When I was in 8th grade, I fell in love with Christ. Every year following that was romance, beauty and yearning for his battlefields. When I married, my world became smaller. The trials we experienced were pressing and though a part of me still looked out to the larger world,
Argonauta Continuing on with the reading of Gift from the Sea. I should start every reflection post with this explanation. Quotes from the book are in plain font and my thoughts are in italics. I believe there is, after the oyster bed, an opportunity for the best relationship of all:
It looks rather like the house of a big family, pushing out one addition after another to hold its teeming life… I have questioned myself on this. We have so much stuff. I used to feel guilty when I would pack so many things to travel. Why do I take
I began reading this book as an exciting venture into the world of book clubs with a good friend of mine. I did not know what to expect. When I last posted my reflections I ended with an acknowledgment of the need and will to build, refresh and restore the
Part 3: Below are more quotes and reflections on this section in Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Words on how now we need never be alone – truer now than ever before. So many distractions, we have endless distractions to keep us occupied. Her writing calms my
With a small group of ladies, I am reading Gift from the Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. We begin by noting the quotes that resonated with us and why. I will share them with you now. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core of
