–An Advent Special–Blessings from Kenya: The Story of a Mother’s Love and Sacrifice

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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss Intro: Welcome to Loving the Imperfect Podcast, a show for seekers of deeper contemplation. I'm Brianne Turczynski. For 10 years, I've been studying offerings from holy teachers and holy texts. I'm a journalist who has listened to the stories of many people throughout the years, and I continue to be captivated by the stories of how … Continue reading –An Advent Special–Blessings from Kenya: The Story of a Mother’s Love and Sacrifice

The book of Deuteronomy

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

I have no authority to teach you about the books in the Bible. You might disagree with me and that's OK. 👇👇👇 . . "Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordon … Continue reading The book of Deuteronomy

Paul’s Letter to the Colossians

November 15, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

Let your conversation be always full of grace, 'seasoned with salt', so that you may know how to answer everyone." -Colossians 4:6 'Salt' is one of the most significant words in the whole Bible. We usually hear it in reference to God’s people – ‘salt of the earth’. Because of salt’s preservative nature, Christians, generation … Continue reading Paul’s Letter to the Colossians

St. Teresa de Avila by Herself

November 5, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

Finished this over the weekend. I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to entrench themselves in faith reading. At times it was frightening, especially when she talks about seeing visions of the devil. Those were times I wanted to put it down, because that does scare me, and I don’t even believe in such … Continue reading St. Teresa de Avila by Herself

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley …. HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃

October 31, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus by Mary W. Shelley was much different than any film adaptation I’ve ever seen. To be honest I didn’t really like the book at all. I was very bored and restless throughout. I think I’ll stick with my favorite film adaptation, Young Frankenstein, where Gene Wilder plays Dr. Frankenstein, (he pronounces … Continue reading Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley …. HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃

Desert Islands by Walter de la Mare

October 28, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If any of you would like to read an interesting book (which I’m sure you do), please try Walter de la Mare’s Desert Islands. I have a rule to buy any work of Walter de la Mare’s that I don’t already have; I like him a lot. Desert Islands is sort of a collection … Continue reading Desert Islands by Walter de la Mare

The Return by Walter de la Mare

October 23, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love Walter de la Mare! Although I gave this a three, it is only because his other work is so fabulous that this one failed to thrill by comparison. Much of his work carries the theme of isolation. In The Return, although not his best work, the protagonist gets possessed by a dead … Continue reading The Return by Walter de la Mare

Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

October 15, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

It’s time for me to share some spooky reads! . . I enjoyed this a lot though it was a bit dark. It seems to lose color as one progresses into the story, which is a result of Wilde’s genius. It seemed, in my memory, to begin with pink gardens in the light of day … Continue reading Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Samuel Pepys’ Diary by Himself

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Samuel Pepys was a scoundrel! The way he went about seducing every woman he saw makes me think he had some sort of undiagnosed sex addiction. One woman had to threaten to poke him with her pin in church if he touched her again! 😆 . . But it is a very good thing … Continue reading Samuel Pepys’ Diary by Himself

The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf

October 7, 2019 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ 2 Comments

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finally finished this! Took me two months!! 🙄 Mostly because every time I picked it up I fell asleep. It didn’t help that I had Ennio Morricone film scores circling in my mind, as I’ve been listening to his arrangements with Yo-Yo Ma on repeat for two weeks. So that music perpetually in my … Continue reading The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf