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.
"Then the Lord raised up judges who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.” –Judges 2:16 . . . Judges is one of my favorite books of the Old Testament. In this book, God raises up 12 judges over the course of 325 years to help keep the Israelites on the right path. … Continue reading The book of Judges
I have no authority to teach you about these stories, you might disagree with me and that’s OK! 👇👇👇 . . . I enjoyed reading Joshua. It’s filled with action, and I especially loved the story about Rehab the prostitute, an unexpected hero in worldly terms. . . . In this book, Joshua takes the … Continue reading The book of Joshua
It’s Thanksgiving, and I’m finally getting around to sending out thank you notes from my birthday, complete with a wax insignia. Etiquette tells us thank you notes should be written before two weeks have passed from the event date. I’m just hitting that mark. I love buying stationary because I send a lot of notes. … Continue reading Celebrating Gratitude with Thank You Notes!!
Trying to read The Ambassadors by Henry James on a full charter bus. I grabbed it because it was small enough to fit in my purse. However my decision to start a new book on a loud bus with children and parents talking all around me was probably mistake. How did I forget I need … Continue reading The Ambassadors by Henry James
I’ve heard mixed reviews, but @barnesandnoble was having a sale. I scored this hardcover for under $7. Worth it? .
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
Making my Christmas list already. How about you? . . One meaningful person will lead you to the next. I was introduced to Thomas Merton through the writings of Richard Rohr. Ever since I read the Bible I can’t seem to go too long without reading something with a rich spiritual foundation, or I seem … Continue reading Making my Christmas List
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
"The more one gardens, the more one learns; and the more one learns, the more one realizes how little one knows. I suppose the whole of life is like that: the endless complications, the endless difficulties, the endless fight against one thing or another, whether it be green-fly on the roses or the complexity of human … Continue reading Taking a look at a very old post about Chattanooga.
Lower than Angels by Walter Karig. Finished this book late last night and so promptly took these pictures while in bed. I couldn’t put this coming of age story down. Walter Karig displays the life of Marvin Lang at the turn of the last century. Every chapter is a different year of his life starting … Continue reading Lower Than Angels by Walter Karig
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