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He splashed orange in the sunrise and cast the sky in blue. And if you love to see geese as they gather, chances are you’ll see that too. Did he have to make the squirrel’s tail furry? Was he obliged to make the birds sing? And the funny
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“She slid the chef’s knife from the storage block, the whisk of metal leaving wood a crisp note slicing through the humid air.”
― Unspeakable Things
― Unspeakable Things
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
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“Had any visits from this fellow lately? If you find yourself going to church in order to be saved and not because you are saved, then you’ve been listening to him. If you find yourself doubting God could forgive you again for that, you’ve been sold some snake oil. If you are more cynical about Christians than sincere about Christ, then guess who came to dinner?”
― Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross
― Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross
“The thing was, though, history had a nasty habit of repeating itself. And if one were foolish enough to forget the lessons of the past, one couldn’t recognize the pattern—the chain of events that time and again had led to catastrophes of epic proportions.”
― Dark Enemy Taken
― Dark Enemy Taken
“To the casual observer there was nothing unusual about these six hours. To the casual observer this Friday was a normal Friday. Six hours of routine. Six hours of the expected. Six hours. One Friday. Enough time for
a shepherd to examine his flocks,
a housewife to clean and organize her house,
a physician to receive a baby from a mother’s womb
and cool the fever of one near death. Six hours. From 9:00 am to 3:00 PM. Six hours. One Friday. Six hours filled with, as are all hours, the mystery of life.”
― Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross
a shepherd to examine his flocks,
a housewife to clean and organize her house,
a physician to receive a baby from a mother’s womb
and cool the fever of one near death. Six hours. From 9:00 am to 3:00 PM. Six hours. One Friday. Six hours filled with, as are all hours, the mystery of life.”
― Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross
Shellie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shellie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,276 books
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69 friends
662 books
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56 friends
462 books
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276 friends
77 books
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29 friends
263 books
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20 friends
146 books
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84 friends
292 books
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14 friends
124 books
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13 friends
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Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Book Club, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller
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