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.
“With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters this should not be. Can freshwater and saltwater flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a … Continue reading The book of James
“Seek good, not evil, that you may live.” (Amos 5:14) What if we changed this a bit? Instead of God always pointing at us with these statements, God instead points back at God. What if we changed it to, “Seek good, not evil, that GOD may live."? Now we seek good not for ourselves, but … Continue reading The book of Amos
“Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand...” (Joel 2:1)Here Joel is the watchman warning the people of the plague of Locusts who will devour all the vegetation and make … Continue reading The Book of Joel
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this, is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” –(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) This first letter from Paul to the Thessalonians was misinterpreted. So he wrote a second letter (2 Thessalonians) to urge them to quit their idleness and get to work as some in the … Continue reading The book of 1 & 2 Thessalonians
💥 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!💥 First Bible post of 2021… “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries…” (Daniel 2:27-28) Here Daniel is called to interpret a dream of the feared king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. I … Continue reading The book of Daniel
So true it is...Also my delphinium is still in bloom!!! December in Michigan!
First, you might wonder what this image is, it is the Holy Face of Jesus, the image that appeared clearly on the veil of Veronica. It is a powerful meditation and relevant to this post because how can one be a good watch person when their senses are destroyed like the senses of Christ were … Continue reading Book of Ezekiel
Oh my anguish, my anguish!I writhe in pain.Oh, the agony of my heart!My heart pounds within me,I cannot keep silent. For I haveheard the sound of the trumpet;I have heard the battle cry."(Jeremiah 4:19)Any time I have witnessed an injustice I have felt this way. HereJeremiah, a prophet, emphasizes exactly what I felt when I … Continue reading The book of the Prophet Jeremiah
I tried reading this the other night and it terrified me! Can someone please tell me if it’s worth it? I read at night, so I have to be very careful about what I read lest I take scary stuff to bed with me and have nightmares, haha. Any advice or thoughts would be great!!!
Can’t get enough Vita Sackville-West!!! This book goes month by month and talks about the flowers she didn’t mention in her first book, ‘In Your Garden’. Here she discusses what to grow from Spring-Fall, and how to prepare the garden in winter months. For a long time she was my muse and the voice in … Continue reading More for your Garden by Vita Sackville-West
BRIANNE TURCZYNSKI 