HI THERE! I'M BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI, FREELANCE WRITER, HISTORICAL RESEARCHER, & PERPETUAL SEEKER OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WELCOME TO MY SPACE WHERE I SHARE THE BOOKS I'M READING, MY SPIRITUAL FINDINGS, FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN, AND LOST STORIES. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE.
Funny thing... both these books are the same but they have completely different translations for their endings. Makes me wish I would have read the top one instead. What do you think? . . . #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #booklover #bookstagrammer #bookshelf #reading #readersofinstagram #balzac #france #literature #classicnovel #oldbooks #vintagebooks #bookshop #library
As a student of the American Civil War I realized to my shame that I have not one book about the African American experience. Studying military strategy and the life of soldiers kept me from really SEEING this special part of the story. So I thought I would pick up a book. Of course there … Continue reading The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty
I’ve been looking forward to sharing this book. For many, the book of Revelation is one of the most frightening books of the Bible. I too was afraid to read it thinking it would destroy my faith out of fear. But I read it...carefully...and was fascinated by it. It is one of my favorite books … Continue reading The Book of Revelation
A little porch reading and reflection for this beautiful Sunday morning. . Isn’t that cup cute? It’s part of my grandma’s everyday china when she first got married. Cool thing: I started putting coffee in a teapot so I never have to leave my front porch for a refill! Yay
Said to be better than Eugenie Grandet by Balzac himself. This should be a treat! I loved Eugenie Grandet, even featured it in a novella I wrote a couple years ago. Can’t wait to dive into this
In what simple way is God calling you to act that would draw you closer to Him? For me it was spending a year to read and study the Bible. . . These are my own contemplative thoughts. If you disagree with the below that’s ok! . . Before Christ, in the Old Testament, under … Continue reading The Book of Esther
I like to follow the breadcrumbs of authors I admire. If an author quotes another or happens to really like a certain book or person then I investigate whomever they suggest. St. John of the Cross is one of those breadcrumbs. I’m so excited to read his work. This book is 800 pages, not exactly … Continue reading The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
For months I did my own personal study on tears, because I was crying everyday for various reasons, mostly for other people. Not really knowing what would come of it, I began journaling my experience and realized that my tears for others and tears for my family were a form of contemplative prayer for them. … Continue reading Tears Today
I have no authority to teach you, these are only my own contemplative thoughts. You might disagree and that’s OK. . . . So they wanted a king, eh? Ok, give them a king. And so, the Israelites got their wish. They rejected God as their king and asked for a human king. These human … Continue reading The book of First Kings
The Story of a Soul was written by Saint Therese of Lisieux before her death in 1897 at 24 years of age. In it she talks about her “little way” of doing everything with great love. After she died this memoir was passed from hand to hand from priests to nuns and even the Pope, … Continue reading The a story of a Soul by Saint Therese of Lisieux
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 